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Cluttons Italy
Roger Coombes
172, Corso Cavour
Perugia
rcoombes@cluttonsitaly.com
Tel: +39 349 1327177
Fax: + 39 075 8450100

Mercatello, Le Marche

Reference: HWA35

7 Bedroom Historic building

Space available: 1000 square metres

€ 1,600,000

Property Description:

The Abbazia at Pieve dei Gratticioli in the Comune of Mercatello sul Metauro is a large historic church building in a location with panoramic views over the Appenines, close to the point where the borders of Le Marche, Tuscany and Umbria meet.
The church itself has a floor area of about 300 sq. metres, but its great height would allow for a mezzanine floor to be installed to provide substantial further living space. The apse at the outer end of the church requires structural consolidation. The remaining 700 sq.metres of buildings attached to the church have been fully restored to a high standard, in a manner which both respects the building’s historical origins and provides a maximum level of modern comfort. This area can be treated as a single home for family parties, but it also falls naturally into independent areas - the "Abbot's House", the Church, and 2 apartments - offering accommodation as follows.

Apartment 1 is at the lower level at the back of the building in what were the stables and consists of a kitchen, a sitting cum dining room opening onto a private terrace for outdoor eating, a library and music room, a bathroom with a large shower, and a master bedroom with en suite bathroom, overlooking the garden and gazebo. It is effectively an independent apartment.

Apartment 2 is reached by steps from the main terrace and consists of a sitting room, a double bedroom and bathroom.

The Abbot's House: the main body of the house is on 3 floors with the accommodation arranged as follows:

At ground floor level is the very large terrace which is one of the most attractive features of this property, offering ample space for outdoor living and entertaining. There is a pizza oven out on the terrace and an indoor kitchen and dining area are entered from it, as is the capacious wine cellar.

On the first floor there are : a sitting room, 2 double bedrooms with en suite bathrooms (one incorporates a double shower), and an additional house kitchen with an outdoor terrace overlooking the main one.

One the second floor are 3 double bedrooms, 1 with en suite bathroom, and a second bathroom shared by the 2 other bedrooms.

Features:

• PRICE REDUCED
• Mainly restored historical abbey
• Sleeps 14 people
• Mountain views
• Further development possible
• 1 hour 20 minutes from Ancona and Perugia airports

Grounds and services

The property is set in 2 hectares of mainly wooded land with several independent gardens (olives and roses) and enjoys panoramic views over the Appenine mountains. The gardens immediately surrounding the buildings are gated and fenced. The nearest village with shops and other amenities is just 5 kms away. The delightful renaissance town of Urbino is about 30 minutes drive away, and both Ancona and Perugia airports can be reached within 1 hour 20 minutes. Mains electricity is connected, LPG gas fires the central heating system for the whole property, and ample water is supplied from a deep well, backed up by 3 underground cisterns which collect rain water fo rgarden irrigation. There is ample space for a swimming pool. There is a satellite connection for TV and internet broadband.