Beautiful Country Residence, Recently Renovated to High Standards including 3/4 Bedrooms, 2 Bathrooms, Central Heating, Garage, Newly-Built Guest House with 2 Double Bedrooms, Bathroom, Kitchen, Living Room, Stunning Views, 2 Ha of Land

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Near Canelli

Situation: This renovated antique farmhouse enjoys a very sunny hillside position: accessed by a country lane with little traffic, it is close to a small hilltop village that offers some day-to-day shopping facilities. The property shares a short drive with the neighbouring property, and the courtyard in front of the house offers plenty of space for parking. The famous wine town of Canelli can be reached by car in a few minutes. Canelli is one of the main commerical centres of the Piedmont wine trade, and many famous wineries - including Gancia, Riccadonna and Bosca - have their headquarters here. Canelli's historic cellars are a UNESCO World Heritage site and a popular tourist destination. The town offers very good shopping facilities, banks, restaurants, schools, bars and enotecas. The motorway is about 30 minutes away, and the international airports of Milan, Turin and Genoa are within little more than an hour's drive.

The views from the house and grounds over the rolling Monferrato hills are stunning - on a clear day you can see the magnificent peaks of the Swiss Alps 90 Km (56 miles) away.

The House is of solid stone construction, and was renovated by the current owner during the 1990s. It has central heating, traditional made-to-measure wooden double-glazed windows and doors, and good quality terracotta-style floor tiles throughout. Most rooms have plastered vaulted ceilings.

Ground floor: The main entrance from the courtyard leads into a small hall with stairs leading to the first floor. The door on the left leads to a very spacious and sunny kitchen with doors opening onto a patio with fantastic views over the Monferrato countryside to the distant Alps. Another door leeds from the entrance hall to a spacious room, currently used as an office, that also has French doors leading onto the patio. A small corridor leads from the office to a second, smaller room that is currently used for storage, and could easily be turned into a further bedroom (bedroom 4) if required. Next to this there is an additional small room that houses the boiler for the central heating: this room could easily be converted into a ground floor bathroom/laundry room - all the plumbing is already installed. A door leads from the corridor to the garage with space for 2 cars.

First floor: The staircase leads up to a small landing: to the left is a very sunny double bedroom with doors leading onto a balcony, and a bathroom that includes a shower, WC, bidet and washbasin. To the right of the landing is a second double bedroom, overlooking the courtyard, that also has doors leading onto the balcony. A door at the end of the corridor leads to a spacious dual-aspect living room with 2 French balconies offering amazing views, windows overlooking the courtyard, and a fully-insulated high wooden ceiling. A further door leads from the living room to the spacious master bedroom with an ensuite bathroom. The master bedroom has a French balcony and an open, insulated wooden ceiling: the fully-tiled ensuite bathroom has double washbasins, bathtub, shower, bidet and a WC.

Situated below the kitchen, but only accessable from outside, is the original cantina/wine cellar with exposed stone walls and a beautiful brick-vaulted ceiling.

The Courtyard & Grounds: The courtyard is lined with flowering shrubs, and features some mature trees that provide pleasant shade: to the side of the house there is space for a swimming pool. The remaining grounds are maintenance-free Mediterranean woodland.

Services: Mains water, mains electricity, central heating, telephone.

Sporting facilities: There are a number of golf-courses in Southern Piedmont. The nearest, Margara in Felizzano, can be reached by car in 35 minutes. Tennis courts can be found in the local towns, and horse riding is also very popular, with stables nearby. The excellent network of small, tarmac-surfaced country roads makes the area very popular with cyclists. The beaches of the Italian Riviera are a one hour drive away, and popular Italian ski resorts can be reached by motorway within 60 to 90 minutes.

Our opinion: a well-renovated house in a beautiful position - it could either make a fine residence or generate an immediate rental income.

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For more information contact us quoting reference P296. Please note that all quoted measurements are approximate.