Hovel renovation in Liguria - The first look after signing the contract & getting the keys February 2019
Articles about my hovel renovation in Liguria near Sanremo. I'll do most of the renovation work myself. Partly to minimize the cost, but mostly because it's fun, inspiring & to get it exactly as I want it. Probably many years of toil & hard work, but I'm in no hurry & the journey itself is also the goal.🤓🇮🇹🤓
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Since I was about 20 years old, I've dreamed of owning a place in the sun somewhere near the Mediterranean.
Made an attempt in Provence 2013, but didn't succeed. In 2018 I initiated a new search - this time in northwest Liguria in Italy.
After 8 months of numerous trips searching and some waiting the dream came true.
In February 2019 I signed the contract and got the keys to my Mediterranean apartment of 125 sqm, 5 rooms+bathroom & kitchen at the top floor of a high-lying pink house with dark green shutters (a former school, built ≈ 1890).
I also have a garden (former vigneto=vineyard) of approx. 400 sqm with a sea view, a water well, a pergola and a small stone house (former chapel) of 25 sqm with Ligurian vaults & a flat roof (a future terrace).
The place has been abandoned for about 30 years with a leaking roof, massively damaged inner ceilings, broken window panes, a freely ravaging garden etc, so extensive renovation work is required 😏
The day before signing the contract there was a snow blizzard in Stockholm so I almost got stucked there😱
Fortunately we could leave after several hours of waiting.
I only stayed for a few days. The house was very cold, but I was happy just to see it again. No electricity and no water so the plan was to return as soon as these things got fixed.
That took a while 🙄
