
Via Italy Sotheby’s International Realty
A revived 19th-century masseria has hit the market on the Italian island of Favignana for €1.6m.
Favignana, nicknamed La Farfalla for its butterfly shape, is the largest of the Aegadian Islands, off the north-west coast of Sicily. The fortified farmhouse complex, which dates back to 1833, sits on a hectare of land between between Cala Rotonda and Cala Stornella.

Via Italy Sotheby’s International Realty

Via Italy Sotheby’s International Realty

Via Italy Sotheby’s International Realty

Via Italy Sotheby’s International Realty

Via Italy Sotheby’s International Realty

Via Italy Sotheby’s International Realty

Via Italy Sotheby’s International Realty

Via Italy Sotheby’s International Realty

Via Italy Sotheby’s International Realty

Via Italy Sotheby’s International Realty
Il Baglio is set around an internal courtyard, with the main 120 sq m house occupying prime position. Its rooms have been very simply restored and feature raftered ceilings and stone walls and floors.

The living room has a woodburning stove, while two upstairs bedrooms have views out towards the island of Marettimo.
Three smaller buildings surround the main house, acting as self-contained guest accommodation with six additional bedrooms between them. According to listing agent Italy Sotheby’s International Realty, there is room to expand the Italian property further as a holiday home…

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