Civitanova Marche, Macerata, Le Marche, Italy

This detached villa, built in 2000, stands on a hillside above the Adriatic, 6.5 km from Civitanova Marche, and looks out to the sea.

It has 500 sqm of living space on 3 floors.
The build is fully anti-seismic, in reinforced concrete with lightened concrete floor slabs, so the rooms are large open spaces with no supporting columns.
Throughout the house there are parquet floors, wood panelling and handmade doors with carved friezes.
A staircase in marble and wrought iron, made by a local artisan, joins the floors, and there is also a lift.

Ground floor

50 sqm kitchen with pantry and guest WC
100 sqm lounge with marble fireplace
21 sqm study with wood panelling
8 sqm bathroom
93 sqm portico

First floor

20 sqm master bedroom with marble fireplace. Panelling conceals the walk-in wardrobe and the en-suite, which has a shower and a window
2 further bedrooms, both with terraces
Family bathroom with whirlpool bath

Semi-basement

46 sqm taverna with brick fireplace and stainless-steel kitchen
34 sqm lounge/cinema room
6 sqm guest WC
38 sqm laundry, 18 sqm boot room and 8 sqm wine cellar
93.5 sqm garage with electric door

Outside
The house sits in 5,000 sqm of gardens with a further 15,000 sqm of adjoining farmland, planted with olive trees.
The farmland has its own side access for vehicles.

the 93 sqm portico looks out over the gardens to the sea.
A wall of brick and wrought iron runs around the whole property.
The heated saltwater pool is built in reinforced concrete on anchoring piles.
Water comes from a well shared with 2 neighbouring villas, and there is a rainwater collection system with a backup pump.
Security includes a volumetric alarm, CCTV and armoured shutters.
The 15 kW photovoltaic system keeps running costs low.

Location
Civitanova Marche is a lively seaside town on the Adriatic coast. It has sandy beaches, a marina, a seafront promenade and good shopping, and the region is known for its fashion and shoe makers. A train station and the A14 motorway are nearby. Approximate distances:

Beaches and town centre: 10 mins (6.5 km)
Recanati, home town of the poet Leopardi: 25 mins
Macerata and its Sferisterio opera festival: 30 mins
Loreto and its basilica: 30 mins
Fermo: 35 mins
Riviera del Conero (Sirolo, Numana): 45 mins
Sibillini Mountains National Park, with winter skiing: around 1 hr 15 mins

Getting there

Ancona Falconara airport (AOI): about 55 km, 45 mins.
Ryanair flies direct from London Stansted in about 2 hrs 20 mins
Pescara airport (PSR): about 115 km, 1 hr 15 mins
Bologna airport (BLQ): about 250 km, 2 hrs 30 mins, with a wider range of UK routes
From the USA: direct flights to Rome Fiumicino (about 3 hrs by car), or a single connection to Ancona via a European hub