I'm always struck by the diversity of this part of the world. Yes, we have it in the U.S., but you drive for hours to experience it. Every corner of Tuscany and Umbria have their own unique landscape, crops, scenery. Every bend in the road brings a suprize.
My first stop today was an agencia immobiliare in Orvieto….and a warm welcome. The real estate market is very slow here for whole ownership, like most places. Agents who respresent foreign owners are very interested in the opportunity to move property that fractional ownership offers. I saw a beautiful home nearby.
Orvieto is in Umbria, but just south of the Tuscan border, it is within 1 hour of major Tuscan attractions. The home I saw needs new interior paint (I am not a big fan of red walls) and a pool, but unlike most homes it has never been rented and has been furnished exquisitely. Well within the guidelines that we are looking for. I would live in this house in a heartbeat. The owners are in Rome and I hope to meet with them before I leave.
I drove from Orvieto to Umbria, near Spoleto. It is hot. The sky is the bluest blue, and so is the clear spring at Fonte dei Clitunno …the source of the river of the same name. I'm eating, sweating and laughing with my architect and new friend, Martin. We talk about our projects, solar power, building permits, housing prices, our respective presidents and….life in Italy.
After a visit to another agencia in Sinalunga, just southeast of Siena, I've checked into the Hotel Pescille outside of San Gimignano. I'm now mesmorized by "una bella luna", hanging bright but soft in the pastel sunset above the hills, eating the sweetest "melone" in the world. Another great family restaurant*, but also very romantic. In Italy, the two seem to go hand in hand. I have decided that our boisterous twins have a ways to go to be as loud as Italian boys.
The sky has turned from powder, to azure to deep Roman blue. I can't stop channeling Dean Martin.
Time to go back to the hotel before I embarrass myself.
* Trattoria Borgo di Raccione - really a wonderful place. Great service, good food, outstanding location.
About Carrara, LLC
Carrara partners with owners of luxury vacation homes in Italy, managing the conversion and marketing of these beautiful homes to fractional, shared ownership vacation properties. We also represent buyers seeking the lifestyle of a European home and the convenience of a professionally managed, shared investment.
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