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This majestic old house is located in the town of Osuna – a Roman city renowned as 16th century home of the Duchesses of Osuna and compulsory visit in the Route of Washington Irwin, which has lately also been the location for series 5 "Game of Thrones". Osuna is also famous for its heritage buildings and stunning architecture, remodelled some years ago and then designated a site of historic interest by Unesco. The house is ideally placed in the old area of the town, very close to the High Street, City Hall, the restored University building - now used by the University of Seville - and the well-known Collegiate Church of Santa Maria de la Asuncion, which holds a magnificent collection of paintings by Jose de Ribera and the Ducal Pantheon where the tombs of the Dukes of Osuna lie.
The town has excellent communications, considered one of the most central locations in Andalucía thanks to A92 highway, which provides fast connections to the cities of Malaga, Seville, Granada and Cordoba within the hour, plus good train service.
Although still habitable – with telephone, electricity and water supplies connected – the property needs major work to transform it back to its' former glory, being suitable for a boutique hotel or just to become the most amazing private home
There is a total surface area of over 420 m2 of which the sandstone-walls built area comes to a total of 320 m2 on two floors. It is light and airy and it’s thick walls help keep it cool during the long hot summers. There are many rooms all with very large ceilings and the original beams, some of them carved, and many rooms with the classical decorative cement floor tiles. Besides the 2 magnificent wooden entrance doors – still well preserved and with the original ornamental bronze nails -, most of the historical inside and patio-leading doors have been kept, one of them carved to feature the archbishop mitre. The property also has a large rear courtyard on Roman foundations of around 140 m2, where a garden or swimming pool area could be arranged. There is also a patio area of 30 m2 with the old well – hidden now –, which will probably have to be preserved due to its heritage value and the fact that it provides the most eco-efficient building strategy for Mediterranean climate, nowadays revalued in the search of pass ive energy saving systems.
This grand property retains most of the typical features such as a traditional entrance hall that leads in to the main living area through the central patio. The ground floor has a master living room, several sitting rooms and bedrooms wrapped around the patio, which lets in lots of light to the whole ground floor. It also includes a spacious kitchen and two bathrooms. The patio gives access to a courtyard – with a toilet and garden areas – and to the second floor through two different stairs. On the first floor, each stair leads to several different-size rooms formerly used as plain sitting rooms, bedrooms, kitchens and toilet, and to two 25-m2 rooms.
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Price 180,000 €
Price / sq metre: €/m² 562.50
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Reference:
85755