Palazzo Colucci - Specchia Gallone

Inside: Palazzo Colucci is situated on the first floor of a historic aristocratic palazzo. The orignal wide stone staircase leads up from street level to the apartment's entrance. Inside is a reception room and a dining room with garden views. To one side of the reception area is a superb kitchen mixing the functionality of induction cooking with the memories of the original cucina. Next to the kitchen is a laundry room. On the other side of the reception room is a large sitting room with sofas, TV and a terrace overlooking the garden. The four double bedrooms with ensuite bathrooms are accessed from the four corners of this sitting room. Two of these bedrooms have garden views, the other two have views towards the village.

Outside: the garden and the pool are accessed from the ground floor. The mature garden is contained by the original high walls, and features lawns, trees, a large variety of plants and a wonderful swimming pool. There is an outside dining area with a barbeque and shaded dining table for al fresco meals, and plenty of shady spots for relaxing in this green oasis. Palazzo Colucci is set in the centre of the tiny “borgo” of Specchia Gallone, the most important buildings of which date from between the thirteenth and seventeenth centuries. Just outside the gates, take a stroll through the streets of the typical small town, admire the Capella di Sant’Anna or the Palazzo Baronale, stop for an espresso at the bar, the local trattorie-cum-baker's just 300m away (which will also deliver meals to the house), or wander down to a couple of local restaurants in the neighbouring town of Minervino about a mile away.