REF. CODE: 1799 TYPE: villa CONDITION: rebuilt in 2000 POSITION: hilly, panoramic MUNICIPALITY: Citerna PROVINCE: Perugia REGION: Umbria SIZE: 295 square metres (3,174 square feet) TOT. N° OF ROOMS: 7 BEDROOMS: 4 BATHROOMS: 5 FEATURES: stone walls, wooden beams, brick-built arches, panoramic terrace, swimming pool with solarium, garden ANNEX: no ACCESS: excellent POOL: 8 x 4 m ELECTRICITY: already connected WATER: mains water TELEPHONE: to be connected ADSL: yes GAS: municipal network HEATING: under the floor + radiators + fireplaces GARDEN: 1,000 sqm (0.2 ac, fenced) LAND: garden
NEAREST TOWNS
Town with services (1km; 5’), Citerna (4km; 10’), Anghiari (7km; 10’), San Giustino (11km; 15’), Città di Castello (18km; 20’), Monte Santa Maria Tiberina (20km; 30’), Umbertide (40km; 30’), La Verna (41km; 50’), Cortona (45km; 55’), Gubbio (67km; 55’), Perugia (71km; 55’), Assisi (83km; 1h 10’)
NEAREST AIRPOTRS
Perugia Sant’Egidio (69km; 55’), Firenze Peretola (123km; 1h 30’), Ancona Falconara (154km; 2h 10’), Bologna Marconi (186km; 2h 15’), Roma Ciampino (255km; 2h 35’), Roma Fiumicino (270km; 2h 40’)
PRICE
Sold
DESCRIPTION
VILLA FOR SALE UMBRIA, CITERNA
Just outside a small village in the municipality of Citerna, in a hilly and panoramic position, we find this 295-sqm villa with garden and pool.
The property is easily accessible and is located in an extremely quiet location. Being on the border between Umbria and Tuscany, the villa is also excellent for moving between the two regions and visiting their most interesting centers: Citerna (4km; 10’), Anghiari (7km; 10’), San Giustino (11km; 15’), Città di Castello (18km; 20’), Monte Santa Maria Tiberina (20km; 30’), Umbertide (40km; 30’), the Franciscan shrine of La Verna (41km; 50’), Cortona (45km; 55’), Gubbio (67km; 55’), the Etruscan city of Perugia (71km; 55’) and the beautiful medieval center of Assisi (83km; 1h 10’), intimately connected with St. Francis.
The most convenient airports to reach the property are Perugia Sant’Egidio (69km; 55’), Firenze Peretola (123km; 1h 30’), Ancona Falconara (154km; 2h 10’), Bologna Marconi (186km; 2h 15’), Roma Ciampino (255km; 2h 35’) and Roma Fiumicino (270km; 2h 40’).
DESCRIPTION OF THE BUILDINGS
The villa (295 sqm – 3,174 sqft) was rebuilt in 2000 on the remains of an old building, whose walls are partially visible in the kitchen. The building is structured on three floors composed as follows:
- Basement: garage and technical room;
- Groundfloor: kitchen, dining room with access to the porch (15 sqm), living room and independent apartment with entrance hall, kitchen, bedroom and bathroom.
- Firstfloor: three bedrooms with en-suite bathroom. The master bedroom has access to the terrace (10 sqm).
EXTERNAL AREA
The villa has a fully fenced garden of about 1,000 sqm (0.2 ac) which houses the 8 x 4 m swimming pool with stone-paved solarium.
The word Villa refers to an architectural typology whose meaning has evolved over the centuries. In the Roman Age, the villa was a house built for the upper classes. In the Post Roman Age, villa referred to a sort of village, similar to a fortified and self-sufficient farm whose inhabitants were called "villani" or "villici". It is with the architect and philosopher Leon Battista Alberti and his masterpieces Villa and De re edificatoria that the Villa starts to be considered as a place of pleasure and leisure. In the Renaissance villas, the first example of which is considered Villa Medici in Fiesole, the typically military and defensive features of rustic medieval castles are, for the first time, abandoned. This new conception of villa starts, therefore in Tuscany and, then, spreads to other courts of Italy and Europe. The Palladian villas, built in the sixteenth century in the area of Vicenza and along the Riviera del Brenta, represent examples that remained very influential for over four centuries.
It is very interesting to note how the term "villa" is commonly used in the English language. At the beginning of the eighteenth century, in fact, even in England this new architectural style became fashion and the word "villa" was so officially adopted also by the into English language. In the nineteenth century people began to talk about Villas simply referring to isolated buildings in the countryside, to emphasize the contrast with the houses joined together. This is a brief history of the architectural style protagonist of this portal, the Villa, whether we are talking about a farmhouse converted into a prestigious dwelling, a modern villa, a castle, a Medicean villa or a villa abroad.