Old church building tip for Tuscany property

Tuscany property seekers can overcome the lack of old farmhouses to renovate by turning their attention to disused churches instead, it has been suggested.

In a feature on the subject, the Daily Telegraph noted the case of theatre director Michael Fields, who bought an old church and priest house in the La Marche area.

He spent EUR350,000 (GBP298,000) of his own money on top of EUR220,000 in grants when he acquired the property in 2006 and has now been able to hold musical events in the building.

Roger Coombes from Cluttons Italy told the paper that the spaciousness of such buildings makes them ideal for entertaining.

Another part of the country that buyers may be interested in is the Dolomites area.

The mountainous region was recently elevated to world heritage status for its natural attractions by Unesco, which described it as having "some of the most beautiful mountain landscapes anywhere".

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