3 bedrooms farmhouse, 240 m²

Fabriano, Ancona (province)

Not far from the easily accessible village of Serra San Quirico, an ancient farmhouse is offered for sale, a former hermitage of the Augustinian friars of Iesi, sold to the Ferri family in 1878, completely renovated in 1996 and in 1997 it has successfully overcome the earthquake in the area, it is in excellent condition and habitable at the moment. On two levels, the first floor has a large living area with two living rooms: dining room with fireplace; sitting room living room with large fireplace and eat-in kitchen. On the second floor there are three rooms used as bedrooms with two beautiful bathrooms. Going up to the first floor there is access to a loggia that serves as the entrance to the whole house with two small rooms: one has been used for water, electricity and gas; while the second one has been converted into a storeroom for garden equipment and more.

During the renovation, the engineer, while retaining all the original features of the Marche farmhouses, designed and constructed the utilities systems in accordance with regulations: electricity, water, gas and a central heating system, with various elements on the floors, operating throughout the year. The ancient stone walls, the wooden beams and the brick floors have been cleaned, while the external cover made in the eighteenth century was maintained, but if desired it can be removed to show off the beautiful stones. The property has ample space surrounding it on all four sides and a forest of tall trees to be considered a centenary of precious essences such as oaks, holm oaks, beeches and elms and a part of this roughly 5000 square meters will be merged into the house as a garden. The property is surrounded by another forest, approximately 17 hectares and a twenty-year olive grove with 100 fruit trees, currently the remaining forest and olive grove are not part of the sale, but if desired it can be treated. This property is ideal for those looking for a permanent solution or for holidays, immersed in a green forest inserted in the national park "Gola della Rossa"

The farmhouse has a beautiful history connected to the territory starting from the Picenes, to the Romans as a watchtower, then to the church as an Augustinian hermitage where the geographical position fully reflects the philosophy of San Agostino, some signs also bear witness to the presence of the Templars, after the year 1700 was occupied by a group of brigands, as the legend narrated by the villagers says, headed by a red-haired woman who was from now on a geographical reference for the gorge that crosses the territory and took the name " Gola della ROSSA ”, then it passed to the kingdom of Italy and turned into an inn, while with the Ferri family it became a farm cottage run in half-land for the production of oil, wine and pasture for sheep. The last owners for the particularity of the place, for the affection being heirs to the irons and the characteristics of the house have turned it into their holiday home.

The city center or better supermarkets and various shops are easily reachable on foot or by car, as it is easy to reach the entrance of the house from a provincial road that leads to the nearby village of Castelletta of Roman origin.

The village of Serra San Quirico is located in the center of the Marche region and along the route that goes from Ancona to Rome. Its origins are pre-Romanesque and began as a military garrison to control the strategic entrance of the gorge to the Adriatic Sea.
therefore in almost three hours you can reach almost all the most beautiful places in Central Italy (Assisi, Urbino, Perugia, Spoleto, Rome, Florence, Siena etc.). In 45 minutes you can reach the beaches of Senigallia or the Riviera del Conero; in just over an hour the first ski resorts of the Sibillini Mountains.
Some distances: 4 km freeway Ancona Rome, 8 km Frasassi Caves, 20 km Jesi and Fabriano, 30 km airport, 40 km sea, 70 km Urbino and Loreto, 80 km Assisi, 96 km Perugia, 125 Spoleto. 197 Siena, 230 km Florence, 240 km Rome.