Attique À Vendre À Roma, Centro Storico

Heart of Rome: Via del Pellegrino, next to Campo de Fiori, Piazza Farnese and Piazza Navona. Upstairs: Light and quiet, surprising 93 sqm top floor flat + 30 sqm sunny private terrace exposed to the South West. Full of light living-room giving onto the terrace, with Pompadour marble fireplace in working condition. Boiserie library avec secret trompe-loeil door opening onto the sleeping area. Vast pear-wood cupboards. Master bed under the historic 15th century beams and roof window allowing a look at the stars. Child’s corner with additional bed space. Travertine marble mosaics in the bathroom; vault with steam-bath and showers. Separate kitchen providing high-quality appliances. Independent air-conditioning/heating system. Spacious, breezy terrace for private breakfast and dinner, exposed to the South West. View of Roman roofs and the Venerable English Colleges 1579 Bell Tower. Top, third floor, no lift. Permission to install it is under way. Discreet entrance in one of two adjoined palazzetti listed 1467 by the Italian Ministry of Fine Arts. The palazzetti have a prestigious history, having belonged directly to a Pope, as proven by certified papers. Pope Alexander the VI Borja was the lover of Vannozza de Cattanei, who gave him three children: Cesar, Jofre and Lucretia Borja, whose chronicles fill countless fascinating books and films. Vannozza de’ Cattanei lived in the palazzetto with her daughter, Lucrezia Borgia. She had the faade decorated by Polidoro da Caravaggio, who was working at the Vaticans Loggias with Raphael. The exquisite frescoes he depicted represent scenes of Roman history. The second palazzetto features a Moor King, owner of a famous inn, in sgraffiato. The private owners thoroughly restaured both faades under the tutelage of the Italian Ministry of Fine Arts. Polidoro da Caravaggios drawings and other masterpieces are exposed at the Louvre Museum in Paris, at Londons National Gallery and are part of the British Royal Collection.