Casa Rosa is a beautiful detached, over 200 year old house, nestled in the middle of Bugnara, a medieval village in the heart of Abruzzo, Italy, in fact part of its garden walls are the original village walls. Casa Rosa is close to Sulmona and the Abruzzo National Park and is the perfect location for walking, trekking holidays and for winter skiiing, as Campo di Giove, Pratello and Roccaraso are all about 30 minutes drive away. There are numerous walks from the village, for sightseeing or just for a relaxing break away. The beaches of the Adriatic are under an hour away and the lakes at Scanno are only 20 minutes away, there is even a Water Park at Corfinio which is only 15 minutes down the road.

Casa Rosa is close to the centre of the village where you will find three bars, one of which makes excellent food, a fishing pool with a fish restaurant, a hotel with restaurant, two grocery shops, Post Office, chemist along with four churches. The nearest supermarket is just five minutes drive away this side of Sulmona.

The detached villa, (which is all yours, not an apartment) has been recently renovated to a high standard and has a newly fitted kitchen, shower room, two separate bedrooms (each with a balcony), a large open plan kitchen/dining room/lounge complete with Italian channel TV and DVD player. It also has mains gas central heating and an open fireplace.

Casa Rosa is a well equipped, centrally heated, light and airy detached cottage. You enter through our beautiful chestnut doors into the ground floor which includes a brand new kitchen area with electric oven/grill, mains gas hob, fridge/freezer, washing machine, electric kettle, cafetiere, cool bag, iron and ironing board, dining table with four chairs.

In the lounge area you will find the open fireplace with a leather settee, two armchairs, television (with Italian channels) and a DVD player complete with a large selection of DVDs. A bookcase with guide books, local books, novels, maps, leaflets and guest book. There is also a CD player with radio, CDs and board games.

Stairs lead from the ground floor up to the first floor landing, which has a hanging storage area to one side. On the landing there are doors to the shower room, the main bedroom and the twin bedroom.

The shower room comprising of a w.c., large wash-hand basin and a shower with views over the mountains. The main bedroom has a kingsize bed with a verdigris metal bedframe, chest of drawers, hairdryer, radiator, bookcase, free standing fan and wooden double glazed french windows with shutters, leading to its own balcony which is large enough for a chair and your favourite book. The second bedroom has twin beds each with metal bedframes, chest of drawers, radiator, bookcase, fan and again french windows with shutters leading onto its own balcony, which can also accommodate a chair for watching the world go by or view of the mountains.

A staircase from the landing area leads through the attic and onto the large roof terrace, with lovely views over the surrounding roof tops to the Maiella mountains.This roof terrace is a great sun trap and a perfect spot to relax on, it is equipped with a table, chairs, umbrella and sun loungers.

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The large roof terrace measures 5.5m x 3m and commands excellent views, the perfect spot for eating al fresco, or just relaxing and soaking up the sun or complete 'suntrap', as several guest have described it. A table, chairs, umbrella and sun loungers are provided.

The front terrace has a small bistro table and chairs and is just right for morning coffee.

Being totally detached, Casa Rosa also has its own private garden to the side and back of the house which leads straight from the kitchen onto a secluded courtyard with table, chairs and plants with 4 steps up to an area gravelled with Maiella stone, complete with another table, two benches, umbrella and the rest of the garden, with so many places to sit outside you will be spoilt for choice!.

Free parking is available close by and it is only a twenty metre level walk from the house.

One approach to the chestnut doors of Casa Rosa is from the parking area, but there are other approaches via sloping 'donkey step' paths leading down from the centre of the village as the immediate walkways to the front and side of the house are pedestrianised.