Via di Monserrato – Splendid panoramic penthouse

Description

HISTORICAL CENTER – In one of the most fascinating and elegant streets of the historic center, close to Piazza della Moretta and Piazza Farnese, more precisely in Via di Monserrato, in a period building without a lift we offer for sale a large penthouse charm of 130 square meters in total.

The property is spread over two levels. On the first level we find: entrance, main room with beautiful vaulted windows and a splendid fireplace from which it is possible to admire a priceless and impressive view of Piazza della Moretta. Continuing, we find a dining room with kitchen embellished by a crystal mezzanine with custom-made bookcase, master bedroom with built-in wardrobe and bathroom with shower. Through the comfortable crystal and steel staircase we access the second level where we find a guest bedroom, bathroom with tub and a bright terrace above with a panoramic view of the Janiculum Hill and the Capitoline roofs.

An essential feature of this property is the connection between contemporary furniture and the characteristic charm of period architecture (coffered ceiling with exposed wooden beams, large and majestic windows made to measure by a well-known craftsman, solid wood doors and refined parquet), which give us an atmosphere of charm and elegance, embellished by the dominant position given by the place where it is located.

The asking price is € 2,200,000.00 – Real estate consultant: Isabella Cupioli RIF133BH21 Tel 06.96006341

Via di Monserrato, one of the most elegant and interesting streets in Rome, connects Piazza Farnese to Piazza della Moretta and owes its name to the church of S. Maria in Monserrato that stands here. The street has something austere about it; it was in fact known in the past as “Corte Savella”, the prison guarded by the Savelli family; to maintain it, they could count on rich income: court fees, sums paid by solvent inmates, and other arbitrary taxes such as those on prostitutes. The most famous prisoner was undoubtedly Beatrice Cenci and her stepmother Lucrezia taken to the gallows on 11.09.1599. Once the prisons were moved, the building was purchased by the English College, where it still has its headquarters today. Starting in the 1500s, the street was transformed into an elegant and quiet street; residences for cardinals, noble families and beautiful courtesans began to be built. The stately appearance also preserved it in the following centuries, so much so that it was chosen as the place of residence of the family of Cardinal Antonelli, Pius IX’s secretary of state. Another pearl of the road is the church of San Girolamo della Carità, linked to the memory of San Filippo Neri, who lived there for many years.