Magnificent former convent for sale in Umbria, Italy

Poggetto is a stone-built former convent, dating from the sixteenth century, on a green hill overlooking Todi. This magnificent house for sale in Umbria enjoys breathtaking views.

Surrounded by lush vegetation, the house has beautiful views over the hilltop town of Todi, and of the rolling hills between Todi and Orvieto. Renovated between 1990 and 1995, it displays the typical features of an old Umbrian building: stone walls, old wooden beams, hand-made terracotta tiles.

The large former stable with original manger has direct access to a covered pergola … itself offering a magnificent view over Todi and green parcels of land. The swimming pool is framed within fir and oak trees.

This property for sale in Umbria lies 10km from Todi, 800m from the nearest village, 4km from the nearest restaurant and bar, 10km from the nearest train station, 35km from Orvieto and 120km from Rome.

The house itself covers some 630m² on two floors and can be enlarged by another 200m².

The ground floor has a large living room with big stone fireplace and direct access to the covered porch. There is a kitchen, a large hall, eight rooms and eight bathrooms.

On the first floor there are three rooms, two bathrooms, a living room with a big fireplace, and a large study.

Outbuildings including two annexes. The first is 80m², the second 32m². Both are in need of renovation.

The buildings are faced in stone and terracotta bricks; floors are of hand-made terracotta tiles; ceilings are of hand-made terracotta tiles and wooden beams; the roofs are of terracotta tiles.

Water is from a spring and a well; there is also a water tank and water softener. The house is connected for electricity, gas for heating and cooking. It has air conditioning, and telephone lines are connected to the house.

The 30,000m² of land includes a 10,000m² wood, 20,000 of cultivated land, gardens, fruit trees, olive trees, rosemary, broom, lavender and many flowers. Extra land can be bought quite easily. A 12x6metre pool lies next to the house.

The owner would like to include almost all the furniture (antique pieces) in the price, if the buyer wishes.