Villa Li Licci

Property Profile

Li Licci  is a freehold parkland property of 3 hectares, situated in the
particularly beautiful north-western corner of Sardinia called Gallura ideally suited to
walkers of all types. It is 1.5 kms from the main Olbia -Tempio Road and is only 18 km from Olbia Port and Airport not to mention the nearest white sandy beaches all of which can be reached in 20 minutes by taking the new circular road around the town.



The property is within easy striking distance of all the main attractions of the area
which include the Costa Smeralda, the Pevero Golf Course, S. Teresa di Gallura, the
Archipelago of La Maddalena, Castelsardo - all on the coast, and Limbara (the second highest mountain in Sardinia), Lake Liscia and numerous wineries and archaeological sites. A little further away, but always within a days' travelling distance the choice of places to visit is even greater.



The property includes:

A recently renovated old stazzu (farm house) divided into two independent
apartments on two floors and surrounded by a large and well-established walled garden including a 2,000 year-old wild olive tree.



The ground floor: (mq. 247) has two separate entrances and consists of large
sitting room with fireplace and full length sliding windows giving on to the
garden, a further shower room, good sized kitchen, walk in store room and a
sitting/dining room with windows giving on to a small patio. The night zone
consists of a master bedroom with en-suite bathroom and a second double
bedroom with separate shower room. There is also a separate studio/bedroom
with its own entrance and toilet.



The first floor: (mq. 67) has a separate entrance and consists of a double
bedroom with en suite bathroom and walking wardrobe, and a living room with
kitchen area giving onto spacious terraces commanding beautiful views. (mq. 50)



Both apartments have independent central heating and air conditioning.



Barn

Converted to house a restaurant, stores and four bedrooms for guests set
amongst trees and spectacular rock formations and surrounded by stone terraces at
various levels



Restaurant: (mq. 354) A high beamed ceilings room with a large raised central
fireplace open on two sides which seats 90/100 guests comfortably. On one side
of the fireplace there is area for guests to sit and read, play cards etc. or watch
television. There is also an area called the office which houses a desk for
administrative purposes and various cupboards for the use of the restaurant..
Leading off the restaurant is a good sized kitchen, the washing- up area and a
back kitchen for cooking and serving meat. There are three wood-burning
bread ovens for this purpose.



Bedrooms: To the left of the restaurant and with its own little patios are the four
guest rooms each with en suite shower room. There are three double bedrooms
(one of them has an extra bed) and one family room which comfortably sleeps
four. The restaurant and the bedrooms are all centrally heated.



Veranda: (mq. 80) is an attractive wooden construction to the right of the
entrance to the restaurant. It is extremely versatile as it can be open on three
sides in good weather or closed as required by wind and weather conditions. It
can also be heated and seats 70/80 comfortably.



Terraces: The Restaurant area is surrounded by stone terraces of different sizes
and at various levels built in between the characteristic granite rocks and
Mediterranean oak trees. These can be used for a variety of purposes and in the summer can seat a  further 90/100 people for relaxing evening meals .



Accessories: (mq. 80).
Under the veranda there is a large area containing the wine cellar, chillers, store rooms and an area for making pasta, conserves etc.



There is also an outside toilet for the disabled



Behind the restaurant there is the laundry and the boiler room.



Garage, Generator Room and Accessories

There is a four- car garage and a generator plant which supplies the entire
complex in the case of emergency. There are also various other buildings all in
a good state of repair.



Current Use

At the present time the house is occupied by the owners who run the restaurant
and the attached accommodation known as Li Licci The restaurant is recommended by many leading gastronomical guides including
the Michelin Red Guide. It is also highly recommended by the Lonely Planet
book-guide, Alistair Sawday's Guide for Special Places to Stay in Italy (UK) and
the Karen Brown Guide to Italy (USA), Tripadvisor and numerous other Italian
National and International printed and on-line Guides.
As well as to overseas visitors the restaurant is very well known on the Costa
Smeralda, and all the holiday locations around the coast and to local Sardinian
clients.



The surrounding park could be enjoyed by guests and it is a mysterious ancient
site characterized by huge monoliths which were used in the Neolithic Era as
divinatory altars or praying sites.



Potential

The potential for developing this site is excellent bearing in mind its beautiful
position, its suitability for any number of outdoor activities, the recently opened
ring road around Olbia which connects it to Olbia Airport and port in 20
minutes, not to mention the current demand to holiday here which far exceeds
the supply.



There are two International airports in northern Sardinia:

Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport with over 1.6 million visitors last year has direct
incoming flights from Gatwick and Luton as well as many other European and
Italian cites



Alghero Airport has all year round daily flights with Ryanair to Stansted as well
as East Midlands. Liverpool and Dublin, and many other European cities.



The property is classified by the local and regional planning authorities as E*2
which means not just agricultural land but a property that can be developed for
the purpose of tourism (called accordo di programma). Basically this means
that it cannot be divided into lots but, on the presentation of an overall plan, for
example a hotel, a residence, along with tennis courts, swimming pools,
equitation facilities or a holistic centre. Just about anything as long as it is within
the boundaries set by the planning authorities.



The restaurant could also be converted into a villa keeping the 4 bedrooms
active as B&B. It is also possible, if the buyer is interested, to enlarge the property from 3 to 10 hectares.

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