Farmhouse with garden for sale near Perugia

Brief description

Restored farmhouse with over 9.000 sq.m of garden for sale in a hilly, panoramic location 11 km from Perugia. Annex with storeroom and garage. Opportunity to build swimming pool.

Geographic position

La Colonica Umbra is a restored historic farmhouse, for sale in the hills near Perugia (11 km), less than a quarter of an hour away.

The location is perfect, hilly and panoramic with a view of the valley and of the whole countryside, while also convenient for access to the main roads, by which some of the key historic centres of Umbria, such as Assisi (23 km), Spello (25 km), Foligno (35 km) and Spoleto (57 km) can be reached in under an hour.

The nearest populated area, a useful place to go for daily essentials, is 2,7 km away while there is a large shopping centre just 6 km away (10 minutes by car.)

The location is also particularly convenient for access to Perugia Sant’Egidio airport, less than 5 km away, which flies to various national and international destinations with airlines including Ryanair. 

Description of buildings

La Colonica Umbra is a restored rural farmhouse, with 3 floors and a total surface area of 580 sq.m plus an annex of 70 sq.m used as a storeroom and garage. The ground floor comprises a small entrance/studio which opens into a large living room with fireplace, another sitting room/kitchen, a bedroom/studio and a bathroom.

Also on the ground floor there is an area for storage and keeping equipment, with 5 separate compartments and a 20 sq.m porch.

The first floor, with a separate entrance accessible by an outdoor staircase, typical of these historic rural buildings, comprises a large living room with fireplace, dining kitchen, sitting/dining room also with fireplace and with access to a 5 sq.m terrace, 4 bedrooms, one with en-suite bathroom, and two bathrooms.

Not far from the farmhouse there is the annex, of around 70 sq.m in total, which is used as a storeroom and garage. 

State and finishing

The property is in good condition and is constantly being maintained.

Outside there are the typical architectural features of historic Umbrian farmhouses, with exposed stone and brickwork and with the classic external covered staircase. 

External areas

The farmhouse is surrounded by a pretty private garden of around 9,000 sq.m, with landscaped lawn and various fruit trees such as fig, apricot, apple, sour cherry, walnut, pomegranate and around 15/20 fertile olive trees. 

Use and potential uses

The farmhouse, which is in a panoramic and highly convenient location, thanks to its vicinity to Perugia (only 11 km away) and to the E45 motorway (4.5 km away), is perfect for those who are looking for a permanent home, close to nature but at the same time near to a city with all the necessary amenities (schools, university, hospital, airport etc.) and for those who would like a second home in the country which is not isolated and not far from some of Umbria’s main historic centres. 

Distances and location

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