Umbria, Perugia, Marsciano, Italy

Marsciano, magnificent hamlet of about 3,084 gross sq. m., now a country house, with 8.5 hectares of land and breathtaking views of the surrounding valley and Perugia.

Description:The castle dates back to 593 AD and was built at the border of the Byzantine Corridor. Around the year 1000 it became a monastery and in 1474 was given to a family of counts who used it as a summer and hunting residence.The mansion consists of 27 units, 11 apartments and 16 suites, all finely restored with chestnut wood beams and old terracotta floors.The restoration was carried out with the Ministry of Culture, which considers it a model restoration because of the thoroughness of the work done and the quality of the materials used. 23 units are listed i.e part of the Italian National Endowment with large tax benefits. The units range from 59 to 186 sq. m. and have 1 to 3 bedrooms, 96 percent of which have their own bathrooms. Many living rooms have a fireplace.In the Small Tower there is a 186 sq. m. unit with a large living room, 2 double bedrooms and two bathrooms. On the second floor there is a 170 sq m unit with a large living room, fireplace, and 7 beds. The view is magnificent from the windows of all units and the squares.The hamlet is on a map at the entrance of the Vatican Museums because a saint took refuge there in 174 A.D. and because in 1450 Pope Nicholas V (1447-55) lived there for months. He founded the Vatican Library, crowned a German emperor for the last time in Rome and accepted the resignation of the last antipope. The chapel on the hill, first mentioned in a papal bull of 1115, contains a beautiful canopy for papal visits with his coat of arms and delicate frescoes from 1315-19 painted by Meo da Siena, who was a pupil of Giotto and has an entire room dedicated to him in the Städel Museum in Frankfurt, Germany, and the National Gallery in Perugia.

There is a spa with a sauna, steam bath, sensory shower and heated whirlpool, a restaurant hall with a ribbed cross-vaulted ceiling and a 129-square-meter pergola with kitchen and batroom and a stunning view on Perugia at 16 km. distance.

Outdoor Spaces: The property has 8.5 ha of vegetable garden, olive grove, orchard, truffle grove, woodland and parking.

Condition and finishes: The property is cared for everywhere in every detail. 23 units have stone walls, up to m. 1.6 thick. The windows are made of chestnut and the glass is double glazed. In one large apartment, the height between floor and ceiling is 7 m. Heating is often floor heating.

Potential Use: It is perfect for use as a high class country house or as a summer residence of groups of families.

Location: It is located near the main art cities of Umbria and Tuscany.