4 bedrooms farmhouse, 400 m²

Casalattico, Frosinone (province)

Beautifully proportioned 400 m² 19th century farmhouse in need of complete restoration with surrounding land of 13,300 m² (3.28 Acres). In a gorgeous setting in the wonderful Comino Valley with easy and open access to a state road this property is brimming with potential and will become a truly marvellous home, the centre piece of a new agritourism business or a welcoming B&B.

The house is built over three levels and the fabric of the building is in fair condition. The ground floor is full of character and has 5 rooms with beautiful stone built walls and exposed brick vaulted ceilings. The old features from the past are still present, ancient troughs for feeding animals, a vast and ancient bread oven, carved stone lintels, arches and portals. This floor is directly connected to the land surrounding the house and the possibilities here for creating something really special, perhaps even with the addition of contemporary architectural elements, are many and varied. 

The floor above, the first floor is also divided up into 5 rooms and each has as one might expect generous dimensions and pleasing proportions. The rooms have a bright spacious feel, shining through the somewhat dilapidated condition. Again, the framework is here, the outline is here, if armed with imagination and determination something absolutely delightful will be created. The second floor also has so much potential, here the space is large and singular, open and ready for ideas. A blank canvas to be laid out into whatever space or spaces might suit, the possibilities are endless.

The roof of the house was renewed in recent years and on the first floor there is the possibility of rebuilding a terrace which had existed previously. An elevated space for entertaining  relaxation or dining would enjoy the views of the surrounding countryside, extend one or two of the first floor rooms outwards and be a wonderful addition to the property. The surrounding land might be described as a generous site for a substantial and marvellous new home or guest accommodation and as with the house the possibilities are almost endless. With scope for garden and lawn areas, horticultural and growing and, subject to necessary permissions, a possible swimming pool, the adjoining land is a fitting and appropriate setting for this marvellous old Casale. A property with abundant potential, on well over three acres of land located in magical Italian countryside in an unspoilt and verdant valley yet only a little over an hour from Rome.

Casalattico is one of the medieval hilltop towns in the beautiful Val di Comino which is in the area of Italy called the Ciociaria, the name given to the fertile land that lies south of Rome but north of Naples, situated inland in the hills in the heart of Italy. The Ciociaria region is within easy reach of both Rome and Naples and their respective airports. A day's shopping in Rome is a common pastime, while an even shorter drive brings you to the charming beaches south of Rome. Alternatively, drive east, and the mountains of the Abruzzo National Park await with horse trekking in the magnificent beech forests, and sparkling mountain lakes and rivers where you can swim in the heat of the summer. And at the other extreme of temperature, although Casalattico itself is temperate, less than an hour's drive brings you to the winter ski slopes.  

Often overlooked, both by tourists and by those foreigners in search of an Italian home, in favour of the more publicised regions of Tuscany and Umbria, the Ciociaria remains largely an unspoilt gem with beautiful scenery and medieval hilltop towns. A home or second home in the Ciociaria, in the hilltop towns of Casalattico, Veroli, Alatri or Alvito or in the rolling countryside that surrounds them, will afford you a setting where over two thousand years of history combine with an idyllic rural Italian lifestyle, where you can still discover the 'real' Italy and take time out from the busy crowds of the larger tourist cities, while being less than ninety minutes journey from central Rome or either of Rome's two airports.