Villa set within a Roman style courtyard

Masseria Degli Angeli is entered through an arched stone gateway with ancient stone paving. The high walled courtyard is a beautiful haven for outdoor living and offers total privacy. Relax in the seated Roman bath or in the shade of the Roman tiled veranda with its stone columns and arch. This Masseria (fortified House house) is full of character features and is located in a tranquil countryside setting surrounded by olive, pine and almond trees. All the facilities of Franca villa Fontana are only 5 minutes drive.

 

Property details:

• Character features include star vaulted stone ceilings, barrel ceiling, stone floors, mosaic, stained glass, arrow slit windows, crenelations  bell tower, stone manger.

• A very private high walled Romanesque style courtyard (258m2) with seated Roman bath, BBQ and a Roman tiled veranda with stone columns and arch.

• 1 lounge

• 1 Kitchen/diner

• 4 Double/Twin Bedrooms

• 2 multi use rooms (could be used as study, cinema room, games room etc.)

• 3 ensuite bathrooms

• 3 large roof terraces (142m2 in total)

• toilet

• All rooms have large windowed doors leading onto the courtyard

• New plumbing and mains electric.

• 31,400m2 / 7.76 acres / 3.14 hectares.


• Mostly flat with well spaced olive, almond, pine and fig trees.

• Dry stone walls and wire fenced boundary.

• Pen for chickens or ducks. Great for anyone wanting a smallholding.

• There are open spaces which could be developed for other uses, such as a swimming pool, vegetable plot, animals etc. (Many people have horses in this area)

• Only Bills are for electric (approx. 70 euros p/m), internet service unlimited wi-fi (23 euros p/m) The council tax (IMU) was abolished by the government for the whole of 2013, The year before it was only 279 euros for the year (For first residence). A new Service Tax is expected to be introduced in 2014, but is not expected to be any higher than the previous one.

• Free water from Artisian well

• Free Heating and hot water - Wood collected from wind fall branches and pruning are used in the Kitchen fireplace, which has a back boiler to heat water for radiators and taps in winter.

• Free hot water from Solar panel for most of the year

• Olive trees receive EU subsidy which more than covers any costs involved in maintaining the land.

• Your own olive oil, almonds, figs, lemons, pears and herbs.

• Good Potential for use as holiday home rental or B&B. It is also possible live in half and rent out the other wing as a 2bed, 1 kitchen, 1 lounge holiday unit.

• The Mediterranean climate of dry hot summers and mild winters contribute to lower bills. On balance there are 2591 sunshine hours annually and approximately 7.1 sunlight hours for each day.

• It's easy to pop into Francavilla for well priced shopping without the traffic and high prices of more touristy towns. The Saturday market is particularly good.

• Masseria Degli Angeli, Francavilla Fontana, Brindisi Province, Puglia Region, AltoSalento (The "heel" of Italy). Midway between Brindisi and Taranto.

• Easy to locate with good access roads. Last property in dead end road. Very Private, with no near neighbours.

• The area around the plot is rural House land with a mixture of vine yards, olive groves, vegetable plots, sheep and horse grazing land. The fantastic neighbours are all Italian and it is a safe area.

• 5 minutes from all amenities in Francavilla Fontana including hospital, doctors, vets, schools, gym, swimming pool, castle, train station, restaurants, bars, shops, weekly market etc.

• 35 minutes from Brindisi airport. Flights to England, Spain, France, Switzerland, Sweden, Belgium and Denmark. Plus internal flights to major Italian Cities. Ryanair flights from Stansted. Bari airport is 1 hr 30 mins up the coast.

• 35 minutes to beautiful sandy beaches

• Oria, San Michele Salentino and Grottaglie, are less than 15 minutes drive

• Ostuni, Ceglie Messapica, Manduria, Taranto and Brindisi are less than 35 minutes drive.