Farmhouse with outbuilding and swimming pool for sale 20 km from Perugia

Brief description

Traditional Umbrian farmhouse, restored, for sale 20 km from Perugia. Total surface area of around 449 sq.m on three floors, with living space, 4 bedrooms and 6 bathrooms. Property also includes 65 sq.m outbuilding split into two apartments, each with kitchen/living room and bathroom, a storeroom, and 1.2 hectares of land with pool.

Geographic position

For sale just 20 km from Perugia, perched on a small hill, Casale Country Life comprises the main farmhouse, the outbuilding and a small storehouse, surrounded by around 1.2 hectares of private land with swimming pool.

The location is convenient and easy to get to, with the nearest town, useful for daily requirements and purchases, less than a kilometre away, and central in relation to Umbria’s picturesque historic centres, such as Città della Pieve (29 km) and Todi (34 km), half an hour away,  or Orvieto (58 km) and Chianciano Terme (48 km) in Tuscany, less than an hour’s drive away. .

The nearest airport is Perugia at 36 km, while all of Central Italy’s can be reached in less than two hours: Ancona (140 km), Florence (178 km), Rome Ciampino (176 km) and Rome Fiumicino (192 km).

Description of buildings

The main farmhouse has a total surface area of 449 sq.m on three floors.

The entrance opens onto the ground floor where there is a large living area, with the living room, sitting room and dining room, the kitchen with large pantry, a bathroom and a bedroom with en-suite bathroom.

On the first floor, a pretty mezzanine overlooks the dining room and serves as a hallway for the three bedrooms, one with en-suite bathroom, and a further bathroom.

There is another living area on the basement floor, with kitchen and living/dining room with fireplace, the laundry room and two bathrooms.

The outbuilding  is next to the farmhouse and measures 65 sq.m in total, on one floor.

Inside, it has been converted into two separate apartments, each with kitchen/living room, bedroom and bathroom.

The property also includes a small annex measuring 16 sq.m, for use as a storehouse. 

State and finishing

The farmhouse, whose original structure dates from the 1800s, has been restored, preserving the external features typical of a country house: the exposed stonework facade and tiled roof.

Inside, meanwhile, there is a pleasant blend of traditional and contemporary; wooden ceilings and tiled floors on the ground floor and wood floors on the first floor, the bathrooms with modern fixtures and furniture and the mezzanine which overlooks the dining room partly built from glass and steel.

The outbuilding, which is plastered on the outside, has more rustic finishings: large parts of the internal walls with exposed stone and brickwork, tiled floors and wooden ceilings. 

External areas

Casale Country Life is surrounded by around 1.2 hectares of private land, with a paved area immediately surrounding the buildings, an area of well-tended garden and the pool with panoramic view. 

Use and potential uses

This property’s best feature is undoubtedly its location: secluded and panoramic, but at the same time convenient and unisolated, less than 1 km from the nearest town.

Thanks to its size and location, Casale Country Life would be ideal as a main residence, or as a second home, with the outbuilding perfect for hosting friends and family while maintaining your privacy.

Finally, if desired, the property or part of it could be rented out as tourist accommodation on a weekly basis. 

Distances and location

Umbria - Italy

Neighboring regions: Toscany, Lazio, Marche

Main centers: Perugia, Assisi, Spoleto, Todi, Orvieto, Gubbio, Spello

 

Characteristics: is the sister of Tuscany region, green and hilly territory with olive groves and vineyards, rich in art cities and quaint towns.

Placed in Central Italy between Rome and Florence, Umbria is a region rich in history and culture, from the hilly landscape with olive groves and vineyards, and dotted with historic villages and artistic cities such as Perugia (important international University Centre), Spoleto, Orvieto, Todi, Assisi, Spello and others.

15 minutes from Perugia is located Lake Trasimeno, the largest Italian lake after that of Como.

The climate is mild with temperatures in winter rarely fall below zero degrees and summer temperatures around 25 degrees.

The region is the scene of major cultural events throughout the year (such as the Festival dei Due Mondi in Spoleto and Umbria Jazz) and many other folk events which, especially in summer, enliven small and large centers of the entire territory.

 

Property offer: Umbria, with its Green and hilly territory is particularly required for purchasing original characteristic stone farmhouses, very similar to those of Tuscany, in the countryside around the major cities of art such as Todi, Spoleto, Orvieto, Perugia, Assisi or in the popular area of Valley of Niccone or of Trasimeno.  These are often finely renovated farmhouses with park and pool, which are well suited to use for vacation but also for investment with the ability to put them in the lease through touristicrental. Umbria has a strategic position being located half an hour from Rome and two hours from Florence. The region, rich in history, offers you the chance to buy real estate like castles, vintage villas, villages and monasteries. Very popular are also the apartments within historical centers or small rural managed complexes, rich in original farmhouses of stone structure, particularly are requested those places in the countryside around the town of Todi, Spoleto, Assisi, Perugia and Orvieto, but also in the areas and Niccone Valley and Lake Trasimeno. Frequently also the historic buildings, ancient villas, castles and apartments in historic towns such as Perugia, Orvieto, Spoleto, Assisi, Spello, Trevi, or in small villages renovated and preserved.