MEDIEVAL CASTLE, LUXURY BOUTIQUE HOTEL FOR SALE IN MARCHE

The keep (731 m² – 7,865 ft², 5 bedrooms and 9 bathrooms) is the heart of the castle, located at the highest part of the rocky outcrop, in an extremely panoramic position. The reception (with adjoining warehouse/wardrobe) is built into the projecting body and overlooks the castle terrace. Next to the reception is the manorial chapel, entirely renovated and tastefully furnished by Count Alessandro Ligi Luperti.

On the ground floor of the castle are the common areas, consisting of a large living room, breakfast/convivial room, various hallways, dining room with adjoining kitchen, dressing rooms for employees and service bathrooms for guests. With separate access from the outside, in the projecting body of the building, is a large hall used for events and conferences (90 m² – 968 ft²).

The main staircase leads to the first floor, where a small hallway leads to the large living room, connected to a private office space. From the living room one can reach three luxurious bedrooms with en-suite bathrooms (one with a kitchen as well). Three beautiful original 17th-century frescoes by the school of Federico Barocci are preserved in the rooms.

The second floor, created in what was the building’s attic, houses a central sitting room that connects to two en-suite bedrooms.

The wellness center (also part of the keep) is carved out under the event hall, on two separate and independently accessible floors. The upper level houses the relaxation area with sauna and steam room, as well as locker rooms, while the lower level contains a large relaxation room with whirlpool and bath.

The foresteria (139 m² – 1,496 ft², 3 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms) is located at the opposite end of the castle, lower than the fortress, and houses three elegant guest bedrooms, each with its own private bathroom. In the basement, accessible by a characteristic triangular staircase, are the castle’s old storage rooms, including the medieval “neviera”, an ante-litteram cold storage room in which food supplies were kept.

Also within the perimeter of the castle is an independent technical room (17 m² – 183 ft²) with a small staff bathroom.

The archaeological area surrounding the fortress (over 4,400 m² in total), enclosed by the perimeter of the old walls, underwent careful recovery and excavation work in the years 2008 - 2013. This work, with the assistance of the University of Urbino and the Soprintendenza per i Beni Archeologici, brought to light the traces of as many as twenty-eight rooms that constituted workshops, warehouses, stables, barns and dwellings in the past. The actual fortress, on the other hand, has undergone interventions, even heavy ones, already in past eras, and only a few parts of the original structure remain, replaced by stately rooms.

The castle’s greenery has been fully restored and equipped with an irrigation system covering the entire area.

Finally, in a defiladed position in the plain below the castle, not far from the fortress, there is a large agricultural warehouse (228 m² – 2,453 ft²) that can be used to shelter vehicles and tools for use in the fields on the property.

In addition to the gardens mentioned above, all of which are enclosed by the castle wall, the property can count on 27.6 hectares (68.2) of agricultural land arranged all around the mountain on which the fortress stands. Large expanses of arable and grazing land (17.9 ha in total) could be used to plant crops typical of the area for additional income, while the remaining area is covered by woods (9.7 ha) with truffle ground.

Among other things, the property also includes 57 olive trees, already in full production.

Acqualagna (9km; 10’), Cagli (13km; 15’), Urbania (15km; 20’), Apecchio (16km; 15’), Urbino (26km; 35’), Città di Castello (43km; 50’), Gubbio (47km; 45’), Fano (52km; 40’), Corinaldo (57km; 1h), Pesaro (64km; 1h), Senigallia (76km; 1h), Perugia (98km; 1h 25’), Assisi (99km; 1h 30’), Rimini (103km; 1h 20’), Jesi (110km; 1h 25’), Ancona (120km; 1h 25’)

Ancona R. Sanzio (94km; 1h 5’), Perugia San Francesco (92km; 1h 20’), Rimini F. Fellini (95km; 1h 10’), Firenze A. Vespucci (175km; 2h 30’), Bologna G. Marconi (215km; 2h 15’), Roma Ciampino (273km; 3h 15’), Roma Fiumicino (288km; 3h 25’)