HOUSE FOR SALE IN UMBRIA

Yes, I'm sure many of you know that our house is for sale, and clicking on the picture in the right hand column will take you to everything you ever wanted to know about the house and the area. For those who might be stopping by the blog for the first time, or who might be Googling, I thought writing about our HOUSE FOR SALE IN UMBRIA might be a good idea. Just scrolling through the blog will also let you know what life is like in central Umbria, what we do for fun, and what's going on in San Venanzo. In the past year or so I've started posting videos of various things here in Umbria...sometimes they're of festivals, sometimes just a field of sunflowers. Stop by OUR YouTube PAGE any time to get a taste of small town Italy!

I know the dollar is weak, but I also know that there are many Americans who are still searching for that perfect second/retirement home in Italy. The British pound does better against the euro, and of course for Europeans the euro is still the euro. The fact that Ryan Air now flies into the Perugia airport from both London and Barcelona makes access to Umbria easier than ever. Read THIS ARTICLE by James Martin, who has some thoughts about property in Italy.

No matter what currency you use or what your reasons are for wanting a home in Italy, we propose that Umbria is a beautiful choice, and that our HOUSE FOR SALE IN UMBRIA, in the hilltown of San Venanzo is certainly worth a look! After you've read all the information on the HOUSE FOR SALE post, please contact us at: umbriahouse4sale@hotmail.com to let us know when you'd like to see the house!

YOUTUBE SLIDESHOW OF OUR HOUSE FOR SALE

PSSST...HEY!...YOU!....WANNA BUY A HOUSE IN ITALY???

I always know well in advance where my next vacation will be, but that's because the planning stage is so much fun for me. Others may wait until the last minute, and although there's nothing wrong with spontaneity, for a really major vacation, I like to plan well in advance. so here it is, almost March, and I'm guessing that there are a lot of people who are making their plans for a visit to Italy sometime between now and the fall. Those people are my target audience today!

When we came to Italy on vacation we never looked at houses, but once we'd made the decision to move here we did make one trip specifically dedicated to checking out areas, towns, and even a few houses. We really hadn't planned to find our house on that trip, but only wanted to get a feel for some Umbrian towns, and to find out where we could afford to live and where we wanted to live. Of course we did find our house on that trip, as documented in the three posts listed in the right hand column of the blog under "The History".

If you want to read about us, the house, our neighbors, or San Venanzo, it's all right here on the blog! One woman recently contacted us about buying our house, saying that we'd written about everything in such detail that she wouldn't even need to come to Italy to see it in person! While I wouldn't recommend buying a house you haven't seen in person, at least through the blog any potential buyers can read and see what we've done to the house over the past four years....no big surprises, nothing hidden or held back since as I wrote the blog I never dreamed we'd end up selling our house.

And so, now here's the pitch: if you're planning a trip to Italy, and have ever thought about buying a house here, you just might want to spend a few days in central Umbria. We'd love to show you our house, tell you about some of the wonderful restaurants in the area, or direct you to a scenic drive.

We think that not only is our house a wonderful bargain, but the town of San Venanzo is perfect in so many ways. If you only want a house for summer vacation or occasional visits, the house is secure, looked after by neighbors, not isolated and vulnerable like a house in the country. If you arrive in San Venanzo exhausted from your trip, all it takes is a quick trip to one of the three grocery stores to stock the fridge, or maybe a stop at the bar for a sandwich and a gelato. If you'd like to keep a car here so you don't have to rent one, the house has a garage. The back garden requires very little maintenance...I only add a few annuals in the summer for color.

San Venanzo is a quiet, relaxing place in any month, but especially so in the summer when life just seems to float by. The house has good cross ventilation and San Venanzo is a hilltown....an important thing to consider for the summer. Other towns in the area, the 'famous' ones, are crowded with tourists, taxing both the services and the patience of the locals. Here in San Venanzo you're within an easy drive of those famous towns should you want to play tourist yourself, but at the end of the day you can return to the peace and quiet of San Venanzo.

I've written extensively about the house, the town and the area HERE. There are pictures galore, a room by room slide show of the house, and floor plans. The price of the house is €195,000, and you can contact us at unbriahouse4sale@hotmail.com for further information...but why not include us in your vacation plans and see for yourself?

A SLIDESHOW OF OUR HOUSE FOR SALE IN ITALY