House for sale in Cantalice, Lazio

Prestigious villa built on the original plan at the end of the 18th century. In a dominant position on the Rieti plain and the Lungo and Ripasottile lake reserve, a three-minute walk from the small village of San Liberato in the municipality of Cantalice in the province of Rieti. The Villa has a surface area of 750 square meters distributed on 3 levels: On the ground floor there is a cellar that housed the large oak barrels, still present, for aging wine and is composed of five rooms communicating with the rest of the villa through two external entrances and two internal staircases. Characteristic features are the barrel vaults, the original Florentine terracotta floors and the entrance, paved with river stones. On the first floor, with a frescoed entrance staircase, there is a double reception room, kitchen with large fireplace, three rooms with a view towards the Rieti plain and the Lungo and Ripasottile lakes. On the same floor are the servants' rooms: there are four, with independent entrance. The second floor is intended for the sleeping area, consisting of: an entrance hall, three rooms and a loggia from which you can enjoy a breathtaking view, even the floors on this floor are in Florentine terracotta. The building is completed by two stables, a large tool shed, a cellar for pressing grapes with an original nineteenth-century tank in brick and terracotta and a large paved farmyard. It is also possible to purchase up to 15 hectares (150,000 square meters) of cultivated land currently rented. The Villa is built on the original plan and dates back to the end of 1700, while the roof has been completely redone The entire estate was part of the Kingdom of Naples reigning Ferdinand IV of Bourbon. The border between the Kingdom of Naples and the Papal State still runs through the property and is highlighted by the presence of a verdant valley. Some defensive features inside the Villa hark back to those years when banditry was rampant especially in the border areas between the two States. The villa features interesting features such as some small fortifications typical of the time and surveillance peepholes, gates and wrought iron railings. The villa is located along the Cammino di Francesco (3 minutes walk away). It overlooks the Valle Santa, whose four thirteenth-century Franciscan Sanctuaries border the current Piana Reatina which at the time (1200) was actually a very large lake basin so large that Saint Francis crossed it by boat to move from one sanctuary to another. Today, three large basins remain of that lake, Lago Lungo, Lago di Ripasottile and Lago di Ventina, all in the current Riserva naturale dei laghi protected from any form of pollution. The villa is in the geographical center of Italy, 10 minutes from Rieti and 1 hour and 40 minutes from Rome.

House for sale in Cantalice, Lazio

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