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Surreal real estate: a look at medieval Italy - in pictures.

Surreal real estate: a look at medieval Italy - in pictures.

Surreal real estate: a look at medieval Italy - in pictures.

This fully restored three-bedroom stone manor house, dating back to 1600, is located in the tiny medieval village of Santo Stefano di Sessagno in the Italian province of L'Acquila. It used to be a virtually abandoned ghost town, but it has now been largely restored and is now thriving as a trendy weekend and summer vacation destination, especially popular with visitors fromRome, 150 kilometers to the north.

Santo Stefano di Sessagno is a popular vacation destination for visitors fromRome.

The village's revitalization is largely due to the efforts of Italian-Swedish businessman Daniele Kilgren, who fell in love with the unspoiled beauty of the village, located in the Gran Sasso National Park in the Appenines, when he saw it during a solo motorcycle trip in the 1990s.

Kilgren later bought the property in Santo Stefano di Sessagno after striking a deal with the local authorities to invest in the restoration of the village, subject to a total ban on new construction. His first project was the transformation of a number of properties into an albergo diffuso - a hotel located in various houses throughout the city - which opened in 2004.

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He then purchased and rehabilitated other properties for sale, and was followed by other national and international real estate buyers who also purchased vacation homes in the village. Small boutiques, art galleries and restaurants were open to cater for visitors.

The house has a kitchen/dining room, a small living room, a master bedroom, a bathroom and a second bedroom on the elevated first floor, and a third bedroom and bathroom in the attic accessed via a wooden staircase.

Since it is part of the albergo diffuso run by Società Sextantio, the owners can rent it out while they are away.

The house is listed for sale at €300,000 (approximately £230,000) on Italian real estate portal Gate-Away.com.

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