Traditional Pugliese Farmhouse For Sale In Alberobello.
Just 3 km from the centre of Alberobello, the enchanting UNESCO Heritage village with its unique trulli architecture, is Masseria Bianca, a characteristic structure dating to the late 1800s composed of a series of trullis, with eleven cones and a typical lamia with star vaulted ceiling. The property lies nestled in 1.2 hectares of land with swimming pool and centenarian olive trees.The setting is magical, with paths lined with characteristic dry stone walls and an uncontaminated landscape of dark red soil on which the white of the limestone rocks stands out. The view fans out over olive groves and hills covered with vineyards all the way to a small oak grove. The location is some 20 minutes from the wonderful sea of Apulia's shore and just a few minutes from some of the area's most charming historical centres, like Martina Franca (13 km) and Locorotondo (7 km). The E55 motorway is just 18 km away and getting to the international airports of Bari (74 km) and Brindisi (75 km) requires less than an hour's drive.Description of buildingsThe masseria has a surface area of 204 square metres (including 50 per cent of the walls). The building, which has 11 coned roofs and a lamia, has six guest rooms with four bathrooms plus a large kitchen and dining room, living room, a sitting room and another kitchen. The space is currently used as two independent apartments, ideal for vacations, and can result in a profitable income when rented to tourists on a weekly basis. Energy class: G.Epi: 131ConditionThe entire masseria has been recently renovated with full respect for local architectural tradition. The fixtures are of optimum quality, the building's bare hewn stone structure, which forms domes intersected by arches, gives it an almost prehistoric look and, thanks to the care and precision of its construction, reminds one of Romanesque churches. The bathrooms are particularly well crafted, their flooring and cement-resin wall treatment in perfect harmony with the stone walls and domes, and with the prevailing simple atmosphere of understated elegance.Outdoor spaceThe terrain around the building measures more than 1.2 hectares and is graced with flagstone paths that stand out against the dark soil surrounded by the strong trunks of ages-old olive trees.Not far from the building is a lovely swimming pool with a terrace paved with local stone.Usage and potentialThe masseria is in a quiet location yet near the town centre and not far from the shoreline, and can therefore be used as a private home, vacation home in which to also host friends, or rented out to up-scale foreign tourists on a weekly basis, as it is now.