A character apartment in a fully restored stone farmhouse, part of a small complex set in green Umbrian countryside in a highly panoramic position. The landscape is of gentle and rolling hills, with wide unspoilt views over the surrounding countryside and a few tiny hilltop hamlets.
The recently completed first phase of the development created 5 independent apartments. The main farmhouse was extensively renovated, including structural consolidation and restoration, all of which fully retains the building’s original features. All original materials, such as exposed stonework, terracotta ceiling tiles, etc have been re-used.
The apartment, known as Olmo, is on two floors with a further mezzanine area and has its own private garden, including a feature stone well, and a large oak and terracotta porch. There is independent car access with parking space for several cars. The apartment is finished to a high standard: external walls in stonework, oak ceiling beams, terracotta ceiling tiles, hand-made terracotta floor tiles and parquet flooring in the mezzanine.
The apartment for sale is in the centre of the building, with a separate entrance from a private garden on the ground floor. The approx 102 sqm sized apartment comprises a large patio with porch, a sitting room with open corner fireplace, kitchenette and a half bath on the ground floor. Upstairs comprises a double bedroom, a bathroom with shower, and a small studio with a staircase leading to a large sleeping area on the mezzanine. Kitchen furniture and appliances may be bought separately.
The complex will be completed by two further smaller stone houses, one under construction to be completed by April 2008, and the other to be started soon. Both houses are designed in the same traditional style and are a good distance from the main building, in order to grant complete privacy. The shared land is well kept lawn with pedestrian paths and a large outdoor swimming pool with sunbathing areas and pergola.
Access is via a 500m gravel drive leading from the main asphalt road. The property is situated in a tranquil locality near Perugia less than 2 Km from the village of San Biagio Della Valle, which offers all basic shops and services. Due to its vicinity to Perugia this property is ideal as a second home and also as a primary residence.
In the heart of central Italy it lies within easy reach of many of the most important cultural centres like Rome (180km), Florence (120km), Sienna (100km), Perugia (10km), Assisi (40km), and other lovely, historical hamlets, smaller but not less important, such as Cortona, Pienza, San Gimignano, Todi, Orvieto etc.
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