Historic apartment for sale in the centre of Oria

A first-floor apartment within a mid-1930s building with Liberty-style facade decorations is offered for sale in the historic centre of Oria, Puglia. The building occupies a prominent corner position and its ornate stucco facade is among the most architecturally distinctive in the town — a recognised landmark within Oria's historic streetscape. Access is via a shared staircase, with all principal urban amenities within immediate walking distance.
The gross floor area is approximately 135 sq m (approx. 1,453 sq ft), currently arranged as an entrance hall, a sitting room, a dining room, a study, a kitchen with dining area, two bedrooms, and one bathroom. The most significant architectural feature throughout the property is the presence of star vaults in virtually all principal rooms — entrance hall, sitting room, dining room, study, and both bedrooms. These vaults, characteristic of quality residential construction in Puglia during the interwar period, impart a ceiling height and spatial depth to each room that cannot be found in any building of more recent construction. The kitchen-dining area and bathroom have a flat ceiling. One of the bedrooms opens onto a balcony with a direct view of the building's decorated facade, with its period stucco friezes and Liberty-era detailing.
From the open internal courtyard, a staircase leads to a laundry room on the second floor and continues to the panoramic roof terraces. From this elevated position, the views extend unobstructed across the full historic skyline of Oria: the Norman-Swabian castle, the cathedral dome, and the stone roofscape of the old town spread out in a prospect that few properties in any comparable Puglian town can match in terms of breadth and proximity. The existing floor plan allows for the creation of a third bedroom without significant structural work. The property is in good overall condition and requires modernisation works. The sale includes a large garage on the ground floor of approximately 75 sq m (approx. 807 sq ft) — a freehold ancillary space of considerable practical value in a historic centre where off-street parking and storage are structurally scarce.