2 bedrooms self-contained apartment, 180 m²

Campagnano di Roma, Rome (province)

FSBO (For sale by owner). Self-contained apartment with private garden in secure four-unit building in quiet, green residential area. Countryside feel, but 30 minutes to the center of Rome by train or car. Less than hour’s drive to lakes, beaches, recreational, cultural and historical sights outside of Rome. Perfect for mature, dynamic couple. Public transport half a block away.

Total area, (what you buy) 190 m2 on three floors, facing west. 

Living area: (ground floor) Open plan with large living room and corner fireplace; large kitchen and dining area, full-size guest bathroom, pantry off the kitchen and very large storage room, including space for washer/dryer. Panoramic glass doors lead to covered, tiled-floor patio and well-groomed garden (130 m2), landscaped for privacy, sunny all day, with shade provided by beautiful olive tree. Perfect for barbecues, get-togethers or just lying in a hammock. Large tool/garden/storage shed attached. Direct access to house through large, two-car garage. Second, separate entrance to garden from driveway.

Sleeping areas: (first floor) bedroom with bathroom and large terra-cotta tiled terrace (60 m2) overlooking the garden. (Second floor) Large, sunny, master bedroom with dressing area, two shattered windows; bathroom; small terrace off the bathroom with double outdoor shower. Extra storage space/attic off the bedroom. Parquet floors in both rooms.

Excellent security system. Autonomous heating. Thermal insulation (coat). Cool in summer, warm in winter. Very fast internet connection with optical fiber. Excellent wifi coverage in the entire property, including the garden. Unfurnished or (partially) furnished.

Property free from liens and mortgages. 

The Best of all Worlds

Only 30 km north of the center of Rome, the apartment is located in Poggio dell’Ellera, a green, quiet residential area surrounded by pastoral panoramas of gentle hills lined with Cyprus trees, horse-riding trails and breathtaking landscapes steeped in history and culture.  It is part of the Municipality of Campagnano di Roma, (5 km, pop.7,000), where you will find all necessary commercial facilities, including supermarkets, locally-owned shops, boutiques and restaurants,  as well as various amenities including regular outdoor markets, exercise and sports facilities and a large indoor swimming pool.

Public transportation is right outside your door; 400 m. away there is a shuttle bus linking Campagnano town center with the railway station in Cesano (km 7), where a local train leaves every 15 minutes to the center of Rome, (30 minute ride) conveniently connecting stations with Rome underground.  The train stops include S.Peter’s, Ostiense Station, Trastevere where a local train leaves every 15 minutes to Fiumicino Airport.

Via Cassia, the ancient Consular road linking Rome to Etruria, modern Tuscany, is only a few hundred meters away. To the south, is the modern highway Cassia, leading to the GRA (Grande Raccordo Anulare, the Ring Road of Rome), the main access road to the city (km 20). Fiumicino Airport is less than an hour’s ride by car to the west (km 56). If you fancy the sea on warm summer days, head west on A90 by car to reach Ostia and Castel Fusano beach resorts in less than an hour.

Heading north, you will find a number of areas of historical and cultural interest: the medieval villages of  Calcata (km 20) and Sutri (km 21), Trevignano on the  beautiful shores of Lake Bracciano (km 18), the mythical Lake Vico (km 35),  la Tuscia, the enchanting land of Estruscan, with nearby Bolsena Lake, (km 78) and Viterbo, the City of the Popes (km 48), to name but a few of the magnificent gems that can be reached within an hour’s drive, all before entering Tuscany.  

Also in the vicinity of Campagnano, there are also three top Golf courses, including Golf Olgiata, (km 11), 27 holes (considered by many as the top golf course in Italy), Golf  Terre dei Consoli, (km 14), 27 holes, and Golf Nazionale, (km 16), 18 holes, the course of the FIG (Federazione Italiana Golf).

In short, this is a location offering the best of all worlds;  genuine Italian living in a picturesque setting of old world charm, with the nearby convenience of modern necessities and facilities---all within arm’s reach of the exhilarating Eternal City..