Arpino, Frosinone, Lazio, Italy

Casa Daniela is formed by the cellars of an 18th century farmhouse and includes extensive land. It could either become a cozy home, or a country retreat for those living in one of the nearby little towns.

The outstanding feature of the property is its position and land, enjoying a 300 sq.mt. garden, with glorious country views, and a further 6,000 sq.mt. of land, including a well-maintained olive grove. The garden also benefits from a well.

Configured as a charming 90 sq,mt, home or a pied-à-terre weekend retreat, there could be a kitchen with a traditional stone fireplace and bread oven, a sitting room and then either one bedroom and a large bathroom, or two bedrooms but with a small bathroom.

If the property is being bought for its land and entertaining potential by someone with a local in-town residence, it could be configured only with a kitchen and dining room for entertaining, an area for preserving vegetables, and a couple of guest bathrooms.

The upper floor of this property is inhabited on a year round basis and is not for sale.

The possibilities and potential uses of this property are numerous. It has very good road access and the restaurants, shops and services of Arpino, a beautiful medieval hilltop town, can be reached with a few minutes drive. A 90 minute drive takes you into the centre of Rome or to Rome's principal international airport. Rome's second airport is less than an hour away.

Energy classification: N/A


ARPINO AND THE CIOCIARIA

Arpino, the birthplace of the Roman orator Cicero, 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 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 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.