Property for sale in Umbria, Italy

This property for sale in Umbria, Italy is a share in recently restored luxury country house on the borders of Tuscany and Umbria, central Italy.

La Preghiera, together with the adjacent villa, Moscatelli, has 12 double bedrooms. All rooms have en-suite bathrooms lined with travertine marble, beautiful public rooms, well-established grounds and gardens, including a beautiful medieval chapel and a large swimming pool.

The property is fully furnished and decorated, incorporates elegant traditional and antique furniture and fittings, and is maintained to a very high standard. It is situated only 400m from the village of Calzolaro, in Umbria's Upper Tiber Valley with shops, bars, supermarkets, pizzeria, garage, post office, hairdressers etc.

Co-ownership shares in this outstanding property are now being offered for sale. Full details of the property, the owners, their background and their philosophy are to be found on the website www.lapreghiera.com.

Liliana Richardson, experienced in hotel and catering management with Intercontinental Hotels, and John Tunstill, architect and designer, owners of the property, have lived and worked in Umbria, central Italy, since 1983. They are assisted by Sally Ann Lucock Marconi who has lived in Rome and Umbria for several years, now the Manager at La Preghiera Country House, with experience in managerial and organisation skills. Together with seven multilingual assistants, they all ensure that the running of La Preghiera Estate is to the satisfaction and full enjoyment of its visitors and guests.

Capital appreciation on properties in the Upper Tiber Valley of Umbria, bordering with Tuscany, has been running at 10 per cent per annum for the last 20 years, thus securing the capital growth of any investment. Full supporting documentation is available, and in 2005 this area of Umbria, for the very first time, exceeded the high property values of Cortona, in Tuscany.

Tremendous press coverage, currently, and in the last few years has established Umbria/Tuscany as one of the more attractive parts of Europe from the perspectives of living, holidays, culture and investment. Press cuttings available. These press articles, as well as the novels, festivals and films, have, and are continuing to create an increasingly sophisticated market for properties and rental accommodation of high quality, securing the growth in income from the rental sector and the annual returns on capital investment.

Become a part owner of one of the more beautiful properties in Umbria for your use at your leisure, or profit from a rental income, generated by a dedicated in-house team of experts. Benefit from the experience and advice which is always available from a resident property management team who have been dealing locally since 1983.

Fully trained in-house staff and managers ensure the smooth and efficient day-to-day running of the estate with on-site manager's accommodation. The property company is incorporated in Washington, USA, with bankers in San Marino, thus ensuring complete privacy and anonymity.

Enjoy the understated charms of the Upper Tiber Valley of Umbria; riding, golf, tennis, swimming, and walking; art, music, jazz, chocolate and local festivals; sunshine, two nearby lakes, wooded hills, beautiful valleys and medieval cities; quality infrastructure, good food, wine, and designer shopping; uncrowded user friendly roads, easily accessible motorways and airports; safe and crime free zone. Local Towns: Calzolaro 800 metres, Trestina 2km, Cittá di Castello 12km, Umbertide 12km.

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