Designed with family and friends in mind

Villa Saltareccio is a 19th century farmhouse, whose charm and character is still visible, though faded through lack of care in recent years. The villa is set in the peaceful and picturesque countryside of the Le Marche, near the hilltown of Altidona in Ascoli Piceno province. It overlooks its own 14 acre estate and olive grove, and provides breathtaking views down the valley to the Adriatic Sea.

Onto this historic canvas, Opus Italia will create a bright, contemporary living space which blends harmoniously with the surrounding landscape.  A five bedroom home of rare character and quality, that is designed with family and friends in mind.

At the heart of the villa will be a vast, open plan kitchen, with a large central island around which you can gather to prepare your meals from the abundance of local produce – or simply sit and chat over a glass of wine. The kitchen will be fully fitted to include two ovens, a range, two dishwashers and an American fridge with the prerequisite ice dispenser.

The kitchen extends into a dining area, which enjoys sweeping views over the pool and hillside beyond.  This opens out, through five double doors, onto the pergola terrace, where another table will be situated to take advantage of those warm evenings for eating al fresco, or for escaping from the midday sun over lunch.

On the northern side of the building will be the study, where the existing bread oven will be retained as an architectural feature, as well as the original farmhouse doors, that open out to look over the tennis court.  Here you can work or study, keeping in touch by broadband, telephone and fax.  If work is definitely not on your agenda, you can use the study as a peaceful escape and browse the library of books that we trust will evolve over the years.  There will also be a sofa bed and an en suite bathroom to accommodate extra guests.

Adjoining the study will be a second living area - a more intimate space, with an open fireplace and comfy sofas. With a large, flat screen TV, satellite, surround sound audio and music system, film and CD library, it’s the perfect place to relax, to enjoy a film night, or to see in Christmas and New Year, Italian style.

Upstairs there will be five spacious double bedrooms, each with an en suite modern bathroom. Two of the bedrooms will have large balconies overlooking the pool area, and all will be blessed with sweeping views of the mountains or sea.

Beautifully appointed, superbly finished

Contemporary Italian interior design is renowned for its clean lines, and calm hues, distinctive colour accents and designer brands. Villa Saltareccio will be no exception, drawing on the talents of leading Italian interior designers and furniture makers to create an inspiring, calm and comfortable living space in which you can wind down, and truly relax.

All will be finished to the very highest specification, complete with underfloor heating and cooling, satellite TV and wi-fi technology. We’ll even take care of everything from beach towels and bicycles, to bed linen and board games, so that you are free to enjoy every precious moment, of every holiday.

Part of the landscape

From an early stage in formulating the plans for the development and restoration of Villa Saltareccio, the landscaping of the estate has been a priority.  Beyond the swimming pool, which will drop away on one side, is the decking area for sunbathing, the tennis court, the barbeque and boule area. There will be further planting of olive, fruit and cypress trees. 

To ensure that the outside areas are maintained to the proper standard, Opus will include an irrigation system and has commissioned a highly trained and professional landscape architect to not only design these areas but oversee them for the next three years.

Villa Saltareccio has its own private olive grove, which will continue to be farmed as part of a local co-operative. As an owner of the villa you will share in the income from the estate’s award winning olive oil, and enjoy the delights of your own freshly bottled harvest too!

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