We 'discovered' Celle, by mistake really, in 1999! In fact 'it' found 'us'! We were not actually looking to buy 'anything' 'anywhere' We had been on holiday in Lucca with an Italian friend and we were told about a Puccini concert that they hold twice during the summer, in the small hillside hamlet of Celle - the home of generations of the Puccini family. We were intrigued and drove from Lucca to Celle for the performance. Our evening was magical and it totally changed our direction in life.
We returned to Celle the next morning to further investigate this little gem and stumbled across a dilapidated building that resembled a shed more than a house! We ended up buying it – like you do!!!! It took several years to renovate and in 2003 we became interested in another property, which WAS a complete ruin – an old convent. At this point our lives really did change and we sold our distribution business in the UK and put all our money into the renovation. We have never regretted it.