Alvito, Frosinone, Lazio, Italy

Penthouse Corso Equicola is a splendid penthouse apartment in historic Alvito combines all of the advantages of modern architecture, technology and design with a remarkable sensitivity to the historic locality and surrounding buildings. A wonderfully modern mid century building houses the property which includes the upper floor apartment as well as a shuttered garage at street level. The rooms are open and spacious, light filled yet tranquil and variously finished with elegant mirrored Siena marble and beautifully engineered Oak parquet flooring.

The internal volumes have all of the advantages of a considered and planned design, large expansive windows and excellent proportions make for comfortable and highly functional rooms. This attention to detail and architectural approach allow a harmonious balance between more contemporary requirements and the historical setting, between sophisticated rooms and the familiarity and comfort of more traditional interior design.

Access to the penthouse is by means of a private gate and broad open stairway leading on to a welcoming and spacious covered terrace. This well maintained space is as functional as it is attractive, perfectly suitable for modern living, entertaining, relaxing or remote working, all might be easily accommodated. The penthouse is in fact surrounded by terrace and balcony spaces, adding to the relaxed and spacious feel of the interiors and providing ample opportunity to enjoy the marvelous views of the wonderful Val di Comino. Individual rooms are connected to the exterior spaces and the thoughtful layout allows for two distinct external areas, one more private and the other more connected to the living and entertaining rooms.

The main doorway from the terrace leads into a spacious hallway, connected to it is a comfortable reading room, filled with light from five large windows and boasting a modern oak parquet floor. Through a double leaf door the hallway extends to an elegant connecting corridor with mirrored Siena yellow streaked marble flooring and stucco-worked ceilings and then through to the beautifully modern kitchen. The kitchen is wonderfully in keeping with the modern 20th century architectural style, a large stainless steel clad central island equipped with both sink and gas hob commands the room.

The main bathroom with shower is more recently renewed and very stylish with a large wall mounted heated towel rail, the bathroom also has an adjoining small storage or wardrobe space. The second bathroom with bathtub is contemporaneous and stylistically very much in keeping with the house.
The master bedroom is spacious and elegant as is the second bedroom and both have access to the rear terrace, an ideal place to enjoy the panoramic views of the mountains as they sweep down to the floor of the Val di Comino rolling out beneath Alvito.

Finally we have the most important room of the house, the Salon, a remarkable space. With a beautiful pink marble floor and classic furniture, there are numerous sources of natural light and access to both the balcony and rear terrace.

The wonderfully proportioned rooms, filled with light, walled with glass as only modern spaces can be, inspire an interior renovation with a bold classic twentieth century sensibility. This can allow for the possibility of opulent classical rooms or a design approach in tune with the very latest more minimal or muted interiors.

The property is very well served by schools, minimarkets, shops, belvedere, pharmacy and means of transport. It has excellent raod access and Rome is only a 90 minute drive.

Alvito and the Ciociaria
Alvito is one of the major 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. 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 Alvito 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 favor 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 Alvito, 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, is one of the largest and most highly-regarded real estate agents in the area and has much experience in the international marketing of Italian real estate.