The Ascagnano Estate consists of a historic nucleus of buildings located on a plateau dominating the entire upper Tiber Valley, namely a Medieval Castle (11th century), the Villa (1600-1800) the equipped park, a thoroughbred horse breeding farm, farmhouses and farmsteads with land for various uses.
The farm comprises over 560 hectares of land.
The 800 square metre medieval castle retains all the architectural features of the period and is connected to the villa by an underground tunnel.
The villa is in full working order and the degree of maintenance and finishing is excellent.
The interior is frescoed and contains numerous works of art.
In addition to furniture and paintings, there is an important catalogued collection of Etruscan artefacts and a room personally frescoed by the Futurist current artist Gerardo Dottori.
Floors, fixtures and all the architectural masonry are of great value and some of them original, dating back to the 18th century.
The interior layout of the villa is on three levels, with the ground floor used as a living area (kitchen, lounges, library, study).
The first floor is the sleeping area (master bedrooms, bathrooms, living room), from where there is direct access to the garden in front of the castle and the body of the building that housed the former stables, above which is a playroom.
On the second floor are services and bedrooms.
In the portion of the garden in front of the main entrance to the villa, there is a small church and a frescoed greenhouse overlooking an Italian-style garden.
In the park, which is completely enclosed, there are centuries-old trees of various species (redwoods, cedars, oaks, holm oaks).
There is a swimming pool, tennis court (basketball), five-a-side football pitch, covered area with barbecue and changing rooms; stables with riding stables.
The remaining buildings (2,000 square metres), part of the historical core and located within the park, have different uses, such as guest quarters, caretaker's house and servants' quarters, cellars and storerooms.
There are several farmhouses and outbuildings on the 560-hectare land.
Consistencies:
- Medieval Castle 800 sqm
- Villa 2,200 sqm
- Accommodation and Services 2,000 sqm
- Land 560 hectares with farmhouses, outbuildings, offices of about 4,800 square metres and thoroughbred horse breeding
