Description
Located on the first floor of a prestigious noble building, this elegant and bright apartment is situated in a historic building in the area of Naples once known as Limpiano or Imbrecciata, now Salita Pontecorvo. With a living area of approximately 327 square meters, the property was purchased by the current owner in the early 1900s to be used as a family home. The apartment is entered via a large communal staircase made of piperno stone and handcrafted tiles, leading to the first floor, where the main living area of approximately 264 square meters unfolds. A second level, approximately 63 square meters, houses two bedrooms, a closet, and a bathroom. The first floor represents the heart of the residence, a truly impressive space combining elegance and brightness. The entrance opens into a spacious living room furnished with period furniture and overlooking the internal courtyard garden. Adjacent is a refined study with a large bookcase and an impressive antique wooden desk. A private internal hallway leads to the sleeping area, consisting of two bedrooms: one with a mezzanine and the other, particularly bright, with a small balcony and a convenient walk-in closet. The property also features a well-organized utility area, with a large laundry room and two bathrooms with high-quality finishes. A marble staircase leads to the second level, where there is a third bedroom, a bathroom, and a small closet. On the south side of the apartment, adjoining the main living room, you enter the dining room and adjacent kitchen, both of which open onto a charming 35 sq m terrace overlooking the communal courtyard garden. This splendid apartment is embellished with treated terracotta floors, original interior doors with refined decorations and wooden pilasters, high ceilings with light-coloured paintings, restored solid wood window frames throughout, and highly prized period furnishings. LOCATION DESCRIPTION: It is located at the center of the hill that takes its name from a family of Lazio origins, the PONTECORVOs, who arrived in Naples during the viceroyalty era and began the construction of sumptuous Baroque-style palaces that were, and are, the pride of our architecture. The family was literally wiped out by the plague of 1656. Subsequently, in the second half of the 17th century, the area underwent a redevelopment and was acquired by a series of monasteries which, due to the strict regulations of the Counter-Reformation which required silence and privacy, settled in Salita Pontecorvo, precisely because of its particular tranquility, dismantling several noble palaces and adapting them as convents and places of meditation.
