Hello - Buongiorno e Buona Sera
Hello - Buongiorno, I am a native Italian from Napoli, Italia living in Cape May via Brooklyn, NY and North Jersey. I am fluent in Italian as that is my first language spoken. Living in Cape May for many years now. My favorite pastime is cooking which is in my blood - cooking for the whole family and having family around all the time. I also enjoy growing my own Orto (garden full of food) zucchini, tomatoes, broccoli, arugula, blueberries, raspberries, strawberries, choke berries, blackberries and of course the beloved Fig trees - I have 6 fig trees of which many are from Italy and the fruit is so delicious.
My Cape May Story
Cape May is unique. You can enjoy the beach all day and have local grown food daily. It is both a beach and a farm place. The Island is small only 3 miles by 5 miles and you can bike everywhere and enjoy the scenery and buy locally grown foods on your bike ride. There are many trails for biking or on foot along the beach and also along the canal which are beautiful.
My property was a Farmhouse built in circa 1836 and was home to a dairy farm at one time. The property was close to 60 plus acres and now it sits on a cul-de-sac as the main house. It used to be called the main house on the main road going to the beach, and today the main road is called Broadway. So we have called the house "Coastal Farmhouse on Broadway". I just love history and owning a piece of it is magical.
The house is built so strong with materials that people today only dream of building like that. It has the strongest bones withstanding almost 200 years of weather. The place has been renovated many times from other owners but we renovated it again with all new windows, walls, ceilings, bathrooms and all rooms to give it a more European look inside, but keeping the look of a farmhouse.
The house has a very very peaceful vibe and everyone that stays there leaves with such a relaxed feeling. It is so welcoming.