Domus Laeta has a touch of antiquity evident in every part of it. The building, one of the most ancient in the village, is next to the main square and the Church.
It is three floors high and sits atop a terraced garden with an orchard and vineyard overlooking the valley; a typical Italian country mansion, well equipped to run autonomously.
From the outside it appears like a small citadel fortified as past centuries necessitated. The loop-holes built along all sides and the lookout turret at the top show how the inhabitants in the past protected themselves from their enemies.
Inside, before entering into the heart of the house is a series of small courts and courtyards where the servants attended to their various jobs, such as: looking after horses and donkeys (the mangers can still be seen, and the big iron rings where they were tied up), making wine and oil with the grapes and olives harvested on the nearby land owned by the family.
A large stone oil-mill is kept in a separate hall, ready to the restored, together with an old cistern, the tank for the olive-harvesting, and a wash-basin.
Still working are the the huge wood-burning ovens for cooking bread and figs which abounded on the estate. A series of well preserved kitchen utensils is still kept. The great halls have remained unaltered, and an ancient chest of drawers placed in the main hall is mentioned in a document of the 1700s.
There is a room attached to the spring-water well which was used for water storage.
The bridge was built in order to facilitate the drawing of water; in fact during the last century the landlord allowed the people of Giungano to draw water from his well at a fixed time, as it was considered the best in the village.
The bedrooms have always been located where they are now, and the bathrooms generally outside on the verandas.
The Archdeacon Ignazio, whose portrait is above the fire-place, slept in the last room, which led onto the veranda where he loved to walk up and down praying, when free from his numerous duties.