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was rebuilt in the 18th century. From a small stone gateway you enter a loggia which leads to the old bedrooms with their doors set into painted stucco frames. At the far end is the old chapel with windows overlooking the valley bounded by the Gran Sasso. On the first floor there is a ballroom with a coat of arms in the centre of the terracotta floor, and a number of other attractive rooms. The atmosphere in the house is one of timeless peace and a simple but atavistic nobility. Hence the name: Domus Dulcis, Home Sweet Home: a... more »