This lovely property is a modern country house set in a beautiful, peaceful location, with 360 views over surrounding hills of olive groves and wheat fields with the Gran Sasso mountain range in the distance. The villa, with 5 bedrooms and 5 bathrooms, has a swimming pool and is surrounded by its own grounds amounting to 1.65 hectares of garden including shrub borders, trees and an 100 tree olive grove.
Built in 2015 on the site of an old farmhouse, the villa has a timber frame construction with good insulation and is considered to be very economical to run with solar panels for hot water and a 6kw array of photovoltaic panels on the roof.
The property is composed as follows:
On the GROUND FLOOR: kitchen – 4.46 x 5.2 m, with modern array of base units and wall units with worktops with built in fridge-freezer, dishwasher, gas hob and extractor fan, electric oven and microwave. Patio doors to side and opening to dining room.
Dining Room – 4.4 x 5.1 m, with patio doors to patio area. Sitting Room – 4.4 x 5.7m, with patio doors to patio area W.C. with toilet and basin. Bedroom – 5, 4 x 5.7 m, with ensuite shower room comprising large shower, basin unit, bidet and wc.
Outside staircase to FIRST FLOOR: outside door to hallway leading to Bedroom 1 – 5.1 x 4.4 m, doors to balcony with hillside views and distant mountains. Ensuite shower room with shower, basin unit, bidet and w.c. Bedroom 2 – 5 x 5.1 m, with views of the garden and hills beyond. Ensuite shower room with shower, basin unit, bidet and w.c. Bedroom 3 – 5.1 x 4.4 m, with views of pool, hillsides and mountains beyond. Ensuite shower room with shower, basin unit, bidet and w.c. Double doors opening onto balcony. Bedroom 4 – 4.4 x 5.1 m, with views over the hillsides and mountains beyond. Ensuite shower room with shower, basin unit, bidet and w.c. Double doors opening onto balcony. Storage cupboard.
OUTBUILDINGS:
Outbuilding 1 – 8.3 x 13.6 m, containing the technical room with 800 litre heat bank, currently heated by solar panels and wood burning stove in winter. Supplementary electric hot water boiler. Controls for underfloor heating and photovoltaic panels. sink and plumbing for washing machine 4 other rooms and bathroom with bath, walk-in shower, w.c. and basin unit.Wood burning stove
Outbuilding 2 – 9.2 x 4 m, 2 rooms and a bathroom containing shower, basin, bidet and w.c. Kitchen.Woodburning stove
Outbuilding 3 – 5.5 x 8 m, Brick built garage currently used for storage and workshop.Swimming pool with Roman end 12.5 x 4.8m, brick built pool house.Technical details:Solar panels providing hot water. Photovoltaic panels 24, providing 6kw of electricity, surplus electricity purchased by Enel.
Underfloor heating is in the villa and outbuilding 1. Water for non-domestic use is provided by a pump from nearby lake. Insect nets at most of the windows of main house. Shutters at all windows. 120 Olive trees in total. 15 fruit trees
Location:The villa is located in a peaceful spot, at the end of a 1km white road, off the road between Bellante Stazione and Bellante Paese. At 3km, there are shops, pizzeria and cafes providing everything you need for day to day living. At 8km, there is a shopping centre, large supermarket and many shops.
BELLANTE - TERAMO PROVINCE
Bellante is situated 354 metres above sea level on a ridge between the Tordino and Salinello rivers. It has just over 7,000 inhabitants and is a charming, fortified, village which was built in medieval times on a pre-Roman settlement. It is still possible to view the remains of the medieval walls.
There are a couple of interesting features to visit, including the beautiful, turreted, entrance gate and the church of Santa Maria which houses valuable paintings and has an old, square, bell tower which dominates the surrounding landscape.
The village has a few shops, restaurants and post office.
DRIVING DISTANCES/TRAVEL TIMES (subject to traffic)
Abruzzo International Airport - 65 km/51 min
Ancona/Le Marche Airport - 128 km/1 hr 33 min
Rome Fiumicino Airport - 217 km/2 hr 9 min
Rome Ciampino Airport - 191 km/1 hr 56 min
Teramo - 20 km/22 min
Adriatic Coast at Giulianova - 22 km/26 min
Skiing at Prati di Tivo - 55 km/1 hr 3 min
There is a coach service which leaves several times a day to Rome. It takes 2.5 hours.
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