Casalvieri, Frosinone, Lazio, Italy

Casa Roselli is located in a little village on the outskirts of the historic town of Casalvieri around 90 minutes from Rome. The property is within a few moments' walk from restaurants, wine bars, shops and services including the post office and banks. It is a very short drive to the beautiful medieval town of Casalvieri, and to many other attractive historic hilltop towns. The home enjoys lovely panoramic views across the hills and valleys of the Val di Comino

Casa Roselli is a large light 290 sq.mt. 4 bedroom/2 bathroom home set in over 2,500 sq.mt. of gated grounds. It is configured over 3 levels and offers much flexibility as to how the rooms can be utilised to fit the requirements of the purchaser.

On the ground floor, a covered patio opens into a broad entrance hall. There is a large well-fitted kitchen featuring a log fireplace with stone mantel. A door opens into a little vestibule leading to a large bedroom and bathroom suite conveniently on the ground floor. There are are two spacious living rooms on this level; and then wide stairs lead up to the first floor. Here there are a further three large, luminous rooms, some with balconies with 360 degree sweeping countryside views, to be configured as bedrooms, an additional living room, a study/office, as the purchaser desires..

Owing to the slope of the land, the rooms that constitute the ground floor at the front of the property are already one level above ground at the back of the property. This gives the lower level windows and french doors direct access onto the patio and into the 320 sq.mt. gated garden. And beyond lies the 2,200 sq.mt. of Casa Roselli's land planted with olives groves and an orchard.

The patio is ideally positioned for al fresco dining in the long summer evenings. There would be space for a pergola and/or swimming pool (subject to planning position).

This lower level has a garage with electric shutter access, wine and storage rooms, as well as a large games or hobby room (with bathroom), and another rustic kitchen with an open fireplace. The kitchen is not currently fitted out, although the old bread oven remains.

Casa Roselli was built around the middle of the twentieth century and has been well-maintained.

Energy classification: N/A

CASALVIERI AND THE CIOCIARIA

Casalevieri lies at the entrance of the wild gorges of the Melfa river, on the eastern side of the Val di Comino; a peaceful historic town whose name derives from the ancient term of "Domus Olivieri". The medieval centre is composed of buildings finely decorated with stone windows and portals, such as the eighteenth-century Palazzo Cellitto; it hosts wonderful festivals on such occasions as the celebrations of the patron saint on the last Sunday of May. The church of SS. Giovanni Battista and Evangelista, whose baroque façade is enriched by two niches with statues: "L'Assunta", painted by Cavalier d 'Arpino and the sacristy with fine wooden sculptures, are of particular merit. The seventeenth-century church of S. Maria delle Rose, in the Roselli district, is very elegant.

The Ciociaria region of Italy 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 Casa Roselli / Casalvieri is in a temperate zone, 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, Casalvieri 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.