Cal Viola (De la Grasseta)
Cal Viola – general
This large village house has been divided into four apartments. We bought the house about 10 years ago as a virtual ruin and renovated it from the inside out. Wherever possible (see the blue and Brown apartment), we left both the timber beams and the natural layout of the apartments intact. This house is the only one in the village which is built on a slope. It is two stories high in the front and five in the back. Weird as it may sound, that’s the way it is. That is why many an unsuspecting visitor renting the first floor for the first time suddenly finds himself looking from his terrace over the treetops of the fountain plaza. The location is extraordinarily quiet and all living units have a terrace or a balcony. There is a lot of greenery in front of the house, including a little-used but nonetheless delightful picnic area right by the fountain. Parking spaces can be found on the little-used Font street about 50 meters away from the house. All apartments are fully furnished and share a washer and dryer in the basement.
The blue apartment in Cal Viola
Situated on road level, right after the large entrance gate (the rear is naturally on the 4th floor, due to the slope). The apartment has three bedrooms, two bathrooms, a large dining & living room, a separate kitchen, and a small terrace. The apartment accommodates 5-6 persons.
The brown apartment in Cal Viola
The layout of this apartment was customized to my wishes, i.e. I overrode the architect’s designs and instead of three little rooms had one really big room put in (40 m2). This room offers plenty of space for living and sleeping – for 2 to 4 persons. Naturally it also features a dining room, a large kitchen with a washer, dishwasher and a stove, a bathroom with a shower, and built-in cabinets in the entrance area. The timber beams are original, as are the beams in the blue apartment, and there are also a few “natural brick walls”.
The Yellow and Orange apartments in Cal Viola
These two apartments in the upper part of Cal Viola have exactly the same layout. Each has two storeys: the first floor has a smaller-sized living room, a kitchen/dining room, a bathroom and a terrace, and the second floor has a large bedroom. Each of these apartments accommodates up to 4 persons in a double bedroom each (one bedroom on every storey). These two apartments are also perfect for two families vacationing together: they live separately but can open the partition elements at the terrace to meet for dinner or relaxing.
