Huis Te koop in Tarente, Italië voor 530.000 €

(Zimmo code: ZBI-LYRDR)

In the heart of Taranto's historic old town, along Via Duomo one of the most prestigious streets of the ancient city, lined with noble palazzi between Piazza Castello and the Cathedral of San Cataldo stands an 18th-century noble palazzo, likely formed by the union of two earlier buildings. Spread across four floors plus a private rooftop terrace, this freehold property suits a family looking for a characterful home in southern Italy just as well as someone considering a boutique hospitality project in one of Puglia's most authentic historic centres.
The palazzo has two entrances on Via Duomo at number 190. Its gently curved facade turns the street corner and leads to a second entrance at number 8, Via Arco Madonna del Pozzo, a parallel street where a covered passage created by joining two buildings of the same period ends at a small votive shrine dedicated to the Madonna del Pozzo.
On the ground floor, two commercial units open directly onto Via Duomo, alongside the palazzo's staircase, which serves the first floor only. Via Arco Madonna del Pozzo has two separate entrances: one leads down to the basement, a large room below street level not yet touched by the recent renovation works; the other, at number 8, opens onto the palazzo's main staircase, connecting the ground floor with the first floor, second floor and rooftop terraces. Together, excluding the basement, the ground floor covers around 125 sqm (1,345 sq ft).
The first floor, roughly 130 sqm (1,400 sq ft), is arranged around a generous entrance hall, three bedrooms (one with a private bathroom), a dining room, a living room and a second bathroom, plus a 6 sqm terrace. A separate internal staircase reached through the entrance at number 8, Via Arco Madonna del Pozzo, the one connecting every floor of the palazzo leads up to the second floor, where two independent apartments each with its own entrance, living room, kitchen, bedroom and bathroom total around 140 sqm (1,500 sq ft): a layout that works equally well as extended family living or as short-let accommodation.
That same staircase continues up to the private rooftop, about 170 sqm (1,800 sq ft) of terraces with sea views arguably the palazzo's greatest asset, and the natural setting for evenings outdoors above the rooftops of the old town. Throughout the building, restored star-vaulted ceilings, stone columns and beamed ceilings sit alongside abundant natural light. Renovation work so far has focused on the staircase and a number of interior rooms; other spaces are still at shell stage, with bare stone walls and screeded floors, ready to be finished to the new owner's own taste and plans. The property is already connected to the electricity, water and mains drainage networks, and the deposit for the gas connection application has already been paid; the asking price also includes the original wooden windows and doors with double glazing.
The sale also includes two further buildings at the rear of the property, not currently accessible for inspection, earmarked for a small enclosed garden and for the space needed to install an external lift connecting the three above-ground floors in the future.
Taranto's old town sits on an island between two seas the Mar Grande and the Mar Piccolo which is why the city is known as the "città dei due mari". Via Duomo is its main street, home to some of the finest noble palazzi in the city, a short walk from Piazza Castello and the Cathedral of San Cataldo. Brindisi Airport is about an hour's drive away (around 73 km), Bari Airport around 1 hour 15 minutes (about 100 km); Martina Franca is roughly 30 minutes away, Ostuni about 50 minutes, and Lecce around 1 hour 25 minutes. A rare chance to own a piece of Puglia's architectural history, whether as a private residence or as the foundation for a boutique hospitality venture.
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