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Stone and brick construction, frescoed arches, ceilings and walls, wood-beamed ceilings and handmade terracotta tiles, stone fireplace, vaulted ceilings, an immense park and lots of history.
The judicial sales institute has auctioned the Gallenga Stuart villa in Mandoleto, the old stables, four annexes belonging to the village, now all degraded and in ruins, and a 6-hectare park. Five years ago the villa, or castle as D’Annunzio who was a guest there called it, was put up for sale for 7 million euros, with many interested foreign buyers, but nothing came out. Now the auction starts from the base price of 2,760,750 euros, with a minimum offer set at 2,070,562.50. The sale was decided by the Court of Perugia after the asset was included among those of a bankruptcy.
The structure that overlooks Mount Subasio and Assisi and overlooks the Perugia countryside, was built in 1872 by Romeo Gallenga and his wife, the English noblewoman Mary Montgomery Stuart (descendant of the kings of Scotland and England) in a neo-Gothic style with references to English architecture of the time (Westminster type). The architect Biscarini was in charge of the works and of summoning the artists to decorate the castle-villa and its 28 rooms.
The villa has four floors, with greenhouses, cellars, woodsheds and warehouses. The front door remains the original and leads to a square stone porch decorated with family crest and painted stucco decorations.
During World War II it was used by the German army as the headquarters of the military command.
The villa has an area of 2,700 square meters, in addition to the 500 square meters of the Stables and another 300 of annexes.
