Villa Regina Elena

Villa Regina Elena

a mostly renovated magnificent 19th century residence

Villa Regina Elena is an ancient large 19th century house in Gesturi old centre, 60 km to Cagliari in Sardinia. The house consists of 500 sqm of covered space and 500 sqm of outdoor areas, with further building possibility of some rooms in the garde (to be rebuilt).

Located near the Museum of the well-known Giara di Gesturi, the house offers views of the plateau and the bell tower of the main church S. Teresa D’Avila.

Villa Regina Elena has been entirely renovated from a structural point of view: insulated roof, walls, systems, attics and crawl space. Some parts are unfinished.

You enter this property from two entrances: from Via Cavour and from Via Regina Elena.

Going through the arch of the old door in Via Cavour you enter a large courtyard where you find a renovated building of about 33 sqm, currently used as a luxury chicken coop for happy hens, with a small stone wall which in the past defined the area used for carriage shelter.

You enter the house from the garden through a large entrance room with the original terracotta floor, and from here you enter the first lounge room with fireplace and two French windows. Behind the fireplace wall there is a bathroom/laundry room.

To the right of the first lounge room you enter another living room, which opens to the ancient arched portico and to the. From this second lounge room, to be completed, you go into two other rooms and from these ones into two other rooms. You can modify access to these rooms in various ways.

The exposed chestnut and steel staircase leads to a first floor divided into two parts.

In the first part you find a room and a bathroom to be completed.

The second part leads to a bedroom with an open bathroom. You find then a living room (with a pellet stove) that is connected to the kitchen/dining area. Behind the kitchen there are a bathroom (to be completed), a double bedroom with a walk-in wardrobe and a mezzanine, and a study room.

Renovation

All the roofs were newly made with solid chestnut and typical reed wood beams, 15 cm thick high-density Sardinian cork, waterproof layer and original tiles.

The inter-storey floor was maintained, with original beams and planks, according to the patented Peter Cox system.

Heating and cooling are managed with Innova air conditioners without an external unit.

The entire parquet floor in the house is pre-finished oak. The ash windows have internal shutters and integrated mosquito nets.

Garden and possible enlarging

In the front garden there is an olive tree, a large stone basin and the registered ruins of other service buildings.

A swimming pool is possible.

Beside some fruit plants, in the garden you find some other rooms without a roof with independent access to the main house.

Cadastral subdivision is possible.

Given the demand in Gesturi, this property has a high potential for realizing a home with an adjoining B&B.

Further possibility of purchase.

From the same owners, furthermore, it is also possible to purchase the adjacent portion (that originally was a single body with ours and is as large as the villa, but needs compete renovation) at a convenient price. Finally, a further portion is also for sale at an ultra-attractive price by negotiating with the owners.

Energy class C.

The village

Gesturi is an Italian municipality of 1,130 inhabitants in the province of Southern Sardinia. The municipality is located at an altitude of 320 metres above sea level, in the historic region of Marmilla. Known especially for its Giara, a rocky plateau with an extraordinary natural environment where you can admire the famous Cavallini della Giara (small horses of Giara), this village is populated since the Middle Ages and is now opening to the tourism offering an experience of nature, art and devotion to visitors. The old centre of Gesturi deserves a special mention thanks to its excellent state.