I Renovated a 12th Century Fortress in Italy (FULL TOUR)
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Published 2024-01-11
To celebrate, I'm releasing this full house tour of La Fortezza. You'll get to see my own private quarters, as well as all the guest accommodation, work areas such as the studio and commercial kitchen, and stunning grounds (including a working vineyard!)
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Chapters:
00:00 - Introduction
00:54 - Main House - The Foyer
01:31 - Main House - Guest Room
03:11 - History of La Fortezza
03:54 - Main House - Living Room
06:11 - Main House - Kitchen
09:35 - Main House - Upstairs
10:19 - Main House - Primary Bedroom
11:49 - Main House - Primary Terrace
13:57 - Main House - Primary Bathroom
14:46 - The Grounds
15:01 - The Grounds - Pizza Oven
15:56 - The Grounds - Vineyard Terrace
16:21 - The Grounds - The Vineyard
18:38 - The Grounds - Night-time Terrace
19:30 - The Grounds - Pergola Terrace
19:47 - The Grounds - The Rose Garden
20:26 - The Grounds - Vegetable Garden
21:08 - The Grounds - The Pool
23:12 - The Grounds - Bocce Ball Court
23:53 - Guest Rooms
24:32 - Guest Rooms - The Dépendance Room 1
26:24 - Guest Rooms - The Dépendance Bath Tub Room
27:37 - Guest Rooms - Guest Quarters
27:55 - The Guestbook
28:45 - Guest Rooms - The Cozy Room
29:23 - Guest Rooms - The Fireplace Room
30:50 - Guest Rooms - The Baby Saint Room
31:54 - Guest Rooms - Kitchenette
33:12 - The Studio
39:21 - Lower Level
40:21 - Lower Level - Guest Lounge
43:11 - Lower Level - Commercial Kitchen
46:34 - The Cantina (my final renovation)
47:02 - The Cantina 6 months earlier
47:55 - The Cantina now
48:18 - The Cantina - Bathroom
49:42 - The Cantina - The Living Area
51:48 - The Cantina - Storage and cool features
52:55 - The Cantina - The Kitchen
55:36 - The Cantina - Seating Area
56:43 - Thanks for joining me!
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All Comments (21)
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Wonderful renovation in keeping with the old vernacular without sterile modernization. Ive been all around Italy and seen so many renovations, but they dont always resolve as authentic. Love it all, your rustic kitchen with the marble sinks and rose garden, your sense of style Love that sofa!!
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Well Done ,my grandfathers house had marble everywhere
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Mrs. Annette, I just want to come hang out with you! 🙏🏽✨🙌🏽 You are a ball of Joy to me! 🎉
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Compliments!!!! Just beautiful...great job.
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Absolutely beautiful and inspiring! You living your dream!❤❤❤
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WOW! The property is Stunning! Thank you so kindly for sharing ❤.
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Incredible home!! Love, love, love your style!
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I was so excited to see this and then I saw premieres in 2 days. Really do I have to wait two days
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just incredible!😍😍😍
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eyeroll right to start! so excited, just beginning! xo
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I love this and your humour! 😂. The house is beautiful!
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Wow, so amazing, and you have the best style and taste!
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Nice job Annette. It worked out really well. I like how you reuse things in combination with new items. I sort of do this at a small scale at my home. Thanks for sharing for this inspiring video.
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Love the apartment, and your humour. 💙
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Wow your home is stunning.
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love your style. Got to love the Australian Aesop soaps you use there
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Loved every 57.11 minutes of this! I got so much inspiration from the tour of your beautiful fortzza. Now I'm off to speak to my plumber because I want my pipes and taps like yours!😂😂😂
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OMG! Gorgeous home and love the ‘groove’ bathroom oh that tub!!! Glass of red wine and soaking in that tub would be amazing! Thanks for the tour!! Really enjoyed it ! 👏👏
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Great Video Annette! I had no idea you had a book or have a business at your home, now I’m gonna have to google things. Haha. Cheers Kirk
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That's St. Therese of Lisieux in the wall hanging! Spectacular home and tour. Thanks for showing this.
