Charming Top Floor Apartment with Mezzanine in the Heart of Historic Sansepolcro
Appartamento Il Nido is a delightful top-floor apartment positioned just off the main Corso, the largely pedestrianised heart of the historic centre of Sansepolcro. Characterised by beautiful, exposed timber beams, terracotta floors and a striking mezzanine overlooking the kitchen/living area, the apartment combines the charm of an eighteenth-century building with a thoughtful modern renovation, creating a bright and welcoming home in one of Tuscany’s most vibrant market towns.
Sansepolcro is a charming medieval town with a rich artistic and cultural heritage, ideally positioned close to the borders of Umbria and Le Marche. Home to around 15,000 residents, it offers an excellent selection of independent shops, cafés, restaurants and everyday amenities, together with an outdoor swimming pool that is open during the summer months. The town is perhaps best known as the birthplace of Piero della Francesca, whose former home and several of his masterpieces can still be admired in the town’s museums and churches.
The apartment occupies the top floor of a two-storey building dating back to the 1700s. The entrance is shared with just one other apartment and features a rare historic well on the ground floor, a fascinating reminder of the building’s long history and importance.
Renovated in 2006, the apartment carefully preserves many of its original features, including exposed timber beams throughout, while introducing a mezzanine that enhances the sense of space and natural light within the main living area. Offering approximately 75 sqm of living accommodation, the layout is as follows:
First Floor Entrance
The private entrance door is located on the first floor, afterwhich a hallway and staircase lead exclusively to the apartment above.
Second Floor
- Bright open-plan living space incorporating the kitchen, dining area and sitting room, with two windows overlooking the Corso
- Staircase leading to the mezzanine
- Bedroom, study or sitting room with built in storage space
- Spacious double bedroom with two windows overlooking the Corso
- Bathroom – with bathtub
- Hallway with storage space and boiler
Mezzanine level
- Open study or reading area overlooking the living area below
- Bathroom with shower
- Useful attic storage area
Property features
- Exposed timber beams throughout.
- Traditional terracotta floors.
- Double-glazed timber-framed windows.
- Boiler installed in 2021.
- Mains water, electricity, gas and drainage.
- Characterful eighteenth-century building.
- Attractive views across the rooftops of Sansepolcro.
- Historic town centre location.
- Shops, cafés and restaurants just moments away.
- Outdoor public swimming pool within easy walking distance.
Life at Appartamento Il Nido revolves around the charm and convenience of Sansepolcro’s historic centre. Start the day with a coffee in one of the cafés along the Corso, browse the independent shops and weekly market, spend an afternoon discovering the town’s museums and artistic heritage and enjoy dinner in one of the many excellent restaurants before wandering home through the atmospheric medieval streets. With the Tuscan countryside and neighbouring Umbria just beyond the town walls, the apartment offers the perfect balance between charming town living and easy access to nature.
Nearby towns & cities
Anghiari (9 km); Caprese Michelangelo (23 km); Città di Castello (17 km); Arezzo (36 km); Cortona (55 km); Perugia (70 km); Assisi (83 km); Montepulciano (85 km); Pienza (91 km); Spello (88 km); Siena (98 km); Todi (111 km); Florence (117 km); Orvieto (140 km); San Gimignano (155 km); Rome (240 km).
Airports
Aeroporto Internazionale dell’Umbria – Perugia (68 km); Forlì L Ridolfi (102 km); Florence Peretola (130 km); Aeroporto delle Marche – Ancona Falconara (158 km); Bologna G Marconi (180 km); Pisa Galileo Galilei (191 km); Rome Ciampino (265 km); Rome Leonardo Da Vinci (285 km).