Monte San Giovanni Campano, Frosinone, Lazio, Italy

Casa Colli is a 2 bedroom/1 bathroom 160 sq.mt ground floor apartment in a centuries-old stone palazzo. The property is located in Colli, a charming historic hamlet that forms part of the larger hilltop medieval town of Monte San Giovanni Campano, only a 90 minute drive from Rome and Rome's airports.

The apartment is configured with a very large double living room and a kitchen/dining room. Among the beautiful old features that have been conserved are vaulted stone arches, the central old brick columns in the living room and the original wood-beamed high ceilings.

The property is being sold for modernisation

There is a remarkable terraced garden with sweeping views over the valley, exclusive use of which can be negotiated as part of the purchase of this home.

Energy classification: G


THE CIOCIARIA

Monte San Giovanni Campano is one of the major medieval 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. M.S.G. Campano seems to exist in a context where time has stopped in the medieval era. Here one can stroll in the historic alleys, among beautiful squares where there are renowned restaurants, while being only a few steps from the town centre with its shops and services; public transport is within walking distance; but at every corner one enjoys the silence, the views of the wonderful Castle and the breathtaking vistas over the valley.

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 Monte San Giovanni Campano 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 Monte San Giovanni Campano, Boville Ernica, Arpino, Veroli 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 CINELLI IMMOBILIARE

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 the Cinelli Immobiliare Agency, Case & Casali Real Estate Agency and the MSL Elite Group in Rome.

The Cinelli Immobiliare Agency aims at identifying unique buildings with outstanding locations in the beautiful Ciociaria region, including apartments, historic houses, villas, palazzos and farmhouses, some already renovated, others to be restored. The Cinelli Immobiliare Agency provides reliable and full service renovations focussed on the appropriate use of original materials, such as stone, wood and wrought iron, drawing on over 40 years' experience in the restoration sector of their partner company Cinelli Claudio Restorations and their technical office, headed by Ing. Valentina Cinelli.