Sea-view apartment, Via Franca, San Vito.

A top-floor apartment at Via Franca 18, in the San Vito district: 144 sqm, reached by lift, with an open outlook over the sea. The layout is broad and regular. Its centre is the double living room on the Sacchetta side, where the view runs across the water to the Karst ridge, Monte Grisa and, further off, Miramare — a bright room that easily serves as both sitting and dining space.

As it stands, the home comprises an entrance hall, a double living room, a separate kitchen, two double bedrooms (one now used as a study, also facing the sea), a main bathroom with tub, a second bathroom/WC, a laundry and a storage room. The kitchen and one bedroom open onto a small internal terrace towards Muggia, with a glimpse of the sea and space for a grill.

The floor area leaves room to rethink the plan: a third bedroom could be carved out, or the two existing ones kept while the second bathroom is enlarged by absorbing the storeroom. There is real scope to personalise, on a sound base — security door, double glazing, independent heating and air conditioning already in place. The communal areas are well kept, with marble stairs and a roomy lift; note that half a flight remains between the lift and the front door, as do a few steps at the building's entrance.

A cellar on the basement level completes the property. Separately, in the Verdemare garage on Via Guido Reni — a five-minute walk — a double-length parking space is available on the ground floor, holding a medium and a small car in a row: asking €50,000, not included in the price, with a rental option as an alternative. Independent heating. Price €480,000.