Beautiful Hilltop Stone House with Pool, Olive grove & Privacy

PRICE 1.100.000 € // REF 397

This delightful stone house is located high on the hillside above the village of Bistagno, overlooking the Bormida Valley. Surrounded by nature, peace and quiet, yet only a few minutes drive from the village centre with its weekly market and small local butchers, bakers, eateries, bars and other shops. The views from the house are simply stunning and the property has its own olive grove with 133 mature olive trees, two wine cellars and a purpose-built pizza oven.

You arrive at the property via a private driveway with electric gates. The house has two entrance doors; the beautiful old wooden door on the main façade and another in the gable end of the house towards the parking area. On the ground floor there is a very charming and characteristic summer kitchen with a long table where you can sit in the cool on a warm summers day. You can enter this room from the gable end entrance, which is in combined glass and steel, or from the covered terrace under the main living room. The summer kitchen is fully equipped with a sink, dishwasher and a long kitchen unit with a marble top. Next to it is a small wine cellar. At the far end is the spacious entrance hall with the glass doors, that can also be used as a fitness room.

Further on the ground floor are two double bedrooms and a bathroom built in local stone. The covered terrace has a dining table next to the wooden door to the second wine room, which is dug out by hand, natural and cave like. In addition, there is a storage room for garden tools and a wonderful pizza oven.

On the first floor is the main kitchen with breakfast table, the main living room with large dining area, lounge area with wood burning fire place and large panoramic windows with the most fantastic views of the Bormida Valley and the beautiful countryside. Three sliding doors lead out to the long balcony with seating areas and the external staircase that leads down to the garden, pool, covered terrace, pizza oven and summer kitchen.

Also on the first floor is the east-facing, bright and spacious master bedroom with veranda doors overlooking the valley. Here, a wood burning fire place and air conditioning help ensure coziness and perfect temperature all year round. A walk-in closet next to the master bedroom can easily be converted into an en-suite bathroom. It currently provides plenty of space for the all-year wardrobe. Further on the first floor you find a double bedroom with the beautiful south-facing views. Along the hallway is a “New Yorker” glass and steel partition wall giving access to a living room/bedroom fitted with a sofa bed. Followed by a family bathroom with shower and a separate laundry room.

The pool is generous with its 5 x 11 meters and is surrounded by the most beautiful pool terrace. The garden itself is very well designed, suiting two persons as well as accommodating a family of 8-10 persons. A garden path, lined with large fig trees, leads from the pool terrace to a viewpoint at the end of the garden and also to the olive grove on the hillside above the pool area.

This is a true gem of a property awaiting new owners!