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Property description
Located in the heart of the picturesque historic centre of Picinisco, a few steps from the medieval castle, this stunning newly renovated two storey home can be finished to your specifications.On the ground floor, there is a large open plan kitchen/dinning area and a spacious sitting room, as well as two bathrooms.
The upper level has six bedrooms and two bathrooms (although at this point the configuration can still be changed - you might want fewer bedrooms and extra bathrooms, or to keep say 3 guest bedrooms and have a grand master suite with dressing and study area, and its own separate flight of stairs accessing it).
The stunning original carved stone lintel of the building leads into a shared corridor, from which opens the door of this stunning home, where the original wood beams and the romantic views of the castle marry with a contemporary, minimalist design, to create a modern, comfortable space that still retains ints traditional charm and style.
(The video includes a tour of a smaller separate apartment, already fitted out, as an example of the available finishes. There are also a few photos of it, again to show the type of finishes available.)
The fit-out and finishing of the kitchen and four bathrooms is included in the sale price.
PICINISCO, ATINA AND THE CIOCIARIA
Picinisco is one of the medieval hilltop towns in the area of Italy called the Ciociaria, the name given to the fertile land that lies south of Rome but north of Naples, situated inland in the hills in the heart of Italy. Neighbouring Atina is one of the major wine-producing areas of Lazio and the hillsides ringing the historic centre of Atina are covered with vineyards, producing Atina DOC wine. Picinisco itself is well known for its excellent cheese, particularly the Pecorino di Picinisco DOP
Although the area has been inhabited since pre-Roman times, the town itself is first mentioned in 1017, and it wasn't fortified until 1054. The Church of Santa Maria Assunta is more than a thousand years old, and boasts a 14thC fresco. The stone clock tower dates from the 11th century (it was originally a military watchtower). Picinisco abuts a large national park, with skiing in winter and hiking, biking, riding and climbing in summer, as well as canyoning in the Melfa river.
The Ciociaria region is within easy reach of both Rome and Naples and their respective airports. A day's shopping in Rome is a common pastime, while an even shorter drive brings you to the charming beaches south of Rome. Alternatively, drive east, and the mountains of the Abruzzo National Park await with horse trekking in the magnificent beech forests, and sparkling mountain lakes and rivers where you can swim in the heat of the summer. And at the other extreme of temperature, although Artina itself is temperate, less than an hour's drive brings you to the winter ski slopes.
Often overlooked, both by tourists and by those foreigners in search of an Italian home, in favour of the more publicized regions of Tuscany and Umbria, the Ciociaria remains largely an unspoilt gem with beautiful scenery and medieval hilltop towns. A home or second home in the Ciociaria, in the hilltop towns of Atina, Arpino, Veroli, Alatri or in the rolling countryside that surrounds them, will afford you a setting where over two thousand years of history combine with an idyllic rural Italian lifestyle, where you can still discover the 'real' Italy and take time out from the busy crowds of the larger tourist cities, while being less than ninety minutes journey from central Rome or either of Rome's two airports.
VIA ROMANA Srls and CASE & CASALI REAL ESTATE AGENCY
Via Romana Srls is an Italian-incorporated company owned by a British/Australian Chartered Accountant and her photographer daughter, and offers a package of services to facilitate all aspects of the purchase and restoration of Italian property by overseas clients. The Via Romana team works in collaboration with various fully-licensed Italian real estate agencies including Case & Casali Real Estate Agency represented by Sig. Ciro Tomei. Sig. Tomei has been enrolled in the register of real estate agents at the Chamber of Commerce in Frosinone, Lazio since 2007 and has much experience in the international marketing of Italian real estate.