Brief description

Traditional, restored farmhouse with tower, surrounded by 1.4 hectares of land with garden, swimming pool, olive grove and small vineyard. Outbuilding for guests and separate staff apartment.

Geographic position

Casale Torre Altura is a beautiful property for sale 11 km from Todi, immersed in the greenery of the Umbrian hills, which it overlooks thanks to its panoramic location with 360° views.

The property is comprised of the farmhouse and an outbuilding, surrounded by 1.4 hectares of private land, with garden, swimming pool, olive grove and small vineyard, secluded but unisolated within an unspoiled landscape.

The nearest populated area, with a food shop and restaurant is just 2 km away, Todi (11 km) and Avigliano Umbro (7 km) are a few minutes away by car, while Rome, thanks to the E45 motorway 9 km away, can be reached in an hour and 20 minutes (116 km).

The closest airport is Perugia (57 km), just under an hour by car, while Rome Ciampino and Rome Fiumicino airports are 134 and 152 km away.

Description of buildings

The Farmhouse
In a panoramic location and characterised by a traditional tower, it has a total surface area of 471 sq.m on two floors, plus a loft on the second floor of the tower.

The entrance opens into a large hall with fireplace, separated by two typical arched brick walls, skillfully lit from the bottom.

To the right of the entrance, on the ground floor of the tower, there is a studio/bedroom, while on the left hand side there is a large kitchen with fireplace and the dining room, both with access to the pretty outside porch of 70 sq.m, a bathroom for the living area, a storeroom, the lift and the staircase to access the floor above.

The whole first floor is used for the sleeping area, with 4 bedrooms, 2 with ensuite bathrooms, a living room and connecting with the tower, another bedroom/studio.
On the top floor of the tower, there is the loft.

The outbuilding
The outbuilding, which is alongside the farmhouse, has three floors and a total surface area of 247 sq.m, with 105 sq.m at the basement level, with a car park for 3 cars, a storeroom and a utility area.

Inside there are two separate apartments:
- A guest apartment
Comprising pretty entrance, hall with access to the outside porch (17 sq.m) with wood-burning stove, bathroom and, on the floor above, a bedroom with bathroom.
 -Staff apartment
With living/dining room with access to the porch (74 sq.m), kitchenette, bedroom and bathroom.

Finally, the property includes an 8 sq.m storeroom in the basement, and the technical area for the swimming pool.

State and finishing

The farmhouse and the outbuilding have been fully restored, using traditional materials, and they are in perfect condition.
Inside, there are tiled floors in the living areas and wooden ones in the sleeping areas, ceilings with exposed tiles and beams, stone fireplaces, some exposed stone walls and traditional brick arches in the large hallway on the ground floor.

External areas

The property includes around 1,4 hectares of land, completely fenced off.
The area immediately surrounding the houses is used as garden, with a swimming pool 7,5 x 16m wide and 2.20m deep.

Use and potential uses

Thanks to its commanding and extremely panoramic location, unisolated but still secluded, just 11 km from Todi and less than an hour and a half from Rome and its airports, Casale Torre Altura is the ideal property in which to relax, immerse oneself in the peace and quiet and nature, at weekends and during the holidays. In addition, the size of the included land means it would be possible to have a permanent residence for staff, making it nice and easy to care for the property.

Distances and location

Umbria - Italy

Neighboring regions: Toscany, Lazio, Marche

Main centers: Perugia, Assisi, Spoleto, Todi, Orvieto, Gubbio, Spello

 

Characteristics: is the sister of Tuscany region, green and hilly territory with olive groves and vineyards, rich in art cities and quaint towns.

Placed in Central Italy between Rome and Florence, Umbria is a region rich in history and culture, from the hilly landscape with olive groves and vineyards, and dotted with historic villages and artistic cities such as Perugia (important international University Centre), Spoleto, Orvieto, Todi, Assisi, Spello and others.

15 minutes from Perugia is located Lake Trasimeno, the largest Italian lake after that of Como.

The climate is mild with temperatures in winter rarely fall below zero degrees and summer temperatures around 25 degrees.

The region is the scene of major cultural events throughout the year (such as the Festival dei Due Mondi in Spoleto and Umbria Jazz) and many other folk events which, especially in summer, enliven small and large centers of the entire territory.

 

Property offer: Umbria, with its Green and hilly territory is particularly required for purchasing original characteristic stone farmhouses, very similar to those of Tuscany, in the countryside around the major cities of art such as Todi, Spoleto, Orvieto, Perugia, Assisi or in the popular area of Valley of Niccone or of Trasimeno.  These are often finely renovated farmhouses with park and pool, which are well suited to use for vacation but also for investment with the ability to put them in the lease through touristicrental. Umbria has a strategic position being located half an hour from Rome and two hours from Florence. The region, rich in history, offers you the chance to buy real estate like castles, vintage villas, villages and monasteries. Very popular are also the apartments within historical centers or small rural managed complexes, rich in original farmhouses of stone structure, particularly are requested those places in the countryside around the town of Todi, Spoleto, Assisi, Perugia and Orvieto, but also in the areas and Niccone Valley and Lake Trasimeno. Frequently also the historic buildings, ancient villas, castles and apartments in historic towns such as Perugia, Orvieto, Spoleto, Assisi, Spello, Trevi, or in small villages renovated and preserved.