Farmhouse for sale in Castel Giorgio, Umbria, Italy

Geographic position

In Castel Giorgio, in Umbria, just a few km from the border with Lazio, farmhouse, currently being restored, with land.
Castel Giorgio is a small town with almost 2200 inhabitants, at 560 m a.s.l., which still conserves the ruins of Etruscan necropolises. It is placed in a strategic location, within easy reach of towns with important cultural attractions like Acquapendente (17 km), Orvieto (17 km), Bolsena (19 km) and Civita di Bagnoregio (20km).
Perugia airport can be reached in one hour and thirty minutes by car, while Rome’s international airports, Roma Ciampino and Roma Fiumicino, are approximately one hour and fifty minutes away.
The entrance avenue is going to be bordered by a double row of trees and a fruit orchard on the left side and a garden with pool on the right side.

Description of the buildings

The project of the farmhouse, which has already been approved and registered, involves the creation of a basement floor of 44 sqm with cellar and technical rooms, on the ground floor (267 sqm) five entrances, a pergola with layered wood beams and terracotta flooring, a large double-height living area, a kitchen, a porch, a fitness room with two glass walls with view of the countryside and terraced covering, a changing room with shower and Turkish bath, two connecting bedrooms with bathrooms, which can be converted into an independent apartment. A large wooden staircase leads to the first floor, where a terrace with pergola, two double-height areas with walkway, a reading room and three bedrooms with en suite bathrooms are going to be built.

The property includes an old barn that is going to be demolished and rebuilt on the north-east of the farmhouse; according to the already existing project, a dependance of 140 sqm is going to be built.

State and finishes

The farmhouse, built with basaltic stone and hand-made bricks, boasts floor slabs and roof with exposed chestnut wooden beams and clay-bricks.
The rooms are going to include terracotta flooring, basalt flooring, wood-block flooring and ceilings with wooden beams.

External area

A wooden pergola is going to be built on the external facade of the living room, on the other side there is going to be a brick porch with a chestnut wooden covering and roof tiles.
The farmhouse is surrounded by 1.1 hectares (2.71 acres) of land, completely fenced by a metal net and wooden stakes, moreover there is going to be a hedge behind the fencing. The land includes cedar trees, walnuts and cherry trees, furthermore other kinds of trees and a fruit orchard are going to be added.
According to the plan, a large garden with pool is going to be landscaped, while on the rear of the farmhouse a vegetable garden is going to be created.
The north-east area, with its own entrance, is going to belong to the dependance, while the larger south-west area is going to belong to the farmhouse. From the main gate you can reach a car shelter/parking area, where a photovoltaic system can be installed.

Use and potential uses

The farmhouse can be used both as a main home and as a second home. On the ground floor of the farmhouse there is the possibility of creating an independent apartment with two bedrooms. The dependance can be rented out or used to host friends and relatives.