Rural Italian Property for sale in Piedmont, Northern Italy

ARTIST'S IMPRESSIONS

The 'thumbnails' above show what this property looks like at present and where it is situated. But what might it look like with restoration? Here are a couple of artist's impressions.

COMPLEX OF HOUSES FOR SALE IN RURAL PIEDMONT, ITALY

The property is situated on a hilltop commanding the charming village of Perosio in the wine-producing Monferrato Hills of Piedmont in north-west Italy.

This is a substantial property in several units, most of them over 300 years old and traditionally-built in brick and stone. The interiors/exteriors retain many of their original features including floors tiled in terracotta, open fireplaces, timber ceilings, old doors, a full-sized, wood-burning bread oven, roof tiles (tegola), etc.

This property offers great scope for conversion to such as a very large private dwelling, apartments for sale or apartments for holiday letting. It could also be converted for use as a bed and breakfast business or as an equestrian centre, especially as the complex can be offered for sale with ample adjacent land.

As to the views: to the west and north west permanently snow-capped mountains can be seen in the distance on a clear day. Identifiable peaks include such as Monviso, in Italy, Monte Cervino (The Matterhorn) and Monte Rosa in Switzerland and Monte Bianco (Mont Blanc) on the international border.

GUIDE PRICE FOR THE WHOLE - £120,000 sterling (negotiable)

To establish the location of the property please use the map above. The property is situated about 20 km west of Casale Monferrato. Another way to locate it is to imagine a straight line drawn between the towns of Vercelli and Asti. The property is halfway along the line, about 4 km south of the River Po.

The property stands on the hilltop in the frazione (hamlet) of Perosio, which is in the comune (council district) of Cerrina. This is one of the districts of the province of Alessandria in the region of Piedmont in north-west Italy.

As to communications, the property is situated within easy reach of the motorways to/from France, Switzerland and Germany. Airports are Turin (50 km west of the property) and Milan (90 km to the north east). The nearest railway station is Madonnina di Crea, which is about 4 km away on the Asti to Casale Monferrato line.

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DETAILS ABOUT THE VARIOUS UNITS OF THIS PROPERTY

Unit 1

This is the main house. It is a tall house with unrestricted all-around views. It was originally the landowner's residence.

The house has been kept in good structural condition and has basic facilities.

The ground floor is a vaulted cellar, which is the same size as the house. The floor area of the cellar is approximately 68m².

The first floor is the living area. It comprises 3 rooms plus a basic bathroom. The approximate total floor area on this storey is 67m².

A flight of stairs leads to the second floor, which comprises 4 full-sized rooms plus a small box room. The approximate total floor area on this storey is 77m ².

The electricity and water supplies to the house are from the mains.

Unit 2

This is the second house in the complex and is the one with the greatest number of original features remaining. This house needs considerable modernisation. It is of two storeys.

The ground floor area of the house is approximately 88m².

A flight of stairs leads to the first floor, the area of which is approximately 90m².

Unit 3

This is a former stabling unit which is directly attached to and has access to/from the house described in Unit 2, above.

The ground floor area of this building is approximately 70m².

The first floor of the building was the hayloft for the stables and has open arches at the front.

The area of the first floor of this building is approximately 70m².

This unit could readily be converted to living accommodation.

Unit 4

This comprises 2 rooms - the lobby to the bread oven and a small room above the oven itself.

The total floor area of this building is approximately 35m².

Unit 5

This is a former storage building and has a ground floor area of approximately 60m². The building is about 2.5 storeys high, with no upper floor. Therefore the floor area of this building could be doubled to approximately 120m² if the building were converted to living accommodation.

Units 6 and 6a

These are garages. They have a total area of approximately 121m².

Glossary

Unit 1 is Fabbricato Civile e Cantina (this is the main house, including the cellar)
Unit 2 is Fabbricato Rurale (this house was the staff quarters)
Unit 3 is Stalle e Fienile (stable with hayloft above)
Unit 4 is Forno (this is the bread oven unit)
Unit 5 is Porticato (a garage - this is the clear building with no intermediate floor)
Units 6 and 6a Porticati (garages - plural)
Cortile (the yard)
Ingresso (an entrance - there are two).

NOTES

There is a small field that would be thrown into the bargain if the guide price were met. The field is situated behind Unit 4, which is described on this page, above, and which can be seen in the middle background of the 'thumbnail' picture called View 2, above

The property is being offered for sale privately, with full vacant possession. There are no estate agents, realtors or immobiliari involved.

All the buildings on this property face inwards and form a large, secluded courtyard to which there are two entrances - which would make it simple to divide the property into two.