Sora, Frosinone, Lazio, Italy

Casa San Marco is a recently restored townhouse which feels as though it is in the heart of the Apennine countryside, but is in fact only a short stroll from the village of Forcella. The position is quiet but not isolated, and has sweeping views across the valley.

A large courtyard allows multiple cars to park. To the right, a gate leads into a striking 20 sq.m. glassed in verandah with a panoramic view. From here, you can either enter the house or continue to the summer dining patio and fenced garden area, both with the same sweeping view. The garden has a service bathroom and a woodshed.

The ground level of the house has a single living room with a corner kitchen and fireplace. An wooden staircase leads to the upper floor, where there are two bedrooms, one with a panoramic terrace, and a bathroom

Single-fired ceramic tiles, double glazed windows with solid wood frames with shutters, methane gas system, air pellet stove on the veranda. Sold furnished.

For an 37,500 euros, it is possible to purchase a charming unrestored stone house of 70 m2 on two levels, which is on the other side of the entrance courtyard, and an olive grove land of 1375 m2 with 28 plants.

Energy Classification: F


THE CIOCIARIA REGION

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 Sora 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 Arpino, Veroli and Alvito, in the riverside towns of Sora and Isola del Liri, 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.