Hmm!
Full of surprises this job.
No sooner than you think you've seen it all and ....zonk! Something amazing pops up.
This villa has been run as an Agritourism centre for the past ten years and it is quite unique.


Stats.
It is about 500mq with annexes of 70 and 60mq. It has five bedrooms with bathrooms and an amazing 16 hectares of land (less if required), land which runs along the river plain and up towards the hills and Sranano ( 5K away). There is a restaurant area and a bar, music room and, well, just look at the pictures

I've got this thing about Villas.
These palaces which were once the home of noble or aristrocratic families.
This is in the town of Rapignano, not far from Fermo and the sea. The middle part of this one is occupied by younger members of the original family and the top floor and the stalle (horse stables) and the cantina are no longer used but in perfect condition and exceptionally beautiful.
These images show the habitable middle part and the old stables. Altogether the villa is rather large at some 600mq and I guess it's for someone with rather particular or eccentric tastes, with a love of history and with some project in mind, maybe a hotel or a centre of some kind.








It's got the most enchanting vaulted stalle (stables), beneath, and quite beautiful frescoes in the upper and middle floors (where the descendants of the original family still live)




Just around the corner is the town terrace (although the Villa itself has its own terrace) with panoramic views of the countryside around)

Amazing!
Really amazing!
This is a development in the town of Mogliano: a development of condominiums and apartments.
Mogliano is a beautiful medieval town which is only 15 mins from the sea and the same to Macerata, with the airport at Ancona about 45 mins.
There are ten apartments in all and most have a private terrace or garden. Half of these are finished already, the rest by next Spring. The quality of workmanship is superb and they vary in size and price starting at E145K.
The images show the complexes, which are in the historic centre of town, in various stages of development

Water.
That's what this house is about...water.
Lots of it.
Lots as in immeasurabale quantities of the clearest, purest, tastiest water you're ever likely to encounter.
So it follows that the garden (more like a park) is lush and fertile with every type of fruit tree imaginable.
The house itself (340mq)has been beautifully restored and its location (south facing and just below the medieval town of Colmarno) is super ideal and what'smore, a whisker away from the Superstrada and then the autostrada to Ancona and the airport at Falconara. Should mention, too, that there are three barns or annexes scattered around the property which could be for extra habitation, boy's rooms etc.
Ideal for a youngish couple looking for a green challenge

Saw an amazing villa this morning near Gualdo. Huge at 700mq in one hectare of land.
Structurally sound and with only a thin film of plaster hiding what is beautiful old stone underneath...once restored to its former beauty, this will make a great centre for an activity or a collection of condominiums with shared land, pool etc, and as such a great investment. It's close to Gualdo with wondrous views

And frescoes!!
What a wonder!


Nice view eh?



It's also very near Sarnano and about an hour from Ancona airport



once thin cement wash is off...underneath there is old stone!

Qualita!
E come!
Saw these three houses last weekend. Owned by three Patricia’s (unless they’re pulling my leg). Within the sacred golden triangle of Gualdo, Sarnano and San Ginesio, the owners have created a gem of a haven.


The houses are set within the same complex and share facilities such as the pool and the land. Access is down a private well-kept road and although the property is secluded, it offers wondrous views of Gualdo and the surrounding countryside and the Sibillinis as a backdrop in the West.


But the quality of the interior finish…mmmm!
Sort of fits within our new condominium ideas
(coming up soon on site)

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Found an amazing Borgo the other day. It's nor far from Illice and in its time it must have been a wondrous complex of buildings, housing 60 or so people; a large aristocratic family and dozens of workers. It's now completely abandoned and if not rescued soon someone rich and eccentric, or maybe just mad and American, it'll fall down and be eaten by ivy (the plant that is).
Hey, you know, I've heard that Brad Pitt and Angelica whatshername are looking for a place to buy in Italy...so if you're out there reading this you two and you have time to spare withh all those babies and all...then here is the information.
There are five major buildings all in all, set on a hillside not far north of Ascoli Piceno. They nestle together in an almost random fashion and are constructed of local stone.



One of the old beams inside main building










My guess is that the overall size of the complex is getting on for 1,500 mq but it could be slightly less. No family is going to buy it that's for sure but it would make a great activity centre or a maybe just condominiums with a shared pool and restaurant.
It would certainly have to be restored to its authentic historical standard and this would cost a whacking amount, a million euros plus is my guess.


Great beams eh? which only I saw as the Italians I went with are scared of bats (all Italians are scred of bats) and dared not enter.
So there you are Brad and Angelica, or in fact anyone else who has a lot of money and wants something rare and special before time takes its toll.
Cost? Peanuts to buy...coconuts to restore.

We were out on a property search this week with Bepe, our architect friend who specialises in drooling over historical properties and frescoes in particular. Remo (our property scout) had called us and said this one you will die for, or kill for. Show this to an American, he says, and they will faint on the spot. He does tend to talk like that about every villa or house he sees, but this time...this time, he's got it right.

So we drive almost to the coast, near Pedaso, that cheeky little seaside town, and drive up the hill to a town called Massignano. never been there before and well... it's very very pretty. Remo is late of course and we are chewing our fingers because Bepe has to get back to Sarnano for a very important meeting with the mayor. At last Remo turns, dressed up to the nines, but none of us asks why, we just presume it's got something to do with the Villa, like he dresses for the occasion.
The villa itself is next to the town arch and as we near it three other men turn up, one with the keys, and the others? no idea.

Suddenly we are inside and the beauty of the place hits us instantly. Bepe is super drooling. This is fantastic he says and insists I go around and photograph the terra cotta paving. Look, I say, I really must photograph the villa too, as we're in a rush.

Rush?, he says...no problem this is more important than the mayor.
So I relax and wander around snapping.

Nice afternoon out