Arpino, Frosinone, Lazio, Italy

Rudere della Valle - for those who have always dreamed about restoring a old stone cottage in an idyllic Italian country setting, here is the perfect opportunity. Set in rolling hills covered with olive groves, yet only a few minutes drive from charming medieval walled little towns with shops, restaurants and services, and only 90 minutes drive from Rome, the Cinelli Immobiliare Agency offer for sale a beautiful 200 sq.mt. stone rudere (ruined cottage) set in around 1.7 hectares of land.

The 200 sq.mt. 3 level building is configured with the front part of the rudere, which adjacent to the road, being respectively the ground floor and the lower ground floor; the rear of the building adds a first floor, which was used in ancient times as the sleeping area. The shape of the building evolves along the side of the road in an extremely graceful manner and gives the property an appearance reminiscent of a small village.

The entrance to the property features a massive stone staircase; as in the staircase, these large hand-cut stone building blocks are distributed along all the weight-bearing walls of the building. If the desired restoration design includes partial demolition or restructuring of the property, this hand-cut stone could be moved within the boundaries of the land with an exceptionally high rate of recovery and reuse of the material.

From the windows facing the valley you can see the crest of the hills and a very open, peaceful panoramic view of the valley. You can also admire the land surrounding the rudere - 17,000 sq.mt. of unspoilt forest and olive groves.

From Rudere della Valle you can walk (or drive) along a path allowing you further opportunities to admire the gorgeous countryside. You will pass by an "Aia", which in part belongs to Rudere della Valle; an "Aia" is a big stone-flagged circle, originally used for threshing wheat, crushing grapes and processing by hand other typical products from the countryside. These "Aia" were generally owned and used communally by a group of neighbouring farms.

In addition to Rudere della Valle, there is - quite exceptionally - the opportunity to purchase by separate agreements with their respective owners either or both of:
- a nearby smaller rudere of 140 square meters with 5,000 sq.mt. of land; and/or
- a portion of a building close to Rudere della Valle.

This creates the unique opportunity to create your dream property to the exact size, layout and land-holding that you want.

The Cinelli Immobiliare Agency provides reliable full-service restorations, from the design phase to completion of the project, focussed on the appropriate use of original materials, such as stone, wood and wrought iron, drawing on the 40 years' experience in the restoration business of their partner company Cinelli Claudio Restorations and their technical office, headed by Ing. Valentina Cinelli.

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ARPINO AND THE CIOCIARIA

Rudere della Valle is a few minutes drive from Arpino, which is one of the major 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 Arpino 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 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 less than ninety minutes journey from central Rome or either of Rome's two airports.


VIA ROMANA Srls and the CINELLI IMMOBILIARE 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 the Cinelli Immobiliare Agency. The Cinelli Immobiliare Agency aims at identifying unique buildings with outstanding locations in the beautiful Ciociaria region, including apartments, historic houses, villas, palazzos and farmhouses. Some of these properties are already renovated while others are to be restored. The Cinelli Immobiliare Agency also provides reliable and full service renovations focussed on the appropriate use of original materials, such as stone, wood and wrought iron, drawing on over 40 years' experience in the restoration sector of their partner company Cinelli Claudio Restorations and their technical office, headed by Ing. Valentina Cinelli.