REF. CODE: 1133 TYPE: Villa CONDITION: Luxury finishes POSITION: Hilly, panoramic. Trasimeno Lake MUNICIPALITY: Panicale PROVINCE: Perugia REGION: Umbria SIZE: 589 square metres (6339,94 square feet) TOT. N° OF ROOMS: 11 BEDROOMS: 4. Up to 5 BATHROOMS: 5 FEATURES: Exposed stone, arches, wooden beams, fireplaces. Porch and pergola. Lake and pond ANNEX: No ACCESS: White road in excellent condition POOL: Yes, swimming pool with surrounding lawn ELECTRICITY: Already in place WATER: Pozzo + Spring of water + Lake + Pond TELEPHONE: Already in place ADSL: yes GAS: LPG gas tank HEATING: Underfloor heating GARDEN: Yes LAND: 10 ha (24.7 acres) with olive grove
NEAREST TOWNS
Town with shops (2km; 7’); Panicale (9km; 20’); Castiglione del Lago (15km; 24’); Perugia (33km; 40’); Assisi (55km; 57’); Orvieto (72km; 1h 10’); Cortona (35km; 47’); Città della Pieve (25km; 35’)
NEAREST AIRPOTRS
Perugia Sant’Egidio (42km; 44’); Firenze Peretola (155km; 1h 45’); Roma Ciampino (193km; 2h 10’); Roma Fiumicino (208km; 2h 15’); Pisa Galileo Galilei (216km; 2h 20’)
PRICE
Sola
DESCRIPTION
VILLA TRASIMENO
In a hilly and panoramic position just 3 km from Trasimeno Lake, in Umbria, charming stone villa with surrounding land.
Restored with taste, it boasts a total surface area of 589 square meters and it is arranged on two levels, composed as follows. Ground floor: bright and spacious living with fireplace, lounge, kitchen with fireplace, bathroom. On the same floor there are a laundry room, a utility room and a greenhouse opening into the swimming pool area. First floor: four bedrooms, four bathrooms, studio and large terrace. The bedrooms are located in two different areas of the villa, one reachable via a staircase in the kitchen and the other via a staircase in the living.
The property is surrounded by 10 hectares (24.7 acres) of land with olive trees, a private lake and a pond.
Energy efficiency class: B EPi 69,57
GEOGRAPHICAL POSITION
The location is secluded but not isolated, just 2 km away from the nearest town, 7 km from Panicale with its exclusive golf course, and midway between Perugia and Chianciano Terme, Tuscan village renowned for its thermal sites.
In Perugia there is also the nearest airport (46km), while the international airports of Roma Ciampino and Roma Fiumicino are easily reachable in two hours by car.
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.
