Casa Lilla is owned and run by an Irish couple with a passion for all things Italian, “Well almost all things!”
In 2005 we came across this house nestled in the centre of Acquasparta in Umbria and fell in love with it. Notwithstanding it’s tired façade, overgrown garden, and damp, crumbling interior, it was love at first sight for both of us, and the journey started!
After lots of negotiations, Italian bureaucracy, and a sea of red tape we finally became the owners of Casa Lilla in September 2005, and started putting our plans into action. In early 2006 we moved from Ireland to Umbria and began the restoration project of this 19th century town villa, what we naively thought would be a 6-8 month project, turned out to be 18 months!