A ROMAN COLOSSEUM GETS $42 MILLION PRICE TAG
The Palazzo Orsini, a Renaissance palace built onto the top of the still-standing stone and marble shell of the anceint Roman theatre (the Theatre of Marcellus –dating from the 1st Century BC) which resembles a mini Coloseeum, is on the market for €32 million ($42 million). “Its asking price is thought to make it the most expensive property currently on sale in the Italian capital, and one of the most expensive in Europe. The 11,000 sq ft property has frescoed staterooms, a ballroom, three bedrooms, two bathrooms, a library, a dining room, a terrace, a separate penthouse and cellars” with a garden full of fountains and orange trees – not […]
Italian island for sale
A tiny island only ten minutes by boat from San Marco Square in Venice, Italy is now on the market for EUR 28 million or USD 38.5 million. It has roughly 86,111 sq ft of both historical buildings and new construction space zoned for private residences as well as hotels and offices. San Spirito Island is currently owned by Poveglia Ltd, a special purpose entity formed by a group of Venetian real estate entrepreneurs who focus on the recovery of local historical properties. They are looking for investors and developers willing to work on this exclusive project and to bring the island back to its ancient splendour, according to PropertyWire. The […]