Price: €600,000
Number of Bedrooms: 14
Property Size: 1000 sqm plus
Plot Size: 4 Hectares
Website: www.cerchiodeldesiderio.com
Posted: August 21, 2025
Description:
A unique Retreat business that is very much ‘on trend’ and continues to grow in popularity throughout Italy and Europe. This popular Award Winning Glamping Retreat comprises of 12 varied accommodation Glamping structures including Geodomes, Yurt, Safari Tent and converted wooden twin stable rooms perfect for hosting groups and retreats. The site has huge potential for further growth and development to continue its long success and unique offering in the central heart of Abruzzo, Italy.
25 mins to beaches and only 30 mins to nearest beautiful mountain plateau of Voltigno, with many trekking routes. During winter the area is popular for cross country ski, snow shoe trekking and winter fat bike riding. It’s a perfect location for all year round hospitality and adventure travel. Not to mention the neighbouring fabulous vine yards for local wine tasting.
Property consists of:
- Apartment with 2 Bedroom, lounge, bathroom, kitchen ans private garden for owners or management.
- 40 seater Restaurant
- Glamping Houses
- 8 Bathrooms
- 6 Converted Stable bedrooms with communal bathroom
- Further 9 room stable block (to be converted into accommodation if you wish)
- 380 Olive trees
- 4 hectares land
- Many fruit trees
- Located in the central heart of Abruzzo with 3 National Parks, Apennine Mountains and Blue flagged beaches.
THE PROPERTY
Main House split into two floors, upstairs includes 2 bedroom apartment with kitchen, large lounge with open fire and pellet stove, bathroom with roll top bathtub and little terrace and private garden to seperate from the business.
Ground floor includes Reception area, lounge, dining room to accommodate up to 30 guests plus extra botanical side extension that can accommodate 30 more guests perfect for group events or re-opening of the restaurant.
Full Commercial Kitchen
Fully kitted inox commercial kitchen with storage area and public bathroom. Perfect for Retreat chefs to cater for large groups and events. Or to be leased as a collaborative entity to the Retreat centre.
Large Old Barn used as a garage to store maintenance equipment. But can also be converted into another unique offering or yoga space, further restaurant dining with it’s amazing panoramic sunset views over the Gran Sasso Mountain range.
Land
4 Hectares land with 400 olive trees producing some of the best olive oil in the Abruzzo region. Pianella, Loreto and Penne are known as the golden triangle for its quality olive oils and wines with very rich soil. Creating A further annual income opportunity.
Upper Timber Stables
6 old stable rooms, converted into twin rooms suitable to accommodate private family and friend guests or to further develop group stays, events and retreats or restore further to enable digital Nomad offering its a perfect space for those wanting to work whilst travel in the Italian countryside. Fully fitted communal bathroom adjoined.
Pool & BBQ AREA
Above ground pool 9m x 5m with sun lounge area and bbq zone for guests to cook local arrosticini!. This area has potential to install a permanent pool or create an outdoor ‘Eco Spa’ zone with jacuzzis, sauna, open fire place and relaxation zone suitable also for winter to attract increased winter bookings. Whilst a larger in-ground pool can be installed on another part of the land to add extra luxury and potentially increase the nighty rates.
Lower Stable Block
Rustic stable block with 9 rooms currently used to house our resident Donkeys and occasionally used by our neighbouring equestrian owner who also offers our guests Horse Riding treks around the local countryside. OPPORTUNITY for this area to also be converted into livable building accommodation or develop into yoga and well-being studio. Planning permit will be required for this as current permission is for animal use only. Water and Electricity already connected.
ACCOMMODATION your money maker!
Established Glamping accommodation consists of:
3 Geodomes with private terraces, stylish furnishings, 1 with Jack and 2 with external star gazer bathtubs. Private external bathrooms.
1 yurt with internal bathtub and private terrace with amazing mountain views, private external bathroom.
1 panorama Dome with private internal bathroom, kitchen and sleeping areas for up to 4 guests, suitable for self catering option. Large outer terrace and small cooling pool/bath.
1 Safari Tent with private internal bathroom, kitchen and sleeping areas for up to 6 guests, suitable for self catering option. Large outer terrace and small cooling pool/bath.
Further accommodation can be added for the future to extend the business with additional planning permission from the local council.
Award Winning Glamping Retreat that attracts many guests and still also many local guests. Huge potential with the right business acumen and investment to continue the growth.
After 15 years of building up two successful Glamping sites in UK and Italy, the sale is purely for personal reasons and pastures new. For the right person, couple or family this is a great opportunity for a new lifestyle business that continues to grow within the tourist industry. The hard part has been done, ie the creation and build of the business along with all the bureaucracy, you can walk into an established business that enables you to start to make a return on investment as soon as your handed the keys of new ownership.
It can take 2 years or more! to buy land and go through the whole system of planning, bureaucracy, over expense, and building of a Glamping site. This is a business just 6 years old which is ready and waiting to make money for you right away without all the hassles of building it from scratch.