Salcotto Project
This 16th century farmhouse with its symmetrical façade offers an exciting restoration opportunity with huge potential.
Salcotto is a prestigious former farmhouse in an excellent location not far from Cortona, in the rolling hills of Italy’s heartland. The property sits on a gentle slope surrounded by 6 hectares of private land and enjoys a unique panoramic view of the Val di Chiana, stretching from Lake Trasimeno to Mount Cetona.
The main house dates from AD 1500 and, together with the annexes and outbuildings, it has an internal footprint of approximately 1.400sqm, all of which needs restoring. Historically, the property belonged to the Marquisate of Petrela, whose coat of arms is still visible above the main entrance, and noteworthy enough to be mentioned in Farmhouses of Valdichiana, a book about the area’s most notable buildings.
The farmhouse is an elegant three-storey building with a perfectly symmetrical façade and a central flight of stone steps with brick-topped sides that lead up to the first-floor front door. The windows on the ground and first floors have impressive stone surrounds and, inside, the ground-floor ceiling is a beautiful succession of barrel-vaults.
The property is surrounded by private grounds of approximately 2.500 sqm which can be landscaped to include a pool and gardens. There are more than 5 further hectares of farmland with the property, including an olive grove of 680 trees and 4 wells that offer an excellent private water supply to the estate.
Two detached annexes – one adjacent to the farmhouse and the other in front of it, offer further restoration promise. Salcotto has huge potential, either as an impressive private residence or as a high-end hospitality venue and offers an exciting opportunity for the buyer to design a property that suits their unique requirements.
The mentioned “starting from EUR 6.6 mio” price comprises an estimate of the total cost to incur in a project to come to a turn-key delivery of the property: purchase of land and buildings in current state, construction (renovation, new build or restoration pending the situation) included the building’s structure where necessary as well as all finishings including systems and swimming pool, landscaping and planting of garden, technical fees (e.g. architect, engineer, surveyor), project & design management by SpecialUmbria, all interior and exterior furniture and decorations.
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