Farmhouse for sale in Mazara del Vallo, Santa Maria di Gesù

We offer for sale in Mazara del Vallo: AN ANCIENT BAGLIO which, with all its beauty and history, has stood since 1881 as one of the most beautiful, traditional and evocative locations in the area. Between the rustling of the olive leaves and the scents of the citrus grove, in a cool place just 3 km from the sea and the historic centre. Located in C/da S. Maria, just 2 km from the sea and 3 km from the city centre, totally renovated in 2014 with high quality finishes and composed of: 1. Covered living area of 839 m2 commercial, divided into - Main building of 532 m2 on 2 elevations (see plan 1 and 2), - Warehouse of 156 m2 - Outbuildings of 152 m2 2. Open area (courtyard, veranda and swimming pool) of 514 m2 3. Land surrounding the property with olive grove and citrus grove of 3197 m2 Il Baglio is internally divided into totally independent apartments and a studio apartment: 11 bedrooms, 6 bathrooms, 3 kitchens, 2 living rooms, tower with two livable mezzanines, two other large rooms in the side ground currently used as a laundry. Garden for exclusive use with barbecue, sea view terrace, swimming pool with citrus grove, solarium, olive grove, laundry, 2000m2 of open spaces, reserved parking in an enclosed area. The city of Mazara del Vallo stands out for its seafaring tradition (City of Fish), the beauty of its sea and beaches, the countryside, with vast olive groves and vineyards, is very suitable for walking and cycling and is surrounded from an aura of peace and serenity to enjoy your holiday to the fullest. Just 3 km from the sea and the historic center and 1 km from the nearest supermarket. Easily accessible, 2 km from the A29 motorway exit (Palermo-Mazara). The typical scheme of the baglio includes a building with an introspective character, that is closed to the outside and with the openings all facing inside the courtyard. The perimeter walls, without openings, acted as protection against intruders and ill-intentioned, also allowing an eventual defense against enemy assaults. An entrance door also allowed access to the large courtyard for carriages and transport wagons. Typically a part of the building for residential purposes had one or more upper floors where the "owner" and his family lived. The lower floors were intended for farmers and for storing supplies. The stables were also inside the courtyard. Other rooms were used for the storage of work tools and as a shelter for the master carriages. The baglio is the expression of a geo-economic organization linked to the fiefdom or large estate, and therefore to the large landed property that fed the incomes of the aristocratic classes and the bourgeoisie. The baglio was a large farm inhabited not only by the landowners themselves, but also by the peasants who worked there all year round or seasonally. It was therefore equipped with numerous lodgings, but also with stables and warehouses for the crops. Even today in Sicily, in areas of traditional agricultural use, it is possible to meet such buildings of considerable volume and extension mostly abandoned but sometimes restored and reused as agritourism businesses. The beams arise almost systematically near water sources and in dominant positions, from where it is easy to control the territory, and have the outward appearance of fortified places, with a few small external wooden windows, equipped with iron bars. The roofs are generally made with a wooden load-bearing structure, with "scissor" trusses, beams, strips, terracotta bricks and tiles or a wooden frame or tiles only.