Description: A large 400sqm palazzo in the historical centre of Carassai. This house has a lot of potential and retains many original features including doors, cotto, stone steps etc. There are several open fires, lovely wide stone staircases and a roof terrace with spectacular sea & mountain views. This house would make a delightful family/ holiday home, but also has commercial potential as it could easily be divided into apartments. There is a plot of 3 hectares of land on the outskirts of the village also available.
Carassai, with its 1,300 inhabitants, is placed on a hill ( at 365 m above sea level) between the rivers Aso and Menocchia, ; it is 18 km from the sea, 50 km from the Sibillini Mountains and 17 km from the A 14 motorway. From every vantage point in Carassai there are spectacular views whether of the Sibillini Mountains, the rolling hillsides dotted with olive trees, hilltop villages, vineyards and sunflower fields, or the valleys stretching as far as the Adriatic sea.
Carassai is very important historically, with discoveries in the surronding area of neolithic origin. Today in the village centre two ancient cores are evident: one of feudal origin, called the "Old Castle" and one of medieval origin, called the “New Castle.” Near the New Castle are the recently restored 14th and 15th centuries fortified walls: the so-called MILITARY TRENCHES. Also worth looking out for the street signs retaining the Fascist symbol, and the church next to the Council offices, recently restored by local volunteers fortunate enough to have to hand most of the original materials collected by a diligent neighbour who throughout the years saved each piece that fell from the slowly crumbling church.
Its main traditional activities are the production of wine (including Rosso Piceno and Falerio), olive oil and fruit but also of pork meats, cakes, pastry and mushrooms. Its handicraft boasts the production of local artistic ceramics, the manufacture of gold and the restoration of wood and iron.
Sporting activities include football, tennis, basketball and motorcross.
Carassai has several bars and restaurants and celebrates several festivals and sagras throughout the year. There is a delightful park at the entrance to the village where the locals relax during the long hot summer days. |
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