Soleto- Historic home with large garden

“This beautiful 19th-century palazzo is in Soleto, a town 10 minutes from Lecce and half an hour from Brindisi airport. It belonged to Raimondello Orsini del Balzo who had one of the most beautiful bell towers in Italy. built, called the spire of Raimondello. Maria D’Enghien, wife of Raimondello and then of Ladislaus 1st King of Naples, had the beautiful little church of Santo Stefano frescoed by Tuscan artists. Soleto is 130 m above sea level, and is the highest of all the neighboring towns. For that reason and because of its karst soil cavities, there has never been a flood in Soleto’s long history. The surrounding lands are rich in groundwater, which is almost always potable. All this is to be held in high regard these days.” (“This beautiful nineteenth-century palace is located in Soleto, a town 10 minutes from Lecce and half an hour from Brindisi airport. It belonged to Raimondello Orsini del Balzo who built one of the most beautiful bell towers in Italy, called the Raimondello spire.Maria D ‘Enghien, wife of Raimondello and then of Ladislaus 1st King of Naples, had the beautiful church of Santo Stefano frescoed by Tuscan artists. Soleto is located at 130 m above sea level, and is the highest of all the neighboring towns. For this reason and due to its karst cavities in the soil, in the long history of Soleto there has never been a flood. The land surrounding areas are rich in groundwater, which is almost always drinkable. All this must be taken into great consideration in these times.”) The mansion, located in the ‘charming center of Soleto, was built in the late 1800s and to this day retains in its interior all its beauty and historicity thanks also to the care that has been taken over the years.
The palace expresses its grandeur with its approximately 500 square meters covered and 1300 square meters uncovered in addition to the various terraces present.
The interior is accessed through an imposing wooden door in good condition and there is immediately a large covered atrium of about 60 sqm that gives access to various rooms including also the internal courtyard and the large garden of about 1200 sqm.
On the ground floor we find 14 rooms with various destinations such as stables, sheds, technical rooms, garages, cellars, and more, all serving the main dwelling located on the second floor.
The mansion, on the second floor, has a refined appearance and still retains the unique flavor of the era in which it was built: we can discover a vast beauty both architecturally and artistically thanks to the very rich presence of frescoes on the vaults and the wide and bright spaces.
It consists of seven rooms with typical vaulted ceilings plus services, all well disengaged that constitute, egregiously, a dwelling of the highest level.
The mansion consists of a large entrance hall, an elegant master hall, a living room, a dining room, a kitchen, three bedrooms and the services.
The mansion has several balconies located on both the front and rear elevations and two large and comfortable terraces located at the rear ideal for being equipped and lived in.
From internal staircase you can access, in addition, the terraces floor whose 360-degree view is magical and rests on the entire territory of Soleto.
Ideal for any use either as a personal residence or to make a charming residence for tourist-receptive use.