PROPERTY HUNT
Italy
THREE MORE TWO- BEDROOM APARTMENTS
Borgo a Mozzano, northern Tuscany
Price: €115,000 (£101,770) Ground-fl oor, two-bedroom apartment in a quiet village above the town of Borgo a Mozzano, 50 kilometres from Pisa and 26 kilometres from Lucca. The apartment includes a sitting room with fi replace, and a kitchen/
breakfast room. Some of the furniture will be included in the sale. There are double and single bedrooms, one bathroom, a 32 square-metre cellar with an impressive stone arch, and a good-sized garden that has mostly been laid to lawn. The bedroom and bathroom could do with some updating. This is a quiet but attractive village, with countryside views. Villatua; 00 39 0583 513 722;
www.villatua.com
Lake Como WHAT NEXT?
After listening to Jeremy’s wish list we showed him four apartments in and around The Lakes and Tuscany. Let’s fi nd out what he’s thinking now
Jeremy: Although I know Tuscany reasonably well, I don’t know the Italian Lakes at all, and they‘ve been a real revelation. I think that there’s probably more to do up there, including sailing, climbing, skiing, motor-racing at Monza, football at Milan, the kind of things that will appeal to two growing lads over the next few years, so we’ll focus on that area. Also Gardaland, is bound to be more popular that art in Tuscan churches! The access to the Lakes area is better too, as we can fl y into several airports at Milan, whereas some of the properties in Tuscany are a long way from an airport. Now I’ll have to organise a couple of trips – both with and
without the boys – to get the feel for the Lakes, to see what an €150,000 apartment looks like from the inside, and to see how much there is to do out of season. I also intend to take some Italian lessons, as at present I’d be struggling to ask for a coffee, let alone sort out tax, a will, and the various household duties that the lawyer has outlined. Thank you for the choice of property – it’s all very exciting!
Price: €150,000 (£133K) A loft apartment in a villa located in Tremezzo. The apartment includes a living room, two bedrooms and a bathroom, all in a traditional North Italian style with tiled fl oors and green shutters. The apartment has views over trees and parks towards the village. Tremezzo is a popular holiday village where Winston Churchill used to come to paint the Lakes, though
another wartime leader faired less well – Mussolini and his mistress fl ed here in 1945 and were assassinated nearby. Just across Lake Como is one of the most attractive villages in Europe – Bellagio – which has a train service down to Como and onwards to Milan. Although at its best in the springtime, this is an area that never goes out of fashion.
Casa Travella: 01322 660988; Florence
Price: €315,000 (£278,760) Two-bedroom, 70-square-metre apartment in Florence, very close to the centre with its Uffi zi Gallery, famous churches packed with Renaissance frescos, and the Arno River. The apartment is on the third fl oor, reached by lifts or stairs. There is an entrance
WE NEED YOU!
If you need some help fi nding your place in the sun, e-mail Richard Way at
richard.way@aplaceinthesun.com, with details of where, your budget and the type of property you want. Please include a phone number and recent photo. Successful applicants will be contacted.
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hall, one bathroom, two bedrooms each with a terrace. The living room also opens onto an eight square-metre terrace. The fl oors are of wood and parquet and the property has recently been fi tted with air-conditioning. At just fi ve kilometres to the airport, you won’t need a car for this property. Tuscany Real Estate:
www.tuscanyrealestate.co.uk
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