Description:

This is a lovely totally renovated farmhouse situated walking distance from the centre of Capestrano, a very popular village with tourists and residents alike. The property has been upgraded to a high standard and retains many of the original features.

Location

Capestrano lies in the heart of Abruzzo in central Italy. It is a spectacular hilltop medieval village built into rock, surrounded by plains and mountains and on the edge of a national park.

Travel

• Nearest airports Pescara (40 minutes) and Rome (90 minutes)
• Bus, taxi and hire car services available. Nearest station Popoli (8k)

Shops and services

• Capestrano is completely self-sufficient, with two alimentari, butcher, bank, ATM, doctor, pharmacy, post office, newsagents, DIY, weekly fish van, porchetta van, two bars, a beautician and an award-winning gelateria. There is also a weekly market
• Nearby are restaurants, large public swimming pool, B&B's, laundries, dentists, hospitals, etc., all within a 10 minute drive
• Nearest skiing, swimming and marina all 45 minutes away

House

• Stone house, 100 years old, overlooking the old town. Short walk to piazza and shops
• South-facing, light all year-round - an excellent 'lock and leave' house
• 75 square meters, with potential for expansion
o Ground floor: kitchen, sitting room, hall and bathroom
o First floor: spacious vaulted bedrooms, landing and balcony
• Open fires in sitting room and kitchen
• Mains gas, electricity, water, broadband and sewage
• Extensively renovated in 2006, regularly serviced boiler, effective central heating system
• Sunny and sheltered side-courtyard and garden
• Stone steps lead from the courtyard to a steep upper rear garden with 9 olive trees, an almond tree, fig tree, wild asparagus, etc.
• 3 large grotte beneath the rear garden, each capable of development
• Ready for occupation. Included in the price are furniture, white goods, kitchen equipment and linen. All in good condition and good working order
• Also included in the price is the opportunity of a relaxed pace of life. Architecture, hidden frescos, wild flowers, church bells, local festivals, a sense of community, walking, canoeing, history and fields of poppies

Utility services

• Gas and electricity can be paid bi-monthly direct debit and have together loosely amounted to €1,200 pa
• Water, rubbish and IMU are paid direct to the Comune. Last invoices combined to approximately €800 pa.
• Household insurance for 2014 was €100.60, paid January 2014
• Currently the gardening (strim top garden, weed cortile) is looked after at a local level, twice a year, at a cost of approximately €50. Cleaning is also arranged on a local level