ITALY – REGION OF EMILIA ROMAGNA
In the Province of Piacenza, in the hills of the Val Luretta, 250 meters above sea level, just 1 km from the nearest town, sits a late 19th century, 4 floor villa, with a total of 1600 sq meters living space, distributed as follows:
The L-shaped basement is paved in terracotta, with vaulted ceilings, arches and “bocche di lupo” (an architectural term for air vents in underground spaces). There is also an original carriage entrance.
The ground floor has a service entrance paved in old brick, that gives onto the L-shaped main entrance, an open plan living room with adjacent large kitchen paved in graniglia (a type of stone) and a 3.5 meter high fireplace, a small kitchen, large open plan living room paved in fishbone style wooden flooring and a fireplace, a glassed in veranda, laundry room with connecting small bathroom and a secondary entrance.
An impressive stone staircase goes up to the 1st floor with a wide corridor and cloak room, there is a large bathroom above the veranda, a double bedroom paved in brick with washbasins, two connecting double bedrooms both paved in brick with individual washbasins, two large night sitting rooms with 3.60 m ceilings both with wash basins and terracotta flooring and a master bathroom.
The Attic has six rooms with high exposed beam ceilings, paved in rectangular terracotta tiles and a bathroom.
The outbuilding which was the former caretaker’s house of approx 100 sq.meters has two double garages, a living room, bathroom, large kitchen, basement, two large sloped ceiling attic rooms, plus another large attic room.
There is a terrace and approx 4.5 hectares (11acres) mixed vines, woods and grassland with two water wells.
There is some renovation work to be done in keeping with the architectural style of the period. The radiators are of antique cast iron, there are vaults in the cellar.
Current electrical, water and gas systems need to be replaced.
Distance from main cities: 80 km from Milan and 20 from Piacenza. €. 1,400,000.00 Negotiable
