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Italy Fly to the land of love
Access to Italy' s vineyards, cities and cypress groves is easier than you might think, discovers Arabella Youens
FOR SALE €6m
Venice Palazzo Fornoni, Grand Canal
Venice Airport: 15 minutes Four bedrooms, lift, 400sq m. Knight Frank (020± 7629 8171) This piano nobile apartment in the Rialto district has some of the best views in Venice, seen through nine large, south-facing windows. The property needs some renovation.
FOR SALE €1.35m
Umbria, Casa Caproni, Umbertide Perugia Airport: 35 mins
Four bedrooms, swimming pool, six acres. IPN Castello (01425 655654) This newly restored farmhouse in the Niccone Valley contrasts contemporary interiors with a stone exterior. It' s perfectly positioned for enjoying sunsets, and, for winter, all the bed- rooms have wood-burning stoves and large windows that let in plenty of natural light.
FOR SALE €50k
FOR SALE €400k
Lake Como Faggeto Lario, Torno Milan Malpensa: 1 hour
Two bedrooms, parking, communal gardens. Knight Frank (020± 7629 8171) This third-floor apartment on the east side of Como' s lower lake has superb views. The jetty, beach and boat-rental shops are less than five minutes' walk away, and the interiors have been cleverly refurbished. Owners have use of a communal pool.
54 Country Life International, Spring 2011
FOR SALE €1.5m
Lake Como Moltrasio Milan
Malpensa/Linate: 1 hour Three bedrooms, four bath- rooms. Aylesford Inter- national (020± 7349 5100) A good-sized apartment in a prestigious, liberty-style villa just outside the town of Moltrasio on Lake Como.
Tuscany Villa Bossi Pucci, Montagnana
Florence Airport: 25 minutes One bedroom, swimming pool, parking, storage. Peter Kempt International (020± 3006 4980;
www.villabossipucci.com) This group of former farm buildings has been converted into 21 one-, two-, and three- bedroom properties, which are being sold on a private-residence-club basis that enables purchasers to buy a one-tenth interest in a category of property, and then have unlimited use, subject to reservation policies. Prices rise to €100,000 for a three-bedroom residence and buyers can have more than one interest.
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