Villa 4 sovrum, 218 m²

Arpino, Frosinone (provins)

Detached house close to the beautiful historic centre of Arpino, just outside the ancient town walls, in the neighbourhood of Parata. The property for sale consists of two separate buildings, the house (dusky pink colour in the photographs) and a portion of a historic building (stone house) located on the opposite side of the street. 

House 1. The first house is 175 m² in total, consisting of a renovated area of 60 m², a tavern area of about 60 m² in fair condition, and finally an area of 45 m² to be finished and connected to the renovated habitable part. The building as a whole is in excellent condition, structurally sound, with a completely renovated new roof, with exposed laminated wood in the interior ceilings.

The completely renovated and quite stylish apartment includes a living area with an open kitchen, two bedrooms and a bathroom. One of the bedrooms is connected to the two rooms of 45 m² to be finished internally for a possible extension to the accommodation which could be tailored to individual needs and tastes. On the floor below there is a charming and typical tavern area with a fireplace, it has other rooms which could be used in a variety of ways and a bathroom that needs to be renovated. This first house is completed by another area below, like a cellar and which is without systems.

Building 2. The second building, included in the price, is located opposite the first house across the quiet little street. A classic building of remote construction, in exposed stone, in a dilapidated state and which needs to be restored. The sale is for the property as a whole including the detached house and the stone building. This second building is very useful as it has a generous  and rare private parking area. Its proximity to the house means it could easily be used as a convivial entertaining space, developed with planting into a garden and growing area or it could  be put to more utilitarian use.

The surroundings here are very charming, a wonderful and typically Italian blend of ancient stone buildings, more modern properties, tumbling hillsides and trees, olive groves and winding roads. The neighbourhood is much sought after and appreciated by both Italian and overseas buyers and the property would be very well suited to a B&B business or a holiday home either to let or for exclusive use.

Arpino 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 publicised 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 Alvito 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.