3 bedrooms top-to-bottom house, 139 m²

Gallinaro, Frosinone (province)

A house of historic significance, the birthplace of the life model and favourite of Rodin, Adele Apruzzese. The 128 m² house is semi-detached and dates from the beginning of the 1800s. It is located in the beautiful ancient medieval village of Gallinaro, one of the oldest historic centres in the Comino Valley, a few kilometres from the Abruzzo National Park. This enchanting region is close to Rome but, nestled as it is in the foothills of the Abruzzo mountains and steeped in nature it is an ideal retreat from the hectic streets of the city. This entire area, the Ciociaria and the Val di Comino are places where you can immerse yourself in an atmosphere of peace and yet feel fully alive. Walking through the narrow streets of the ancient and utterly charming local  towns allows you to admire magnificent historic buildings and beautiful churches. Centuries of history steeped in nature and a 90 minute motorway journey from Rome.

The house is arranged across three floors and is composed of five rooms in total. On the ground floor we have the main entrance from Piazza Umberto I, and continuing we find the kitchen which is fully tiled. It has a graceful brick fireplace, a small pantry created under the stairs and leads to a corridor with 2nd entrance connecting the house to Via Maggiore Galliano. At the end of the corridor there is a staircase that gives access to the first floor (sleeping area) consisting of two bedrooms, a bathroom and a very nice balcony with a pleasant panoramic view over the village.

Finally we access the third floor with another large and bright room with great potential for development into a space fitted to the needs of the new owner. It could easily become for example a study, a room for teenagers, a relaxation area or home office. The property is to be completely restored including the various systems. An excellent investment for those who love to live in quiet places, away from the stress and chaos of the city in an area well served by a supermarket, pharmacy, school, pizzerias etc.

Gallinaro is one of the medieval hilltop towns 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 Gallinaro 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 Gallinaro, Arpino, 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.