Perugia San Francesco (91km; 1h 25’), Roma Ciampino (145km; 1h 35’), Roma Fiumicino (162km; 1h 45’), Firenze A. Vespucci (188km; 2h), Bologna G. Marconi (279km; 2h 50’)
PRICE
EUR 1.780.000,00
DESCRIPTION
VILLA ORVIETO, LAKE BOLSENA
This country house with 7.0 ha of land and panoramic pool is set at the border between Umbria and Lazio, not far from Lake Bolsena and the historical center of Orvieto, a fascinating medieval town on top of a tuff spur overlooking the surrounding valley. The outbuildings are currently used as storage but they could be easily converted into cute guesthouses.
Excellent investment opportunity if you are looking for a restored property to use as an accommodation business.
Dating back to the 19th century, the country house has been conservatively restored in recent years to preserve its original finishes intact such as the stone walls, wooden beams on the ceilings and the old terracotta floors. Rooms are painted in light and warm colors that make the house very welcoming and cozy.
DESCRIPTION OF THE PROPERTY
The main farmhouse (500 sqm – 5,380 sqft) is laid out onto three floors:
- Basement: storage room and laundry room.
- Ground floor: fully equipped kitchen with fireplace and access to the porch, living area with fireplace and staircase leading to the first floor, cozy sitting room with fireplace, bedroom with bathroom. All the rooms boast direct access to the garden.
- First floor: large living area with stone fireplace, four bedrooms with en-suite bathroom, one with fireplace and independent entrance, studio (ideal also as bedroom).
Three outbuildings in need of renovation complete the property. Outbuilding N°1 (77 sqm – 828 sqft) is currently used as storage building but suitable as guest house. Outbuilding N°2 (56 sqm – 602 sqft) is currently used as barn. Finally, Outbuilding N°3 (30 sqm – 323 sqft), located not far from the main farmhouse, boasts two floors currently in builder’s finish.
In a very panoramic and private position, immersed in a 20,000-sqm garden, is the 14 × 7 m Infinity-edge swimming pool with sunbathing area. The property covers, in its entirety, roughly 7.0 hectares (17.3 acres) that include, beyond the above-mentioned garden, over 5.0 ha of land planted with Alfalfa.
The word Villa refers to an architectural typology whose meaning has evolved over the centuries. In the Roman Age, the villa was a house built for the upper classes. In the Post Roman Age, villa referred to a sort of village, similar to a fortified and self-sufficient farm whose inhabitants were called "villani" or "villici". It is with the architect and philosopher Leon Battista Alberti and his masterpieces Villa and De re edificatoria that the Villa starts to be considered as a place of pleasure and leisure. In the Renaissance villas, the first example of which is considered Villa Medici in Fiesole, the typically military and defensive features of rustic medieval castles are, for the first time, abandoned. This new conception of villa starts, therefore in Tuscany and, then, spreads to other courts of Italy and Europe. The Palladian villas, built in the sixteenth century in the area of Vicenza and along the Riviera del Brenta, represent examples that remained very influential for over four centuries.
It is very interesting to note how the term "villa" is commonly used in the English language. At the beginning of the eighteenth century, in fact, even in England this new architectural style became fashion and the word "villa" was so officially adopted also by the into English language. In the nineteenth century people began to talk about Villas simply referring to isolated buildings in the countryside, to emphasize the contrast with the houses joined together. This is a brief history of the architectural style protagonist of this portal, the Villa, whether we are talking about a farmhouse converted into a prestigious dwelling, a modern villa, a castle, a Medicean villa or a villa abroad.