Arpino, Frosinone, Lazio, Italy

Casa Polissena is a very unusual, 400 sq.mt. home; built within the grounds of a splendid old villa, it features a modern 203 sq.mt. house built above ancient stone-vaulted cellars.

Set in a gated garden with covered patio, the property benefits from a large garage, and has a 30 sq.mt. terrace with sweeping views.

The modern house has a very large open living/dining room, running much of its length with panoramic views to the distant mountains. This opens out onto the terrace. There are four spacious bedrooms (one very large), and one smaller room. There are currently two modern bathrooms in the main house. The kitchen has a fireplace.

The modern home has been immaculately maintained and is ready for immediate occupancy with all utilities connected.

Stairs lead down into the massive old cantinas (cellars) - several levels of modern rooms have been created, as well as a multi-car garage; additionally part of the cantina has been left at its original height. The windows of this area of the cellars were originally street level doors, and could be reopened if that part of the cantina were to be turned into shops or a restaurant. There is another bathroom on this level. This part of the building allows many exciting restoration possibilities.

The property is convenient for an excellent secondary school, as well as several restaurants and cafes. It is within walking distance or a minute's drive (less than a kilometre) from the historic hilltop town centre of Arpino where there are restaurants, bars, shops and services.

Casa Polissena benefits from excellent road access and is only 90 minutes drive to the centre of Rome and to Rome's Fiumicino airport.

Energy classification: G


ARPINO AND THE CIOCIARIA

Arpino 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 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 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 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.