Monteroni di Lecce is a charming town in the province of Lecce as the name suggests, not far from the capital of Salento. Here, in the calm of the countryside near the town of Copertino, we offer for sale a delightful English-style villa to be revisited, with about 1800 sqm of garden.
The property, of about 726 square meters of coverage consists of a ground floor with a large entrance hall, three rooms, which were used as a living room, dining room and study and reading room, a small dining room, a hallway with built-in closets, a kitchen-living room and two bathrooms. A beautiful all-wood staircase leads to the second floor where there are four bedrooms with en-suite bathrooms, and on the second floor there are two more bedrooms and a bathroom.
The historic home has an excellent history behind it: in ancient times the villa was a farmhouse where a religious hermit lived from whom the place takes its name. In the early years of the last century a descendant of the family, of noble origins decided to transform the masseria into the present villa and use it as a country residence.
On the front of the villa, there is the coat of arms of the family, illustrious owners of the property, while laterally at the entrance there is the inscription "Fluctuat nec mergitur" (fluctuates but does not sink) a motto taken from the Paris Commune and much loved by the family. Then again, during World War II it became a refuge for important soldiers, first German and then American, and then returned to being the residence of the family whose nobility has Spanish origins.
The villa is large enough to accommodate several people at once, and for decades it was the place where family members and their guests would gather and enjoy some rest in the countryside.
Those who could not be accommodated at the family's main residence in Lecce were housed away from prying eyes. One anecdote that is told is that a descendant of the family, among other famous mayor of Lecce, had a weakness for beautiful ladies; on a trip to Spain he met a ballerina with whom he had an affair (old photographs were found in the house of the ballerina in question, with various dedications). The dancer visited him in Lecce and stayed in the villa, as she could not be accommodated in the palace in Lecce where his wife was, who was unaware of the affair her husband had and did not like her presence at the palace.
It is also told that the wife of another descendant of the noble family, a woman who loved Greek and Latin, dreamed of a relative who had written a grammar of the ancient Greek language that no one had been able to find. In the dream he told her to look in a specific drawer where the next day she found the manuscript with a new system for learning the stem of verbs.
Fancy living with your family in a residence of charm and full of history? Imagine yourself here, dining and holding soirees in the reception hall as the owners did in those days, as you tell those spellbinding stories to your friends and relatives, who will be amazed by the beauty of the English-style paneling and the spacious, well-kept wood-paneled spaces. In addition. your children can have fun with their friends running around among the ancient trees in the home garden.
Our agency can make your dream come true. Contact us for a viewing appointment.
Lecce is the central point of Salento from which you can reach several destinations: the nearest sea is only 10 min drive away, Brindisi with its port and airport 38 km away, the city of young people Gallipoli 40 km away and Santa Maria di Leuca 80 km away.
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