It’s not by accident that this Italian farmhouse near Rome seems to ooze antiquity and charm. The ivy-covered home occupies a bucolic site where historical artifacts dating to 200 B.C. have been uncovered.
Surrounded by the Appia Antica Park, also known as the Appian Way Regional Park, the 5,000-square-meter (about 1.25-acre) property is hedged with rosemary and filled mature trees, an olive orchard and a vineyard. Formal gardens, a fountain and a trellis-covered outdoor area for dining sit near the house.
The grounds include formal gardens and an orchard.
The ground floor of the multilevel home opens to a large open-concept great room with a fireplace and vaulted wooden ceilings.
Vintage accessories and exposed stonework blend with newer finishes to create a convivial, homey environment. Among the furniture and toys included in the asking price are a collectible motorcycle handcrafted in Venice, a Lambretta scooter, pinball machines, toy trains, rocking horses and pedal cars.
A stone counter surrounds the cozy wet bar.
The open-concept great room combines living and dining spaces.
The second floor contains a lounge and a bedroom while the third floor has yet another toy-filled lounge. Wooden stairs access a bedroom for a total of four bedrooms, four full bathrooms and three half-baths.
The tranquil property would be suitable for a person or family who loves farming and tending gardens, according to Cinzia Romanelli, the founder of Building Heritage. “The ideal buyer would be an investor for a secondary home in one of the most historical cities in the world.”
A corner bar creates a space to unwind.
The nearest shops are 2 kilometers (just over a mile) away from the house, Romanelli says. The city center of Rome is about a 30-minute car drive away.
The asking price is EUR 4.7 million or about US $4.6 million.
A fountain sits to one side of the yard.
Alessandro Moscariello of Building Heritage is the listing agent.
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