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ITALY, TUSCANY, FLORENCE, MONTAIONE A farm set in a wonderful panoramic position, halfway between Florence and the sea, in a lovely location surrounded by green hills, lined with vineyards and olive groves. The building has been built over an older structure: its technology and the use of certain materials are evidence of the property's ancient history, which dates back to the 13th century. Currently, the property consists of a main stone building measuring approximately 600 sqm, divided into 6 apartments. Each apartment has an independent entrance and private open space. The property also has two typical barns, which are both restored and converted into apartments. The first barn is approximately 90 sqm and is divided into 2 units. The second barn which is approximately 135 sqm is divided into 2 apartments. The farm, in addition to its residential buildings, has cellars for wine and oil, storage, a garage for agricultural machines and other equipment and it also has other smaller rural annexes for more than 850 sqm. The property is surrounded by about 55 hectares of private land, 8 of which are vineyards, and there are 1200 olive trees. Swimming pool, tennis court, bowling green. Overall, the property has 12 apartments of different sizes, a swimming pool with a large sunbathing area and lawn, a tennis court and a bowling alley, and various outbuildings for agricultural use. Sizes Main building 'A' 650 sqm Building 'B' former barn 72 sqm Building 'C' 107 sqm Ancillary rooms for agricultural use buildings 'D' and 'E' - 450 sqm. Condition: Buildings from the first half of the 1400s built on a much older plot. Completely renovated in the 1980s. Land: Hunting reserve of about 52.44 hectares (129.5 acres) inc. 8 ha (19.76 acres) of vineyard, 3.65 ha (9 acres) of olive grove, 21.74 ha (53.7 acres) of arable land, 12 ha (29.6 acres) of forest, 7.05 ha (17.4 acres) of pasture. Swimming Pool: 18m x 9m with a large sunbathing area. Tennis court. Water: Mains water in addition to artificial lake and spring in the woods. Layout: Building 'A' divided into 8 apartments: 1 - On the ground floor (57 sqm) with kitchen, living room, two bedrooms, bathroom; 2 - On the ground floor (58 sqm) three rooms plus bathroom; 3 - First and second floor - owners' home (99 sqm) accessible by external staircase, with two large living rooms, kitchen, bedroom with bathroom, attic with three other rooms with hallway and bathroom; 3 - First floor (54 sqm) owner's home consisting of three rooms plus hallway and bathroom; 4 - First floor (90 sqm) accessible by an external staircase, with a terrace and a veranda, consisting of entrance, four rooms, two bathrooms, laundry room; 5 - Mezzanine and first floor (99 sqm) independent access from internal staircase, with mezzanine floor, four rooms plus hallway and bathroom, upstairs two rooms plus hallway and bathroom; 6 - Ground Floor (165 sqm) - winemaking cellar; 7 - Ground Floor (27 sqm) - storage; Building 'B', former barn located near the swimming pool divided into two apartments: 8 - Ground Floor (34 sqm) consisting of a living room, kitchen, bedroom, bathroom; 9 - Ground Floor (38 sqm) consisting of a living room, kitchen, bedroom, bathroom; Building 'C', former barn divided into two apartments: 10 - Ground Floor (70 sqm) composed of living room with adjoining kitchenette, two bedrooms both with wardrobe and bathroom, plus a terrace on the west side; 11 - First Floor (37 sqm) with access from external staircase and composed of a large kitchen-living room, bedroom, hallway and bathroom; Distance from amenities: 4.2 km. Distance from main airports: Florence 61, Bologna 148 km, Genoa 234 km. Gravel road: 1 km. Utilities: Fixed telephone line, Wifi, Heating: oil for the main farmhouse and LPG in the two former barns, mains water + well/spring, mains electricity. Energy Efficiency Rating: G Montaione 5km Florence 58km Siena 65km Pisa 65km Sea 65 km Property Feature * annexes * bowling green * character property * Garage * Garden * multiple units * olives * Parking * Swimming Pool * Views * vines

ITALY, TUSCANY, AREZZO, CORTONA Farmhouse + Annex between Cortona and Montepulciano Stone farmhouse in excellent condition located in the countryside of Cortona, in complete privacy, consisting of a main unit and two annexes, as well as a swimming pool 12 x 5m. 7km from Cortona Property Feature * annexes * character property * Garden * Parking * Swimming Pool * Views

This beautifully renovated XVI century 3-storey villa (approx. 600 sq.m.) is located at the crossroads of upper Lazio, Umbria and Tuscany, in an area steeped in history and art. It is on the edge of the famous Calanchi Park, and near to Civita di Bagnoregio, the 'dying city', 20 km from Orvieto, just one hour from Rome and one and half hours from Florence and is easily reached from the A1 motorway. It stands in fully fenced grounds of 5,000 sq.m. The mature garden has a large swimming pool, 2 separate BBQ areas with a gazebo and a pergola and a car port. The villa also boast a wonderful conservatory where you can relax in the winter months. Particular care was taken with the materials chosen for the renovation, from the terracotta and wooden floors to the magnificent wall stenciling and frescos. Ground floor: entrance hall, library, dining room, kitchen, large living room, conservatory, bedroom, bathroom, fitted cupboards and access to a small cellar. First floor: 4 bedrooms (one with en-suite), 2 bathrooms, study, sitting room, large fitted wardrobe. Second floor: small sitting room with terrace, cinema room, one laundry room and 2 large rooms which could be converted into bedrooms/bathrooms. Each floor in has its own gas boiler and the majority of rooms have a fireplace. Features, details and amenities * swimming pool * exposed wooden beams * terracotta tiles * conservatory * swimming pool * conservatory * exposed wooden beams * terracotta tiles

Approached down a tree-lined drive, on arrival at this magnificent Italian mansion one is immediately impressed by the grandeur and beauty of the architecture with its colonnades and double-height ceilings of the state rooms. Dating back several centuries one appreciates the wealth of original features found throughout including the tower, the battlements and a charming private chapel. The surrounding parkland and gardens boast an array of Mediterranean plants with cypress and pine trees, framing the expansive views of the rolling countryside and the glorious coastline in the distance. Following renovation works the property will make a wonderful private residence or boutique hotel/resort making use of the main villa and its adjacent outbuildings. The property is served by electricity, gas and water sources. Nearby villages provide basic services as well as the opportunity to enjoy the traditional Italian way of life. Just 3km from the property is the coast with beaches and waterfront restaurants. The vibrant town of Pesaro is just 5km by car and international airports are under one hour away.

The historic villa of Ferlaro. In 1819, at its imperial height, the property belonged to Napolean Bonaparte’s wife, Maria Luigia D’Austria Duchess of Parma. The estate of Villa del Ferlaro, one gains entrance through an automatic iron gate, which leads you down a large driveway with access from the main road. Following along a tree-lined avenue and passing over Valline beck, you find yourself on a road that takes you across a monumental park with the Villa straight ahead. This comes in three distinct blocks, but never the less connected to each other.The main block to the east, goes up by three floors above ground level over an underground floor that makes up only a part of the building’s layout. On the ground floor, the daytime area is arranged with kitchen, dining rooms, a library and a wide staircase that leads to the first floor where one finds bedrooms equipped with bathrooms and wardrobes. On the second floor, accessed by an iron spiral staircase, space is made for an extensive home cinema along with guest rooms and their facilities. In the underground, utility rooms are located along with an ironing facility. All the floors are connected by a lift and the building’s roof is made of wood, covered by tiles. The central part is connected to the ground floor of the east block by a wide hallway lined with stain glass windows, elevated in two floors above ground level, in addition to the basement. The whole southern side is lined with porticos. On the ground floor, is a large bar-room with a fireplace. This lies adjacent to a billiard room of which  begins a staircase, leading to the first floor where one finds a large room for conferences and court-like theatre shows. From this room there is a large terrace that just so happens to be the west block’s roof. A wide vehicular hallway connects the central part to the west block. The latter is made up of just one floor above ground level, in which one finds space for three little habitable units for service staff. Along with this, is a semi-basement floor completely above ground level and accessible to the western side in which utility rooms are located.The surfaces in the internal layout of the building is 1260m sq (including porticoes). The entiresurfaces of the various floors bring to a whole surface of about 4000m sq subdivided as so underground and basement 720m sq− habitable surfaces ground floor, first and second 2275m sq− Second floor (semi-habitable part) 360m sq− Porticoes and ground floor hallways 155m sq− First-floor terraces 460m sq. Between the Villa and the wood of conifers positioned to the south-west, is a recently built swimming pool of about 250m sq surface, coated in ceramic mosaic tiles with marble trim “uber-white”.The Ferlaro estate in its entirety has. 17.36.88 (equal to 56,37 parmesan hectares) of which has. 05.85.50 situated in the commune of Collecchio and has. 11.51.38 located in the commune of Sala Baganza. The villa and the park to the north still fall within the boundaries of Collecchio, while the meadowland to the south with the swimming pool and wooded area to the west of the Monobiola beck, fall in the commune of Sala Baganza. In the original part of the park and in the proximity of the Villa, horse-chestnuts, cedars, (in various types), read white fir trees, bald cypress and black nuts are present. In the remaining part of the park, in accordance to a group arrangement and without precise order, are found: rustic maple trees, hornbeams, horse-chestnuts, lime trees, beach trees, badger burrows and random vegetation. In the last part, to the north, the planting of conifers is prevalent in which white firs take precedence. The wide meadowland to the south of the Villa is marked-off to the East by a wooded strip parallel to the Valline beck, made of nuts and false acacias; and to the west by a little wood made up mostly of black pines and cedars.The wooded part over the Monobiola beck is characterised all along thesouthern perimeter, by a wide road lined with centuries-old Lebanese cedars, connecting the Ferlaro Villa to the Casino Dei Boschi, best known as “Cedar Way”. For the remaining part, the wood is presented in two different aspects: the first part, adjacentto cedar way, is occupied by a plantation of towering pines, while the remaining part is a cedar wood of turkey oak. Beyond that, other qualities of random plants are present such as elms, poplars, false-acacias, ashes and various shrubs.The wooded park of Carrega is populated by various species of wild animals within which one finds: goats, boars, badgers, foxes, porcupines, hares, pheasants, partridges, buzzards and kestrels, woodpeckers and diverse qualities of corvids and minor birds. The parkof Villa Ferlaro is the natural home of goats, hares and pheasants.

Charming rural parish with views over Candigliano valley and Mount Nerone. A holiday farm built in a panoramic area at the end of the 1800s with 13 hectares of agricultural land.This charming rural parish in the woods of northern Marche was built at the end of the 1800s. Completely restored between 2005 and 2010, it is now a holiday farm in a panoramic position on the slopes of the hills between Piobbico and Urbania. The building is on the edge of a large protected wooded area and surrounded by turkey oaks, walnut trees, elms, acacias, and other species. It consists of 3 separate lodgings comprised in a formally rural house, which includes also a church and its adjacent presbytery. TheThe main building measures totally 1.108sq.m. (gross) and it is composed of a central body –the church –and two lateral wings. The north wing is divided into 3 independent apartments, each one with a private external area, to enjoy al-fresco dinners, or just to relax in the shade. Two apartments are located on the ground floor and they both feature an open-plan kitchen/living room, a double bedroom and a large bathroom. The third apartment is on the first floor and it enjoys a kitchen with living room, 2 double bedrooms and a bathroom. One of the three lodgings and the bathroom are accessible to disabled persons. The south wing comprises the private lodging (which can be used also for rentals, if needed) and the guardian’s house. The ground floor of the private apartment is composed of entrance hall, kitchen, spacious living room, guest bathroom and a spacious storage. Given its internal division, this space could be also used as a common area for guests. Upstairs, there’s another living area with amazing double living room with double-sided fireplace, bright studio ,kitchen, dining room and two bathrooms. The peculiarity of the dining room, is that it retains the typical access to the church choir, the area where the organ was placed. From here, you can overlook the interior of the church. On the second floor there’s the sleeping area, now arranged into bedrooms and that needs to be rearranged to create comfortable bedrooms with en-suite bathrooms –settings for the bathrooms are already existing. The top floor is a useful attic to store all the things you don’t use too often. The guardian’s house is attached and develops on 3 floors. On the ground floor there’s a kitchen, living room and guest bathroom. On the first floor there’s a double bedroom and on the second floor, a useful attic. The central body is the church and it was deconsecrated in the 1960s, but it’s still a nice place to organize civil weddings or music ensemble. Just imagine a string quartet playing in the church at twilight and then an aperitif in the garden!The most astonishing part of this property is the care for details and the great respect for its history and architectural elements. The bricks of the perimeter walls are original, as well as the tiles of the internal floors and the wooden beams, which have been sandblasted by hand. All this denotes love. Particular attention, however, has been paid to new technologies to protect the environment. A solar thermal system guarantees hot water and everything possible has been made in bio-architecture. This property can be bought with a Rent-To-Buy formula. The property enjoys an annex of 66 sq.m., now registered as a storage, but which maybe converted into a habitable space, as well as a studio or SPA for guests. The buildings are surrounded by 1 hectare of mature garden fully fenced. Here –a little bit detached from the house –you can find a 4 x 8m panoramic pool. In the garden you can also find a BBQ area, an old oven and a playground for kids, as well as a shaded parking area. In addition to this, the property includes also 13 hectares of agricultural land. The property is 518 metres above sea level, with a view of the Candigliano valley and Mount Nerone. This property is first of all a gesture of love, love for history, for architecture and for nature. If you have love for all of this, then it will be easy for you to make it your special home. By the way, given its dimension-if you love welcoming people and sharing beauty with them -you can also make it a beautiful boutique hotel, where your guests can relax in the tranquility and wonder of the Marche hills. The location is also perfect as a wedding venue.

This traditional mountain chalet will be the utmost in comfort for mountain and skiing holidays. Built with the local materials of wood and stone using artisan skills the chalet will provide luxury accommodation over two storeys with a wealth of characteristic features such as large fireplaces, architraves and wood carvings. An established rental programme will allow a designated number of weeks per year for personal use and a guaranteed yield from the rented weeks. In addition to the chalet itself the property has its own private spa and a small garden area – perfect for use in the summer months when the golf course is open.

Estate near Florence for Sale Estate near Florence for Sale. In a hamlet on one of the loveliest hills of Tuscany, just 6 km (3.5 miles) from the city centre of Florence, this exclusive estate boasts views of the city and valley with open vistas towards the hills of Fiesole and Monte Morello. The 13 bedroom property comprises a stunning 15th century country Villa covering approximately 830 sqm constructed round a 14th century tower house. In addition, the sale includes 2 recently restored farmhouses of 232 sqm and 243 sqm as well as several outbuildings / cellars and a chapel. Surrounded by 12.5 hectares of fenced land, the property also has 10 hectares of producing olive groves, 1.9 hectares of producing vineyards, a large garden with a swimming pool and a tennis court. Set in a landscape of cypress, lemon and olive trees, the residence has been wonderfully restored and great attention has been paid to every detail. It has maintained the original period features, such as the pietra serena stone lintels, locally made terracotta tiled floors and stunning antique coffered wooden ceilings combining them with all modern comforts and conveniences. The prestigious antique furniture and carpets are included in the sale. Ideal as a luxurious private dwelling, the property could also be used as a boutique hotel. Villa: 830 sqm on 2 storeys excluding the turret. It is possible to install a lift. With south-west exposure, the house features a bright interior with a stunning reception room with exquisite stone fireplace and beautiful period coffered wood ceilings of 6 m (20 ft.) heights. 2 Farmhouses: 232 sqm and 243 sqm + characteristic loggias, both 2 storeys and recently restored with private access and gardens. Annexes: Staff or guest quarters adjoining the main villa, spread over 223 sqm, with a private entrance and a 40 sqm terrace. A limonaia (lemon house) together with another stone outbuilding, used for storage or as a double garage. 144 sqm agricultural outbuilding in addition to the cellars, complete with ancient oak barrels and terracotta urns that are fully functional. Land: The main villa is surrounded by 12.5 hectares of fenced land, including 10 hectares of olive groves, 1.9 hectares of vineyards and the remaining 0.6 hectares arable land, woodland and garden. Paths from the main villa and the two farmhouses lead to a recently built 6 x 12 m swimming pool and a tennis court, both set amidst verdant olive groves and come with changing facilities and bathroom. The production from the vines is circa 50 quintals (5 tons), not currently registered with the 'Consorzio dei Colli Fiorentini' as this is currently just a family production, but this could easily be reinstated if so desired. The olive groves produce circa 20/30 quintals from circa 1400 trees. The olives are taken to a nearby oil mill for production and it is therefore certified, producing a fine quality olive oil. Utilities: Burglar alarm, two water supplies (one from the artesian well and the other from mains water), natural gas heating, satellite, irrigation system, external night lighting. Distances: Access to the villa is via a short characteristic driveway, adjacent to the picturesque main road and with its convenient position, one can easily and quickly reach all the major access roads including the A1 Milan-Rome motorway and the Firenze-Livorno and the Firenze-Siena dual carriageways. View all our properties on our website casatuscany.com Property Feature * alarm * fireplaces * Garage * Garden * historic property * lemon house * loggias * near Florence * olive groves * original features * outbuildings * Pool * restored * tennis court * Views * vineyard * woods

In the heart of Versilia, just 350 meters from the bathing establishments, we offer for sale an elegant detached villa of 260 square meters. You will have a beautiful garden for a total of 500 square meters with a stunning swimming pool (9 x 3 deep 1.30 ). A great fitness area, your own private parking with space for four cars and spacious verandas where you can have lunch and dinner in the open air with relatives or friends.The house has a double front-back entrance and it was completely renovated in 2016 and it is spread over two levels. You will entrance into a large and bright living / dining room with fireplace overlooking the pool. You will have a kitchenette, three double bedrooms with their own private bathrooms, a service bathroom as well as concealed wall cupboards. Through an elegant marble staircase we access the attic upper floor, with access to terrace, overlooking the pool, and where we find two relaxation corners with respective bathrooms and two double bedrooms, each with private bathroom. The house has solar panels, an energy saving coat, alarm system, air conditioning system, automatic air changes, home automation system and the best that technology can offer. The house is also fully furnished.

In the Etruscan coast, in a dominant position, overlooking the Tyrrhenian Sea, in one of the most prestigious areas of Tuscany, for sale magnificent castle, called former historical residence of the Grand Duke of Tuscany.The structure is divided into the P.T. ground of various decorated rooms, for a total of mc. 2500, consists of 10 rooms including 5 double rooms and 5 suites, all with bathroom, air conditioning, mini bar, tv; in the castle we also find dining room, convivial lounge and other rooms for receptive use.All rooms are characterized by wonderful frescoes, decorations and fabulous antique décor.Note. The property also has a wonderful swimming pool, 2 Ha of olive grove land, and is located in one of the most famous territories for the production of DOC wines. and DOCG. renowned all over the world.