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The Story So Far...


History Snippet of Villa Spinabella
Take a look in the attached map, where I’ve drawn the circle, that ought to be more or less your property, #311. What was once a Roman villa there appears, from the map, to have spilled down several tens of meters to the SW of you. Obviously only another archaeological survey would be able to capture the whole picture. The publication is De Rossi, G.M. 1979. Bovillae. In Forma Italiae, Regio I, Vol. 15, 298-323. Florence. It’s the most detailed and authoritative archaeologic

Richard Green
Jun 274 min read


The Spinabella Affair: How I Bought a Forgotten Italian Villa and Began the Fight to Bring It Back to Life
When I first saw Villa Spinabella, perched quietly in the green hills of Marino outside Rome, I did not see the ruin that others saw. I saw bones . I saw history. I saw a house that refused to die. A house with secrets beneath the dust, stories inside its stone walls, and a beauty still fighting to shine through layers of abandonment. What I didn’t know then — but certainly know now — was that buying Villa Spinabella would become one of the most intense, frustrating, exhilara

Richard Green
Dec 14, 20254 min read


May 19th 2025 - Buying an Italian House (Prima Casa, <183 Days/Year)
I appreciate every one has their own preference but we are trying to meet a number of complicated residency and tax laws to meet our...

Richard Green
May 19, 20254 min read


What's Happening with Bees in the U.S.?
The Current State of Bee Populations in the U.S. and Its Impact

Richard Green
Apr 19, 20252 min read


The Spinabella Affair – Chapter One: The House That Whispers
Welcome to The Spinabella Affair — an immersive, slow-burning love story for a forgotten villa at the edge of Rome. This is not just a...

Richard Green
Apr 18, 20252 min read
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