Villa for sale in Umbria

This villa for sale in Umbria lies requires restoration and offers fantastic potential to the right buyer.

Lying near the town of Marsciano, in Perugia province, this is a substantial estates - a house of 900 square metres on 5000 square metres of land. The villa lies at the end of a white road, in good condition.

This very large rural complex is located in a quiet and secluded area among the green hills surrounding Marsciano (4km distant). The main house at the centre of the property is an old stone building with a most distinctive shape, as it does not have an external staircase and the roof is double-sloping.

The internal area is approximately 300 square metres per floor; part of the upper floor has been restored and was inhabited up to five years ago. The ground floor, which was formerly used as a stables, and the remaining portion of the first floor need complete restoration. The external load-bearing walls are in good condition and all facilities and installations are present; the roof needs maintenance.

This country house mainly retained the original (and typical) materials, such as the exposed stone facade, terracotta tiles on the floors and ceilings with exposed timber beams and terracotta 'pianelle'.

Approximately 15 metres from the main building stands a brick-and-stone annex measuring 150 square metres, formerly used as a storage room; a tobacco drying building dating back to the 1950s, (150 square metres); and a small garage, now collapsed.

The private land, all of it flat, covers an area of approximately 5000 square metres. The estate would be perfect as tourist accommodation.

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