Isola del Liri, Frosinone, Lazio, Italy

Casa Vuotti is a large and light-filled 350 sq.mt. property set in a very quiet countryside location that is still within walking distance of the hamlet of Carnello with its shops, restaurants, services, bars and cafés. Less than 10 minutes drive reaches the medieval hilltop town of Arpino or arrives into Isola del Liri, a historic town centred on an island formed by the confluence of two rivers, one of which cascades as a splendid waterfall beside the main town bridge. The centre of Rome is less than 90 minutes away as are Rome's international airports.

Casa Vuotti represents an outstanding commercial proposition, a small block of three large apartments that has been very competitively priced to reflect the planned retirement of the developer. The development has many attractive features and is in a tranquil and pretty rural setting with views across to the mountains, with excellent road access and within walking distance of shops, restaurants and services.

Each apartment is an entire floor, and there is also ample garage and storage space. The large 1,000 sq.mt. garden can either be divided between apartments, or be retained as a communal asset. Indeed, there is sufficient space for each apartment to have a private garden, but for there also to be a communal swimming pool (subject of course to the necessary permits). The apartments also have their own balconies and all apartments have nice views.

The entire ground floor is parking and storage.

A marble staircase runs up one side of the building, providing access to each apartment and to the garage.

The first floor apartment is laid out with a long, wide central corridor, two reception rooms (one very large with a balcony, one normal sized with a fireplace), a kitchen (not fitted out), three bedrooms (one with a balcony) and two bathrooms (one with a shower, one a bath).

The second floor apartment is laid out with an entrance hall, two reception rooms (one very large with a balcony, one normal sized with a fireplace surrounded by built-in shelving), a kitchen (not fitted out), three bedrooms (one with a balcony) and two bathrooms (one with a shower, one a bath).

The top floor apartment is slightly smaller and has not been finished - it has not been plastered or painted, and the bathrooms have not been fitted out. It can have a similar layout to the two other apartments, although there is only one balcony.

The developer originally built the apartments for rental, but now wishes to retire and dispose of his entire property holdings. He would prefer to sell the whole block as one, but is also prepared to sell the apartments individually at market value - he has estimated a combined total value of Euro 350,000 for the three apartments if bought individually, thus creating a very significant savings opportunity upon the purchase of the complete building listed here at Euro 260,000. Other nearby properties with the same owner, in various stages of restoration, are also available for purchase (Casa Magnene, Casa Quaglieri Vecchia, Casa Quajja, Casa Crepaccio).

Energy classification: G


ARPINO AND THE CIOCIARIA

Arpino and Isola del Liri are among 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. The hamlet of Carnello lies between the hilltop town of Arpino and the riverside island town of Isola del Liri. For the inhabitants of the surrounding countryside, Carnello provides an old post-house hotel with an award-winning restaurant, family restaurants, bars and cafés, shops and services, and is a hub for public transport by bus and coach to neighbouring towns and indeed into Rome.

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 Arpino 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, Alatri or in the rolling countryside including Carnello 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 the CINELLI IMMOBILIARE 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 the Cinelli Immobiliare Agency. 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 of these properties are already renovated while others are to be restored. The Cinelli Immobiliare Agency also 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.