Orvieto

On the hills of Orvieto, in southern Umbria, 45.9-hectare estate for sale. Renovated in recent years and finished with fine materials, the property consists of three buildings and is perfect both as a private home and as an income property thanks to the presence of three separate residential units. The agricultural land surrounds the buildings and includes an Orvieto DOC vineyard and 400olive trees as well as forest paths and fields suitable for horses.

The property can be purchased either through a real estate transaction or as a transfer of shares. The latter might prove advantageous by reducing potential taxes, facilitating acquisition by non-EU nationals.

DESCRIPTION OF THE BUILDINGS

The main villa (478 m² – 5,143 ft², 3 bedrooms and 5 bathrooms) is a large historic building, which once belonged to a famous count of Orvieto. The structure was entirely renovated in 2023 and in in excellent condition, structured on two floors. On the lower level are large representative rooms, the laundry, two marble bathrooms as well as a beautiful kitchen equipped with modern, state-of-the-art appliances. On the upper level, on the other hand, is the sleeping area consisting of three bedrooms with en-suite marble bathrooms (the master also has a private walk-in closet). All the rooms enjoy dramatic views of the surrounding countryside, while five of them are equipped with in-wall speakers.

The villa is surrounded by an exclusive garden of 3,600 m² that houses a convenient parking area and the 10 × 5 m swimming pool with terracotta solarium.

The rustic farmhouse (272 m² – 2,927 ft², 3 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms) located not far from the villa houses some storage rooms on the ground floor as well as two apartments (one on each floor). The ground-floor unit is yet to be completed, while the apartment on the second floor consists of living room, dining room with kitchen, two bedrooms and two bathrooms.

This building also has an exclusive outdoor garden (about 3,500 m²) with parking behind the house.

For enthusiasts, the property also has stables with 8 stalls (160 m² – 1,722 ft²) and a large barn (153 m² – 1,646 ft²) with tool storage, bathroom and hay storage. The roof of the stables houses the 34-kW photovoltaic system (mounted so that it is not visible from anywhere on the property). The volumes could be reconfigured for other use more in line with the buyers’ needs. Not far away is an outdoor working arena for training.

In a hilly position, in the Umbrian province of Orvieto, cellar with vineyard.

A short distance from a town with all the services (7km; 15’), the cellar is located not far from many of the most known cities of central Italy: in Umbria we have Città della Pieve (23km; 30’), Orvieto (41km; 50’) and Perugia (53km; 1h 10’); in Tuscany the wine cities of Montepulciano (49km; 1h) and Montalcino (76km; 1h 20’) and finally, in Lazio, the unrivaled Rome (148km; 1h 50’).

Airports of central Italy are all equally useful to reach the property: Perugia Sant’Egidio (62km; 1h 10’), Roma Ciampino (162km; 1h 45’), Firenze Peretola (163km; 1h 45’), Ancona Falconara (166km; 2h 20’), Roma Fiumicino (177km; 1h 50’) and Pisa Galilei (224km; 2h 25’).

A few kilometres from the historical centre of Orvieto, in Umbria, luxury villa dating back to the 15th century for sale.

Originally a tower, then a mill, the structure has been converted into a countryside villa. The river that currently flows nearby the villa, once flowed beneath it.  The noble floor became the current ground floor, thanks to the debris accumulated by that river.

On the ground floor there are a large entrance hall with cozy reading area and stone stairs leading to the first floor and two large halls currently used as restaurant rooms. The main hall is characterized by  a large stone fireplace and a coffered ceiling with frescoes. On the same floor there are a professional kitchen and two conference rooms.

On the first floor there are a lounge and twelve bedrooms, each with en suite bathroom and gorgeous park view.

Large storage rooms are located on the basement and on the second floor.

Surrounded by a park stretching for approximately 2.0 hectares, the villa is immersed in a perfectly maintained garden. Inside the garden there are a beautiful pool with solarium and a large private parking.