Podere Colonna

Description

"Podere Colonna" is a prestigious farmhouse for sale in Umbria, with an active vineyard, set in a commanding position 2 km from the village of San Venanzo, with eye-defeating views. It comprises two detached, traditional houses in stone for a total of 610 sq m plus 275 sq m of basement area, dating back to year 1570 and perfectly restored with wide open spaces, full of light. A stunning swimming pool lying on a terrace overlooks the beautiful panorama. The houses sit on vast fenced lands, over 37 acres in total, which consist of an active vineyard producing up to 13,000 bottles per year, olive grove, truffle growing area, woodland, large lawn. Energy performance: F., IPE 189,60 / 203,52 kWh/ sq m per annum

"Podere Colonna" is a great estate composed of two valuable and prestigious properties, perfectly restored, with farmland covering 15 hectares (37 acres), mostly fenced. This property for sale in Umbria is accessed via a short stretch of gravel road, in perfect condition; an electric gate opens onto the garden, equipped with an automatic irrigation system and automatic lighting. At the end of a driveway there are two stone farmhouses, completely independent and at a distance of about 10 from each other. The farmhouses date back to 1570; they were artfully restored with the greatest care and with anti-seismic measures, aerated floors and reinforced concrete kerbstones. The latest restoration and extension have been done very recently. The manor house, the larger and more imposing of the two farmhouses, has a front porch of 20 sq m; From here one enters the building, which is wonderfully spacious and airy, with a living room decorated with a design wood burning-fireplace and a dining room of 70 sqm with an American style kitchen, characterized by spectacular windows that overlook the valley. From the dining room one exits from the opposite side, where there is a porch with the original bread oven. Remaining on the ground floor there is a sitting room / study, a room, a bathroom and a large bedroom (25 sqm) with en- suite bathroom. On the first floor there are two double bedrooms with en-suite bathrooms. In the basement, accessible from the outside, there is a large room (80 sqm), used as a cellar for wine making, which has just recently been created, and adjacent another large multi-purpose room of 90 square meters, also equipped with a bathroom. The second farmhouse has the main entrance on the shorter side of the building, characterized by interesting glass arches. On the ground floor, one will find a studio/bedrooms, a large living room with fireplace, a kitchen, a bathroom and a porch with oven. The upper level of the house is reached via an internal staircase and here one will find 3 large bedrooms with en-suite bathrooms (1 with Jacuzzi) and a further small bedroom. In the basement there is a large multi-purpose room (100 square meters) used as a tool shed/storage area, with technical rooms for the central heating and a bathroom. In the garden surrounding the buildings, from the opposite side of the entrance gate, there has been created a beautiful terraced pool (14x7m) paved in stone and travertine. Below the pool is a technical room of about 40 square meters, which contain the filters, softeners and water purifiers, in addition to a bathroom. The land sold with this prestigious property in Umbria totals 37 acres and includes a large front garden of nearly an acre, an active vineyard (4 acres), around 350 olive trees, pasture land and forests. 13,000 bottles of red and white wine have been produced in the best year (so far 2016) and they are mostly sold abroad. It should also be noted that an area has been planted with the famous Italian black truffle. The property is almost totally independent from the energy point of view. This exclusive and prestigious property for sale has a 6 kw photovoltaic system that guarantees an annual saving of € 6000/7000 in electricity, and solar panels for hot water. The wood burning fireplace (connected to the heating system) in the main house is stocked with abundant wood available from the woods. The two wells provide sufficient fresh water, even in summer, to irrigate an area of almost 12 acres.