For sale, Casa Lucugnano 1 - Town house on sale in Lucugnano, Salento. Cross vaults and barrel vaults. Tricase Porto (Adriatic coast) is 5 km away. TERRACE - Lucugnano - Puglia

Description:

The house is situated in the historical centre of Lucugnano, hamlet of Tricase, few meters from piazza Comi. The property is laid on two levels: at the ground floor there are two cross vault rooms (for a total area of 45 sq.m. about) while the cellar with a barrel vault (10 sq.m. about) is located in the underground. The stone paving can be utilized with the construction of a staircase inside a proper space already existing in the house.

The dwelling is facing the street on one side while the other a court yard in common, the other two sides are bordering the adjacent properties. On the front faces there are two doors plus a larger opening used as passage for a car. Moreover there are another door facing the court yard and the entrance to the cellar. The large opening facing the street can be changed for another door also.

The house needs some renovation works such as the construction of the staircase, piping, electric and heating system, inner and outer casings, plasters, at the end of that it can easily accommodates from two to four persons. The house suits particularly to whoever appreciates the availability of the terrace, the peacefulness of Lucugnano and the vicinity to the sea of Marina Serra, Marina of Andrano and Marina of Novaglie.

LUCUGNANO

The toponym of Lucugnano derives, according to some scholars, from the Roman noble Lucullus or from Latin Lucus Jani, namely wood consecrated to the God Janus. That is confirmed by the existence in the area of the wood of Belvedere which, in times past, stretched in the territory between Ruffano, Supersano and the Adriatic Coast. Probably the hamlet of Lucugnano arised under the Roman republic occupation. Information of its existence are dating back to 1092, when the Norman Count Godefroy bequeathed it to Basilian monks. Subsequentely Lucugnano was Capeces, Tranes and Alfarano Capeces feoff.

Monuments
Among the historical buildings are worth of mention the sixteenth century Castle or Capece’s Baronal Palace intended along with the castles of Caprarica, Tutino, Depressa and Tricase, to defence from Turkish raids; the palace seat of provincial Library, originally property of the local poet Girolamo Comi.
On the contrary, among the religious faith buildings, are noteworthy the church of Maria Santissima Assunta in Cielo, with six altars, besides the high altars and numerous religious chapels; Saint Joseph (XVIII century), along the provincial road Lucugnano-Montesano; Saint Francis (1719), in De Vasai’s street; Holy Cross (1710), in the square bearing the same name; Madonna delle Grazie (end of XVIII century), in Delle Grazie’s street; Saint Rocco (1969) in the same street.

Important personages
Besides Girolamo Comi (1830-1968), baron and hermetic poet, Lucugnano is famous for Papa Galeazzo or “Papa Caliazzu”, witty dean, author of jokes (in vernaculus “li cunti”), and funny episodes, on whose existence there are several doubts; for some people this add character was the fruit of popular imagination, for other people he really lived in the seventeenth century.

Handicraft
Lucugnano is also known by reputation for the workmanship of the clay, activity developed in the past century, and favoured by
the presence in its territory of clay sediments of different colours, particularly suitable for pottery.

Inhabitants: 1,800
Altitude: 100 m above sea level
Distances: Capo Santa Maria di Leuca 15 km, Otranto 45 km, Lecce 50 km, Brindisi (airport) 85 km, Bari (airport) 195 km