Palazzo, Lija

Description

The palazzo's entrance leads through a barrel vaulted Hallway paved in marble to four main rooms; a Library/Study, a formal Sitting room, Dining room & a family Living/TV room. The hallway vault & the ceilings in three rooms are decorated with painted ceilings featuring large medallions with allegorical figures. The end of the hallway opens onto a wide stone terrace with stairs on either side leading to an outstanding large garden with a drip irrigation system, a swimming pool with Jacuzzi spouts & a sun deck, a central fountain with the original statuary & wide flagstone pathways leading to open sided tea rooms at the back of the garden. A corridor on the side of the Family living room leads to a newly built annex. This incorporates a large modern kitchen, two guest/staff double bedrooms, both with en-suites, a guest toilet & access to the internal yard. This yard has a separate services entrance from the road for deliveries or maintenance staff. The large internal yard also serves as a drive-in parking area for two large cars, accessed from the road by a remote controlled rollup door. An imposing wide marble staircase leads to the first floor which is also accessible by a six passenger lift. A large landing leads to the three double bedrooms. The Main bedroom has a dressing room leading on to a large bathroom. The other two bedrooms have their own shower facilities. A lobby on the left of the main staircase leads to a laundry/utility room & a pantry. A spiral wrought iron staircase leads to an intermediate level & the roof. The subterranean basement has the same layout & rooms as the upper floors. It has a historically unique 18th century large kitchen with original functional wood oven & several large stone tables.

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