Lucio Dalla, his two houses in the Tremiti for sale

The bond of Lucio Dalla with the sea it was very strong, so much so that it was sung in many songs, from Caruso written on the fly while looking at the sea that sparkles in front of Vesuvius, How deep is the seacomposed in his villa on the island of San Domino, his beloved refuge, which has now been put up for sale together with the other house in the Tremiti on the island of San Nicola.

Lucio Dalla’s houses in Tremiti for sale

The price? The larger of Lucio Dalla’s two properties, died in 2012And the villa on the island of San Dominoand that on the website of the real estate agency Guidobaldi Luxury Properties is on sale at €1,300 thousand. The House of 290 sqm It is immersed in a large park and overlooks the inlet of Cala Matano, one of the most beautiful beaches of the Tremiti. The house is on three floors and has 4 bedrooms and a terrace.

Smaller, however, is the house on the island of San Nicola, a open space apartment with sea view of 80 m2 which is located inside the Fortress Abbey of Santa Maria a Mare, built around 1200, and which has been put up for sale in 350 thousand euros. The agency’s announcement states that this house was renovated by the famous architect Camerini and that Dalla had chosen it for its fantastic location.

There are those who say no to the sale of Lucio Dalla’s houses

But a chorus of noes has been raised from the island. On the Facebook page of the Tremiti Islands Marine Reserve, an appeal to the mayor was published: «With the sale», it reads, «the dream of creating a museum in the house of San Nicola to remember the artist and his Diomedean fable crumbles». Hence «the appeal to the new mayor Annalisa Lisci to avoid this eventuality. Lucio Dalla and the Tremiti must remain united not betraying the artist’s commitment to this Earth. Now more than ever. It’s a dream that must continue.”

The beauty of the Tremiti Islands seen from the houses of the Bolognese singer-songwriter

In addition to the technical specifications, the agency has also added a bit of the history of the two properties in the ads. In the description of the villa in San Domino, for example, we read: «Every corner of this villa tells a story, from the recording studio where thealbum Moon Matanato the hall where the notes dance between the walls. The singer-songwriter on the island wrote other songs such as How deep is the sea. The Tremiti Islandswith their wild beauty and rich mythological history, lend an aura of magic to this abode, inviting travellers to lose their gaze among their breathtaking landscapes».

While for the other property we talk about its renovation and its uniqueness which in fact made Dalla fall in love: «In this magnificent property he was inspired by the fantastic vision of the sea and the historicity of the place itself”.

The houses up to this point were already possible rentbut with the official news of the sale, the dream of a museum that remembers and celebrates the singer-songwriter’s love for these splendid islands of the Adriatic vanishes definitively.