Vicalvi, Frosinone, Lazio, Italy

Located in an enchanting panoramic setting, immersed in the greenery of the Ciociaria hills in Vicalvi, a short distance from the ancient village with its medieval castle, Casa Colle d'Agnese is a lovely townhouse with two private courtyards, small garden, private garage and lovely taverna entertaining area in the basement.

From the front private courtyard you enter ground floor, where there is an eat-in kitchen with a panoramic balcony overlooking the valley. The bright, sunny kitchen is also equipped with a fireplace. Stairs lead down from the balcony into the back courtyard and garden.

Also on this floor is a bedroom with ensuite bathroom

The first floor, has two bedrooms and a bathroom (or if you prefer, a sitting room with stunning views and a bedroom and bathroom).

Finally, the property has a basement, which, owing to the slope of the land, is ground level at the back, and opens directly to the garden. This has been turned into a lovely 'taverna' or entertainment area, directly accessing the rear courtyard and garden. The 'rustic' kitchen has doors to the outside (next to the garage), and onto the back courtyard, as well as opening internally into a large room with arched ceilings, which was once the 'cantina' (above ground cellar), and is now used as the 'taverna' (cantina entertaining space). Opening from the back courtyard there is a third bathroom.

There is also a double garage on this level.

Both the front and back courtyards are fully fenced. The back courtyard has a solid gate opening next to the garage for deliveries. The private garden at the rear of the house, which opens from the back courtyard, is terraced to create two levels, one of which is used as a vegetable garden.

VICALVI, ALVITO AND THE CIOCIARIA

Vicalvi and its neighbouring town, Alvito, are among the many enchanting medieval 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 Vicalvi 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 publicized 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 Alvito, Arpino, Veroli, Alatri 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 only 90 to 120 minutes minutes journey from central Rome or either of Rome's two airports.


VIA ROMANA Srls and CASE & CASALI REAL ESTATE AGENCY

Via Romana Srls is an Italian-incorporated company owned by a British/Australian Chartered Accountant and her photographer daughter, and offers a package of services to facilitate all aspects of the purchase and restoration of Italian property by overseas clients. The Via Romana team works in collaboration with various fully-licensed Italian real estate agencies including Case & Casali Real Estate Agency represented by Sig. Ciro Tomei. Sig. Tomei has been enrolled in the register of real estate agents at the Chamber of Commerce in Frosinone, Lazio since 2007 and has much experience in the international marketing of Italian real estate