Casa Castalda,

Niccone Valley, Umbertide(PG)

Casa Castalda is a beautifully restored farmhouse located in the wonderful Niccone Valley, just inside Umbria, on the border with Tuscany. The house is situated half way down the Niccone Valley, which was described by the Sunday Telegraph as having ‘more beauty per square mile than almost any other part of Europe’.

There are three separate buildings. The main house has an enormous open plan ground floor with a vast living room, hall, and snooker room. There are four large bedrooms, each with their own bathrooms, a beautiful kitchen with its own terrace, and a double height living room upstairs with a gallery. There is a laundry room, storage rooms and a utility room beneath the external staircase.
Detached from the main house is a converted tobacco tower offering a spacious kitchen/living-dining room and a large bedroom on the first floor with an ensuite bathroom. There is a private garden area with a bocciodromo or boules rink.
The third building is the garage, attached to which there is an artist’s studio, which could also be used as a guest room as the studio has facilities en suite. One also finds the old pizza oven in this structure.
The house sits in nearly 5 hectares of gardens, criss-crossed with paths and dotted with hammocks and places to relax. The beautiful infinity pool is situated above the house from where there is an extraordinary view of two castles across the valley. It is simply stunning.
The property has mains electricity, abundant water from its own private well, gas central heating, a security alarm and fast wi-fi across the property. There is also good mobile reception at the house.
There is an plethora of wonderful restaurants within a few minutes drive. Cortona, Perugia, Lake Trasimeno and the market town of Umbertide are all close by. The airport at Perugia is about 40 minutes by car.

PRICE: €1,295,000