Farmhouse Paradiso

A Farmhouse with a Pool in Osimo

A heavenly farmhouse surrounded by grounds that resemble paradise:who could imagine finding a similar property just two minutes by car from Osimo,though the surrounding countryside is renowned for its numerous noble villas, whose unspoiled woodlands provide birds and animals with a natural sanctuary.

The almost three acres of grounds (11,820 square meters) only add to the value of a property which is sure to repay whatever time, expense and effort are put into it, all while offering views of Osimo’sbest, or oldest, side, together with the verdant countryside which has always guaranteed locals a good life.

The farmhouse recently underwent a full restoration, in line with both the latest earthquake safety measures and the building’s elegant rural architecture, a fitting style for a villa found not far from the beaches of Conero and the gulf and city of Ancona,together with the towns of Loreto andRecanati, all among the region’s most popular sites, meaning that they offer a full range of services.

The farmhouse’s 280 square metres are distributed on two floors and a basement level. The full-length ground-floor windows open onto a terrace whose floor is done in the same tiles as the interior. The ground floor includes a rustic, eat-in kitchen, a living room with a fireplace, a pantry, two bedrooms and a bathroom with a shower.

On the upper level, where the flooris finished in wood, are two bedrooms and a bathroom, plus a wardrobe closet.

Back on the groundfloor,the garage includes a washing area, while alarge spare room could be turned into a tavern-like space, plus there is also a bathroom with a sauna and a large whirlpool tub, all lined in spruce wood.

The ramp leading to the garage is even heated for frosty winter days.

The farmhouse’s architecture is quite elaborate, with the lovely hue of the plaster complementing the brickwork, the ironlatticework draped with wisteria and rose vines and the window fixtures, whose delicate blue echoes the nearby Adriatic Sea.

Set at a discretedistance from the house, the pool’s classic rectangular form comes complete witha perpetual-swim current and a tile-lined solarium.

The villa also has external lighting, an automated gate, a hook-up to the municipal water supply and water for the grounds.

The home is equipped with an lpg boiler for heating, plus air conditioning, double-glazed windows with wood fixtures, satellite TV and internet.

The driveway is paved.

Osimo is 3 km away, and the drive to Ancona, as well as the SiroloandNumana beaches, is only 16 km.

It is 8 km to the highway, 30 km to the airport and 13 km to the Torrette regional hospital.

The town of Osimo, with its walled medieval quarter and venerable noble residences, has the further allure of dozens of underground grottoswhich stretch for a total of almost nine thousand metres between various buildings. The spaces underneath the Palazzo Riccioni, for example, form a five-point star and may have been used as a meeting place by the Knights of Malta, while the Palazzo Campana, a true temple of local culture found only a short distance from the town’s splendid theatre,frequently hostsart exhibits, the most recent curated by nationally known art expert Vittorio Sgarbi.

St. Joseph of Cupertino, a friar to whom students often pray for assistance before exams, lived in Osimo in the 1600’s. His sanctuary and burial site are found behind the main plaza, in the Basilica of San Giuseppe.

Osimoalso has restaurants, stores, open-air cafés and excellent pastry shops, while its main street, the chief attraction, leads directly to the cathedral and the Palazzo Comunale, site of the celebrated headless Roman statues which lie behind Osimo’snickname of ‘the headless town’.