Property for sale in Ficulle, Umbria, Italy

Close to the village of Ficulle, just outside a fascinating Medieval hamlet, only 800 metres from the beautiful Castle of Sala, a stunning country house made of stone and brick which has been completely restored. It is made up of three separate buildings, which have been joined together and made into one large country dwelling with many bathrooms, good sized sitting rooms with beautiful brick arches, and numerous rooms with wooden beams. The land includes a large garden and 70 olive trees, all of which surround the property. This area is famous for the quality and distinct bouquet of its wines so it is excellent terrain in which to plant vineyards to produce quality wines.

Location
The property is situated in the small area of Sala, which is part of the comune of Ficulle, which is world famous because of it's wonderful wines and also it's ancient castle. It is accessed by a small white road which winds up to the slopes of the castle which is only 800 metres away, all the roads up until the white road are asphalt and are in good condition. The village is located halfway between Rome and Florence thanks to the railway station and the A1 motorway junction at Fabro for Northwards journeys and at Orvieto for travelling South on the motorway, both of which are only a few kilometres away. Within a radius of only 15-30 kms you can find wonderful Medieval villages such as Allerona, Monteleone, Montegabbione and Parrano. This last village is very close to Ficulle, and is soon to be a Thermal Spa centre. Other fascinating larger centres to visit such as , Orvieto, Bolsena,Viterbo, Perugia, Assisi, San. Casciano and Siena are all within easy reach of the property.



Utilities
The property has all the main services, it has mains water and normal Enel electrical connection. There is also an old well with a good supply of spring water. The telephone line is already connected which also includes ADSL cover. The property has heating using convection heating and radiators heated with GPL gas from a tank in the grounds.

Potential Land Use
The property would make a wonderful main residence or a second home. Due to the excellent position of the property with good road and rail links and the local services and amenities which are close-by, it is very easy to visit all the most important and fascinating historical centres of Umbria and Tuscany. Surrounded by the famous wine producing vineyards of Castello della Sala, it would also made an excellent tourist rental property or an exclusive and very private cantina.
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