2 bedrooms apartment, 155 m²

Sora, Frosinone (province)

Casa Maria Paula (ref 287):  A very elegant 155 m² apartment with a courtyard garden in the very heart of old Sora. A rare opportunity to acquire a property with a remarkably central location yet with fully enclosed spacious garden with parking. This apartment boasts a unique downtown location close to every amenity, including the wonderful nearby walks which scale the verdant sides of historic Monte San Casto, an unspoilt emerald crest which rises magnificently above the very centre of this wonderful regional city. This marvellous residence is a few steps away from Piazza S. Restituta and has a convenient pedestrian entrance a few metres from the central boulevarde, Corso Volsci and a separate vehicular entrance with automated gate at the rear of the property.

Accommodation is arranged on one level across the ground floor of a larger complex of buildings. Entering the home we are greeted by a large and generously proportioned living area with direct access to the courtyard garden at the rear of the property. This central main living room, beautifully illuminated with natural light from large sliding glass doors, is currently zoned with both a relaxation sitting area and a dining area. The large doors connect the room nicely with the outdoor area and make this space a marvellous place to entertain friends and extended family. It has fine terracotta style ceramic flooring, a coffered ceiling and a travertine marble and brick fireplace. 

Connected to this room on one side is the kitchen and a bathroom. The kitchen has lovely arched sections which give instant character, provide functional niches and suggest interesting design ideas. It may be possible, subject to consideration and consultation, to open out the bricked up sections of the arches and create a very impressive open contemporary living dining kitchen space. This would not require extensive building work and could provide a truly modern and expansive open plan interior. On the other side of the main living space, via a corridor we have access to the bedroom zone, the main bathroom and two further connected rooms which might be used in a variety of ways. Currently one is purposed as a laundry room and the other might be a study or home office, combined these rooms might together become a small guest suite. The last of these connected rooms has doors opening out to the courtyard.

The house was completely renovated and restructured in the 1990’s and the decorative scheme, pleasant and elegant, reflects this and the home is in excellent condition throughout. The windows are double glazed timber framed with external aluminium and have integral mosquito screens. The heating system is modern autonomous methane gas and a useful autoclave reserve water system is present. Externally the property has awnings, a terracotta paved patio area, covered parking and flowerbeds. Mature trees and planting complement the space and it is as peaceful and tranquil as the city outside is busy and bustling. This is a unique property which has potential for further modest renovations which could reward the owner with an even more valuable and desirable residence. It really is, as mentioned, a rare opportunity to own a city centre property with an internal courtyard garden with private parking in the very heart of a beautiful old city. A city which not only has every service, a wonderful array of shops and restaurants, entertainment, nightlife and culture but a mountain! Monte San Casto almost completely given over to nature save for historic old churches and rambling stone stairways right in the city centre. All of this only metres from what will become a delightful new home, wonderfully ready as it is or, with some simple adjustments, a marvellous contemporary and stylish new city centre property.

SORA and the CIOCIARIA

The Ciociaria region is within easy reach of both Rome and Naples and their respective airports. A day's shopping in Rome is a common pastime, while an even shorter drive brings you to the charming beaches south of Rome. Alternatively, drive east, and the mountains of the Abruzzo National Park await with horse trekking in the magnificent beech forests, and sparkling mountain lakes and rivers where you can swim in the heat of the summer. And at the other extreme of temperature, although Sora itself is temperate, less than an hour's drive brings you to the winter ski slopes.  

Often overlooked, both by tourists and by those foreigners in search of an Italian home, in favour of the more publicised regions of Tuscany and Umbria, the Ciociaria remains largely an unspoilt gem with beautiful scenery and medieval hilltop towns. A home or second home in the Ciociaria will afford you a setting where over two thousand years of history combine with an idyllic rural Italian lifestyle, where you can still discover the 'real' Italy and take time out from the busy crowds of the larger tourist cities, while being less than ninety minutes journey from central Rome or either of Rome's two airports.

VIA ROMANA Srls and CASE & CASALI REAL ESTATE AGENCY  

Via Romana Srls is an Italian-incorporated company owned by a British/Australian Chartered Accountant and her photographer daughter, and offers a package of services to facilitate all aspects of the purchase and restoration of Italian property by overseas clients. The Via Romana team works in collaboration with various fully-licensed Italian real estate agencies including Case & Casali Real Estate Agency represented by Sig. Ciro Tomei. Sig. Tomei has been enrolled in the register of real estate agents at the Chamber of Commerce in Frosinone, Lazio since 2007, his agency is one of the largest and most highly-regarded real estate agents in the area and he has much experience in the international marketing of Italian real estate.