Where is it ?

Look at the map [+/-] and discover... 
- the best route from Cagliari,
- the exact Granny's location,
- the village streets,
- an abandoned old mine site,
- and the nearest beaches...

Interested ?
Then drop me a line
in the comment box
or send a mail to :
gattogiallo at gmail dot com.



Old Granny's Property seeks an Investor
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Take a proximity walk with Google Streetview...


* Organize your virtual visit :
click on the thumbnails below this post,.
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Check out the "Bando Biddas" [it] :
the Region Sardinia financial aid for the protection
and enhancement of the historic centers of the Island.
[click on # 21 Unione dei Comuni del Sarrabus+Burcei
to download the PDF info doc].

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- Buying property abroad : Italy

Welcome to the home of Property Investment discussion.
Share your knowledge and experiences in Property Investment.
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House Purchasing Procedure in Sardinia
Check out pages # 7, 8, 9 and 10
- Preliminary Contract and Deposit
- Content of the Preliminary Contract
- The Final Deed before the Notary
- Tax Level To Property Purchase
- Residency Law,
- 'Codice Fiscale'
- House Insurance.
(Thanks to Novella Sardinia UK) 

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To the House...

You'll probably arrive from Cagliari or its Elmas-airport.
Using GoogleMaps, find and follow the Strada Statale 125 for Muravera.
Cross the village and you'll find the SS 387 and the road sign for San Vito.
Next, drive and let yourself be guided by these pictures...

That's it, you're already in SV, you just took a right turn
and you are crossing now an old stone bridge,
go straight ahead...

See the plastic red chairs outside that bar ?

The via Galilei is now in front of you...

On your right hand, the main street, via Nazionale,

in front of you, via Galilei, it's the good one.

# 1 is just up the street on the right side...

Is there a parking space ?

Alas, if you look today for all this lush green thing...
it's all over now ! - "Some like it concrete"
You should have bought that land last year, folks !

Here you are in the old SV area, at 1, via Galiei.

in front of you is the old property's main door...
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Entry and garden.

Once inside the property, the house is on the left, around the garden.


(On the right hand, the old mill, closed since 1965, and its courtyard).



Step up to the garden...











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The House - #1, the oldest part

This is #1 because it is the oldest part of the property (and my preferred one) - say it was
probably built around mid-1800.
Transformed and refurbished several times, it was originally composed of two
arcade wings (loggiato) at a right angle, with a well in the corner.

The old home's right wing (right hand in the picture) has unfortunately been
demolished in 1974 and replaced by a modern house (see #3), according to
the unalterable will of that time owner (Aunty).

In the eighties, the loggiato, or what was left of it, was closed to become
a living room in winter and one end was transformed into a kitchen.

Both roofs of the porch and of the attic have been rebuilt in the mid-eighties.

View of the oldest house from the street - here, via Municipio (the city hall), 
with the two windows of the attic and the one of the ground floor bedroom.

Let's go inside, now...

The loggiato, originally open, was used for certain activities in the warm
season or simply as a corridor between the different parts of the house.

Behind the green curtain (above) there is one bedroom (below)...

... with a small window opening on via Municipio.

The bathroom opens next to the bedroom.
(Another bedroom was part of the granite building and has been sold with it).


The kitchenette opens on the pantry - unchanged, and leads to the attic's
stairway.

In this room Granny used to store the wheels of cheese (it still smells very strong),
piles of melons and watermelons, eggs, vegetables, etc.

Here the kitchenette seen by the attic.

The stairway...


The red door, now doomed, opened on the other wing of the attic... wing demolished
by Aunty in 1974.



This wing of the attic (like the demolished part was) is composed of two rooms,
separated by a few steps.

I love the 'parefeuille' floor, I hope the next owner will appreciate and restore it properly!
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SPECIFICATIONS

#1 - This is the Oldest Part
- Price Range : 100,000 € (open to discussion).
- Location : Italy, south-easthern Sardinia, San Vito (Cagliari).
- Brief description : the ground floor loggiato-livingroom has 2 entries from
the garden and opens into the bedroom, the bathroom, the kitchen and pantry-
room, and the stairway to the double room attic.
- Age of property : probably mid-1800.
- Floors : 2
- Permission to build extensions : no.
- Permission to build swimming pools : not in the village.
- Development Ideas : 1) Two additional bedrooms could be located in the attic,
with a bathroom above the existing one of the loggiato. 2) The kitchen could be
installed in the pantryroom (a technical drawing on the opening of a window
already exists) in order to restore the loggiato to its original volume.
3) The ceiling heights of the loggiato (3m35/4m30) and of the attic's main room
(3m/3m65) would permit to increase the living space through the creation of some
mezzanines. 4) Recover the ancient well in the corner.- How many people could 
live at the property ? 6 after renovation of the attic.
- Is any part suitable to be rented out ? Yes, it has been rented in the summer
for years.
Inside
- Number of Rooms : currently 4 (+ 2 in the attic).
- Living Room : 1.
- Dining Room : no separate space.
- Bedrooms : 1, (but 2 more possible in the attic).
- Toilets : no separate toilets.
- Bathrooms : 1.
- Kitchen : 1.
- Cantina : no basement in these old houses.

Outside
- Views sea/mountain/countryside : the village and hills around.
The nearest beaches are at 8 km.
- Garage/Parking facilities : inside (or in the street).
- Front/back Garden : central garden, approx. 100 m2.
- Outside cooking facilities : not currently.
- Outdoor plumbing/shower : two valves and a hose in the garden.

Maps and Technical Drawings
- Floorplans : yes.
- Land map : yes.
- Geometor’s site map : yes.
Communications
- Telephone : yes.
- ADSL : yes (check here).
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