The Tower of Cesare was constructed within the 1500s as a army stronghold alongside the coast of Italy.
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The Tower of Cesare on the Amalfi Coast of Italy is a uncommon discover even in a land full of centuries-old properties.
Rising above the favored vacationer city of Maiori within the Campania area of southern Italy, the stronghold was erected in 1532 to assist defend town. One of many largest towers constructed there for this goal, it occupies a strategic place overlooking the Tyrrhenian Sea.
The stone edifice, topped by a red-tile roof, enjoys a strategic place overlooking the water.
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Over the centuries, the stone edifice has develop into a logo for the seaside vacation spot. Immediately, it provides a one-of-a-kind alternative for an investor to purchase a chunk of historical past and create a wellness resort, spa or boutique lodge. Different prospects embrace use as a non-public property, company retreat or trip house.
The mountainside property reaches right down to the water by way of greater than a dozen terraces accessed by staircases minimize into the stone. Amongst them is an historical grotto that has been arrange for therapeutic massage, an amphitheater with seating for 80 that can be utilized for musical performances or lectures and one with a jetted spa that takes in sea views. Different terraces can be utilized for sunbathing or as a spot from which to swim.
There are two flooring above and one beneath the primary residing stage.
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4 buildings make up the ten,057 sq. meters of residing house and include 11 bedrooms or flats of varied sizes. There’s sleeping house to accommodate 22 and a complete of seven bogs, many adorned in colourful tile.
However probably the most placing function of the property is the four-floor tower itself. Pure gentle mirrored off the ocean floods the primary ground, which options excessive ceilings and a fire. The house might operate as the guts of a house or a lodge reception space.
The swimming pool incorporates a retractable roof.
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One ground beneath is a bed room and toilet whereas the 2 tales above include two-room suites with personal terraces.
The luxurious grounds are full of huge old-growth bushes, flowering crops, lemon bushes and olive bushes.
The 11 bedrooms or flats can sleep as much as 22 at anybody time.
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The swimming pool, with its retractable roof, couldn’t be constructed at present as a result of present preservation legal guidelines. The property is a part of a stretch of shoreline protected by a UNESCO World Heritage designation. As such, new growth shouldn’t be permitted.
Maiori is a well-preserved conventional village greater than three hours south of Rome and about an hour from Naples by automotive.
The sundown view from the Tower of Cesare in Maiori, Italy.
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Alessandro Moscariello of Constructing Heritage is the itemizing agent. The value is on the market on request.
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