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A medieval village for sale

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Executive Summary

WHAT

15 buildings covering 4,400 sqm

6 ha land

WHERE

Entirely located within the Gran Sasso

National Park, in central Italy

75 minutes and 2 hours respectively

from Pescara and from Rome’s

Fiumicino airports

HOW MUCH

Euro 550k to purchase the village

Euro 5,5 mln to restore it

WHY

An opportunity in the tourism sector in

a unique natural scenario, in an area

popular for winter and summer sports

Favourable regulatory environment

and supportive position of the local

government

WHO

4 professionals willing to contribute to

Valle Piola’s rebirth

A network of architects and business

analysts available for village

adhibition analyses

Valle Piola is an Italian medieval village, entirely on sale

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What – Area

Valle Piola includes:

4,440 sqm buildings

6 ha land

Valle Piola is composed of:

12 buildings in the city centre

3 buildings called “Case Menghini”, a

small cluster of interconnected

houses

a church

a water mill

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What – Utilities

Valle Piola and Case Menghini are

connected to:

Electrical grid

Waterworks system

Telephone network

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What – Ownership

The Municipality and the Valle Piola Rebirth Team share the control over

the ownership of all the buildings in Valle Piola

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What – Ownership

The Valle Piola Rebirth Team owns Case Menghini and the water-mill

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What – Architecture

Two of the structures in Valle Piola

are equipped with a wooden balcony

known as a ”gafio”

These outstanding architectonical

elements testify to the Longobard

influence throughout the Monti della

Laga territories

It is worth mentioning the presence

of the bearing wall, characterized by

the absence of plaster

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Where – Location

Valle Piola is entirely located within

the Gran Sasso National Park, in

central Italy

It is 75 minutes from Pescara airport

and 2 hours from Rome’s Fiumicino

airport

The village is reachable by an

uneven road; the main street in the

village center has been paved. A

mule path leads to higher elevations

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Where – Area

Valle Piola is part of Torricella Sicura municipality, in the Teramo Area

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How Much

Valle Piola Rebirth team offers for

sale the buildings it controls at

Euro 550k

The restoration costs strongly

depend on the final adhibition,

however considering similar

interventions in the area, they

have been estimated at Euro 5,5

mln

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Why

Valle Piola can be restructured and

turned into a boutique hotel with a

swimming-pool strategically placed

to let guests enjoy a breathtaking

view

Regional, national and European

funds can be accessed to recover

mountain areas. Recently, a regional

law was passed in order to foster the

conversion of abandoned villages

into boutique hotels

Some recent examples of

successfully reconverted boutique

hotels in Italy are located in Santo

Stefano di Sessanio, Matera and

Alberobello

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Why

Valle Piola’s potential key success

factors:

Natural Scenario - Valle Piola is

located in a natural amphitheatre

characterized by a sense of peace

Winter Sports - Main alpine skiing

resorts on Gran Sasso Mountain can

be easily reached; cross country

skiing is practiced in the area

Summer Sports - Hiking, mountain

biking, and equitrekking are available

Other integrations can be

considered: wedding parties, local

wine and food tasting events, beauty

farm and artisan shops. For further

information and analyses, please do

not hesitate to contact us

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Who

Our Mission

Valle Piola Rebirth Team’s mission is to perform every possible action to

give Valle Piola a second life

Our Team

The Valle Piola Rebirth Team is composed of four professionals having in

common the passion to contribute to the Valle Piola’s rebirth

Being involved in a project with a positive social impact is the strongest

motivational factor to them

They share their skills and expertise and they also partner with local

architects, engineers and business analysts to support further analysis

of potential adhibition of the village

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Who

Domenico Di Francesco

joined Zaha Hadid Architects

in 2008 and he is currently

Senior Architect at the

London Office. He gained an

experience in the

sector having worked both at

medium and large Architectural firms.

Domenico has also been cooperating for four

years with L’Aquila University, as an Adjunct

Professor in Architectural Composition.

Giacomo Ciapanna is a

surveyor serving customers

within the private and public

sectors and he has already

been involved in other

restoration projects. Giacomo

has an intimate knowledge of

the area and of its scenarios and he has

strong connections within the local community

also through various members of his family.

Fabio Pisi Vitagliano is a Strategy

Consultant with a solid expertise in sales,

business development and strategy,

developed at leading

companies in the consulting,

education, telecommunications and

finance industries. Having

lived in Italy, and abroad

Fabio is proficient in Italian,

French, Spanish and English.

Marco Di Cristofaro is a business consultant

for foreign trade with a multi-year experience

which spans across different sectors,

notably manufacturing and

services, focused on the

development of foreign

markets. His curiosity and

open-minded approach have

always helped Marco as

negotiator in multicultural

contexts.

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Contact Details

Fabio Pisi Vitagliano

Valle Piola Rebirth Team

Account Manager

Mobile: +39 339 7800076

email: info@vallepiola.com

website: http://vallepiola.com