Description
Fascinating estate with restored 16th century historic villa, ancient dovecote tower, private chapel, farm outbuildings with the possibility of change of use to residential use and approximately 100 hectares of land with arable land, woodland and small olive grove. Ideal as a location for events and shows or as a luxurious private residence. Possibility of building a swimming pool.
Geographical position
Villa Galileo is located in the heart of Umbria, one of Italy's most fascinating regions, famous for its hilly landscapes, medieval villages and artistic and cultural heritage.
Situated on the edge of a small town, a reference point for daily shopping, the villa is only 8 km from Spoleto, one of the region's best-loved historic centres, famous for the Festival of the Two Worlds.
From the villa, it is possible to reach Todi (37 km) and Assisi (52 km) in about 40 minutes by car, Perugia (69 km) in less than an hour and Orvieto (74 km) in about 1 hour and a quarter.
Rome is only 120 km away and can be easily reached either by car or by train (thanks to the railway station located just 500 metres from the property), in about an hour and a half.
The nearest airport is Perugia, 60 km away (45 minutes by car), while the airports of Rome Ciampino (138 km) and Rome Fiumicino (154 km) can be reached in approximately 1 hour three quarters.
Description of the buildings
Villa Galileo has a centuries-old history: the nobleman Benedetto Gelosi, in about 1580, decided to build a hunting lodge around two pre-existing dovecote towers.
Later, Gelosi's needs changed and, over time, other rooms were built, incorporating one of the two towers and transforming the building into an elegant noble country villa, with a private chapel and two buildings for agricultural use.
Among the events that took place over the centuries inside the villa, the most important one is certainly the stay of Galileo Galilei who, on his way to Rome, stopped at the property at the invitation of the owner.
On the occasion of this important event, Gelosi commissioned valuable frescoes, which we can still admire today.
The property consists of the main villa with tower, a separate dovecote tower, an annexe with private chapel and a further annexe for agricultural use, with a total gross area of 951 square metres.
Outdoor spaces
The estate comprises about 100 hectares of private land, of which about 13 hectares are arable land, a small olive grove and the remainder with woodland. Within the property there are 2 natural water springs.
Use and potential
Thanks to its location, in the heart of Umbria and central Italy, where gastronomy is one of the main tourist attractions, the villa would be ideal as a luxury Relais (thanks to the rooms already available), to be combined with a restaurant business, or as a private representative residence.
