Luogosanto is a beautiful village with rich Medieval past. Located in the North east of Sardinia among therolling hills of the Gallura region. This village boast distinctive buildings clad with wonderful granite facades and also for its narrow winding streets which are paved the characteristic local stone in the traditional fish-tail pattern. Of great interest to visitors are the Monks’ hermitages of San Trano and San Nicolo, as well as the Balaiana (1050 A.D.) and Baldu castles which can be found just outside the village. Luogosanto is perfectly positioned with its close proximity to Olbia internationalairport (42 km)and its busy harbour which links with all the major Italian ports. Alghero is less than 2 hour away. From this area you’ll have easy access to the famous resort of Arzachena and Esmeralda coast (20 km), nearbyPalau (27 km) provides a gateway to the La Maddalena Archipelago by boat. The resort of Santa Teresa di Gallura on the northern tip of the Island offers daily sailing services to the stunning French Island of Corse via its harbour. Noted for its logistic value, this is one of the best area to buy a property in Sardinia.
The proposed property refers to an agricultural land of approximately 44 hectares located in the rural hamlet of Quaglioni, 7.8 kilometres from Luogosanto and just 28 km from the famous coastal villages of Porto Pollo and Baia Vignola. The land is perched on an evergreen mountain covered with granite rocks and exceptional specimen of Sardinian fragrant vegetation, and luscious woodland. Worth mentioning is the fact that the land was managed and cared for by the local forest rangers for 30 years till the lease ended 2 years ago. Dozens of workers daily maintained the place, cleaning the undergrowth where required, maintaining the several roads which run through the land, also preserving it from any potential acts against its extraordinary flora and fauna. Of great importance is the quality and abundance of natural springs which are channelled into the locally famous “Funtana di la Cultisia”, literally the”kind fountain”, providing water to different families and many commuters that use the adjacent regional road SS133 which also gives access to the land. Under the rangers’ control two old granite stone houses were stylishly restored, preserving all the elements of stazzu as the locals call it, meaning a farmhouse of about 77 sq m and the adjacent depository of approximately 60 sq m in size. The house surroundings are a feast for the eyes: traditional and elaborately built Sardinian stone walls, blooming flower beds, scented shrubs and shimmering fountains. Looking from the east side of the properties, can be spotted an extraordinary lookout perched on the imposing rock walls which can safely accessed by a set of stairs made of wood and granite, fronted by a solid wooden balustrade which eventually leads to a millenary grotto which boasts dominating views of the entire valley. Another definite advantage of this marvellous spot is the presence of alarge forest of cork-oaks . Buyers can benefit from a regular income if they sell the precious bark abundantly available on the land to the local flourishing cork industry : every 2- 5 has been estimated that the forest produce around 120 quintals of cork.
A not precisely quantified amount of wood can also be sold on a yearly basis providing extra income. Of particular interest for the canny investors is the potential for the whole site: there is a possibility, subject to the council’s approval, of dividing the site into several plots of at least 1 hectare in size in order to develop a 100 sq m house on each of them, or alternatively, by dividing it into3-hectare plots, a country hotel or a B&B might be developed here. The electricity is just a matter of applying to the local supplier to be connected.
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