Single-family detached house via Letizia Aniello 18, Centro, Alessano

Temple. Residence for sale
Are you looking for a residence for sale? If you have chosen to buy a house in Alessano it is right that you know the characteristics of this village with ancient and mysterious origins. Here you will find historic homes of great charm whose history is intertwined with that of the Salento lands of the far south. We have chosen to give a particular name to this house because the term "temple" contains its true essence. In this regard, you should know that a few decades ago Alessano was the episcopal seat of the diocese and this is why there are many buildings of worship. The small church, completely renovated, was built in the second half of the 1500s. In the past it was annexed to a monastery of nuns and belonged to the Grasso family whose coat of arms is still present: a lion holding a bundle of ears of wheat between its front paws .

The aesthetic and technical characteristics of the historic home
The historic home is spread over several levels. The large entrance is characterized by suggestive star vaults that cover a room almost 5 meters high. In the past, this space probably constituted the central nave of the now deconsecrated church. The rooms have been redesigned to make the house functional, now equipped with a mezzanine, a bathroom and a staircase that leads to a small bedroom and to the first floor, where the living area is located with a large terrace of exclusive relevance, a second bathroom (external) and a staircase leading to the solarium. The curious aspect is that we could consider it as a house set up backwards with the rooms on the ground floor and the kitchen on the first floor.

A good reason to buy it
One of the main reasons why you should choose to buy this house is its privileged position in the nerve center of the historic center of Alessano, a few steps from the suggestive Piazza Castello, recently renovated. Despite being an ancient residence, it has already been renovated and is immediately habitable. The recovery of the rooms followed, with respect, the ethics of Salento architecture, combining an essential and elegant style that integrates perfectly with the external context. The surrounding streets and alleys, adorned with ancient paving stones and very yellow tuff walls, give further charm to this unique residence.

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