For sale cottage in countryside Gonzaga Lombardia

Yellow convertible Beetle, Bob Marley music, all around us alternating shades of green, yellow and brown of the plowed and cultivated fields while above us the sky is the color of sugar paper.
Before visiting the property a stop in the center of Gonzaga, a small rural town in the Po Valley halfway between Mantua and Reggio Emilia that gave its name to one of the most illustrious Italian families of the Renaissance. There is always something to discover, and the area´s cuisine and wine never betray.
Today I am curious to make the visit; I really love old country farmhouses and like to see how they have been restored.
My expectations are not disappointed, and having walked down the driveway, an imposing two-story clay brick house awaits me, in which petrol-green shutters stand out.
A paved pedestrian entrance lined with multicolored hydrangeas leads us to the finely renovated double wooden doorway in pleasant contrast to the glass and iron door solution that allows natural light to the reception area.
That´s right, because on the ground floor a B&B has been cleverly carved out with cozy and spacious rooms from which you can admire the view across the plains, equipped with fireplaces and en suite bathrooms and a large kitchen space to indulge in.
On the second floor, with access from an internal staircase, we find the master apartment. Three large bedrooms, a large kitchen, the heart of the house in the tradition of rural families and two warm and cozy living rooms heated by antique terracotta stoves from the early 20th century. Let´s take one last flight of stairs and here we are in the attic another great space to design and think.
This farmhouse is a perfect blend of ancient and modern, where the restored blends with the reclaimed in a cozy harmony that makes you feel immediately at home.
Around the main farmhouse forming a square with the well in the center develop 3 other buildings what I call the casalino a building on two floors that could become the dependance with 2 or more housing units, the old dovecote and an additional building currently used for storage and tool shelter.
The possibilities of use are many, I would see us well a restaurant business maybe using the outdoor spaces for weddings and ceremonies in pure roof style, or expand the B&B with other themed rooms or two-room apartments in the casalino, or the creation of spaces for educational workshops maybe with the addition of typical farm animals.
For those who love the countryside this property already has everything one could wish for the stars in the window the ladybugs on the tree and the bottle of white wine in the fridge, all it takes is a little imagination to transform it into your place of life and passion.

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