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Long-Lost Bugatti Brescia emerges from Lake Maggiore

Filed under: Luxury Cars & Autos, Auctions, Charity

Finding an old Bugatti in a barn is one thing. Finding one at the bottom of a lake is another matter entirely. But that's exactly what happened nearly half a century ago when divers came across a sunken Bugatti in Lake Maggiore in northern Italy. But despite the find, the sunken treasure was left there for decades. Research was conducted by historians familiar with the marque, and it was determined to be one of three 1925 Bugatti Type 13 Brescias ordered for Switzerland but abandoned when duty on the car's importation wasn't paid. And this past weekend, divers finally raised the long lost car from its watery grave. Although the car is evidently heavily rusted, it will be auctioned off to benefit the fight against youth violence on part of the Damiano Tamagni Foundation.

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Clooney Effect Hits Lake Maggiore

by Deidre Woollard (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Celebrity Shopping

For years, shots of George Clooney at play on the shores of Lake Como have sparked interest in the Italian vacation destination. Now the TImes Online reports that the Clooney effect has spread to nearby Lake Maggiore, which is the largest of the Italian lakes and is 20 minutes from Lake Como. Although Lake Como is the more prestigious address, villas there can be as much as 50 percent more, making Lake Maggiore seem like quite the deal for your Italian villa. Lake Maggiore has many beautiful homes, some built as summer houses by the French aristocracy.

Want in? For €1.5 million euros you can pick up a restored farmhouse with Lake Maggiore views. This home and other Lake Maggiore properties are listed through Knight Frank.

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