Where is it ?

Look at the map [+/-] and discover... 
- the best route from Cagliari,
- the exact Granny's location,
- the village streets,
- an abandoned old mine site,
- and the nearest beaches...

Interested ?
Then drop me a line
in the comment box
or send a mail to :
gattogiallo at gmail dot com.



Old Granny's Property seeks an Investor
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Take a proximity walk with Google Streetview...


* Organize your virtual visit :
click on the thumbnails below this post,.
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Check out the "Bando Biddas" [it] :
the Region Sardinia financial aid for the protection
and enhancement of the historic centers of the Island.
[click on # 21 Unione dei Comuni del Sarrabus+Burcei
to download the PDF info doc].

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- Buying property abroad : Italy

Welcome to the home of Property Investment discussion.
Share your knowledge and experiences in Property Investment.
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House Purchasing Procedure in Sardinia
Check out pages # 7, 8, 9 and 10
- Preliminary Contract and Deposit
- Content of the Preliminary Contract
- The Final Deed before the Notary
- Tax Level To Property Purchase
- Residency Law,
- 'Codice Fiscale'
- House Insurance.
(Thanks to Novella Sardinia UK) 

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To the House...

You'll probably arrive from Cagliari or its Elmas-airport.
Using GoogleMaps, find and follow the Strada Statale 125 for Muravera.
Cross the village and you'll find the SS 387 and the road sign for San Vito.
Next, drive and let yourself be guided by these pictures...

That's it, you're already in SV, you just took a right turn
and you are crossing now an old stone bridge,
go straight ahead...

See the plastic red chairs outside that bar ?

The via Galilei is now in front of you...

On your right hand, the main street, via Nazionale,

in front of you, via Galilei, it's the good one.

# 1 is just up the street on the right side...

Is there a parking space ?

Alas, if you look today for all this lush green thing...
it's all over now ! - "Some like it concrete"
You should have bought that land last year, folks !

Here you are in the old SV area, at 1, via Galiei.

in front of you is the old property's main door...
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Grain Mill & Courtyard

The mill is certainly the most interesting part of the property...

maybe because it is the only one that escaped to Aunty's modernizing fury.

The inside surface is 150 sqm - 4 to 6 meters high - courtyard around 180sqm.

Since September 2009, when the neighbour bought the land strip along the wall,
the courtyard has lost what I called the "forest" - (still visible in the slideshow).

The oldest grinding machine. Originally they were two on the same platform,

still resting on cast iron fluted columns.

This door, closed since the 60s, allowed the customers coming on foot from the back
street to have their wheat grinded in order to make their weekly bread at home.

This is what the 'wild forest' looked like, before it was destroyed and replaced by, well... concrete!
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Specifications :- Price Range : 110,000 € courtyard included.
- Location : Italy, south-easthern Sardinia, San Vito (Cagliari).
- Age of the building : probably early 1800.
- Floors : ground floor, double access (via Galilei and vicolo Municipio).
Inside - An open space of 150 sq. m. including a room of 15 sq. m.
Ceiling 5 to 6 meters high. No basement in these old houses.
The original mechanical and electrical machinery could still be called
into action.

Outside - A 180 sq. m. courtyard. (No permission for extensions or
swimming pool).

Development Ideas :The old mill (150 sqm) and its courtyard (180sqm) can be easily 
separated from the main house but, whatever your goal is, the restoration won't be a joke.

- If the old machinery scares you, then you can sell it or throw it away in order to obtain 
a large open space for your holidays. Opening a restaurant would be another possibility, 
especially because the village only offers one!

- Otherwise, consider you could buy the mill, rescue the machinery
and create a museum out of it. The Region Sardinia may allocate
grant money to enhance such a cultural structure that could be a
strategic move to develop tourism in this area.

Loans - Prêts - Finanziamenti
The Society for the Preservation of Old Mills

A Few Maps...

The livable area is composed of 3 buildings :
#1 (110 sqm), #2 (100 sqm), and #3 (60+60 sqm),
around the central garden.




The old mill (150 sqm/75000€) and its courtyard (180sqm/30000€)
can be easily separated from the main house.
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- From the left :
- the granite building,
- the oldest part [loggiato],
- and the newest part - (the 1st floor apartment is not for sale, for the moment).
- Available area : 260 sq meters.

- Price per sq m. > from 550 to 1000 €.
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Old Granny's Items for Sale

The Granny's old items' SALE aka BROCANTE or SVENDITA
held in the afternoon of September 10 and 11 2011...
has been a success story.
In fact, the initiative was so welcome that the sale was extended to 5 days!
Take a look at the slideshow, click HERE.
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In vendita durante il week end del 10 e 11 settembre in SanVito, nel pomeriggio,
al # 1, via Galilei [GoogleMaps].

Cabina telefonica larice rosso 1900 - 400€

Baule fine '800, da restaurare - 200 €

Tavolo destinato alla preparazione del pane - 300 €

... e tanti altri oggetti da scoprire.

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USEFUL: 

How to restore a vintage steamer trunk

Trunk restoration is a combination of wood working, metal 
craft and leather work, so it helps to have some experience 
in all three fields. The hardest part of the entire project is in 
the preparation of the piece. Removing the old material 
covering (if it has one), stripping the paper lining and removing 
all of the old leather accoutrements equals roughly 60% of the work that goes into it, with leather 
fabrication and sanding taking up the rest. 
There are three approaches you can take when performing your restoration...
Read more on 'Instructables'.
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