Hidden Ruin

Behind this group of close planted trees is a small treasure. In this Province of Toscana, up in the hills, the reason the views and the countryside remain so spectacular is that it is impossible to get planning permission to build a new house. If you live at the bottom of the valley, with difficulty, you can. But up here - verboten. Unless, you own an existing house that needs rebuilding, or the evidence of an old building that you can prove was once there like the walls above. This old ruined barn is the path to a new house. First by rebuilding the barn and later getting permission to convert it into a house. It might take a generation or so to accomplish, but its worth waiting for.