Luxury houses for sale Valdagno, Italy

In the small town of Isola Vicentina, an optimal geographical location convenient to the airport of Thiene and the highway network connecting the cities of Vicenza and Venice, the Dolomites, and southward Bologna, Florence, Rome, and westward Milan via Verona with the international airport reachable in about an hour as well as those of Tessera and Treviso, the villa is immersed in the large English-style park that surrounds it on three sides with centenary trees, rare and precious plants and a bamboo grove towards the large central lawn. The square-plan building, on two floors and a basement, is illuminated by windows with frames on the top with pointed and, alternately, lowered arches. The bright green color of the shutters creates on the white marble walls the villa's only exterior decoration of refined simplicity and strong impact. The original building dates from the early 19th century at the behest of Isabella Velo, a cultured, strong and gentle woman who gave the villa a footprint in which memories of the Baths of Caracalla, revisited through the designs of Palladio, are mingled, while the floors of the main floor are transformed into sumptuous marble carpets covered by the fragments of oriental and African marbles from the excavations of the Roman Baths. Even the walls and ceilings facing the round central hall are decorated with delicate paintings that echo the period's reproductions of the grotesques in the Stanze of Raphael and pupils. The villa was born in a particular historical context in which Isabella and her brother, who frequented the European courts, brought back the innovations learned among the new English industries and the gallantry of Parisian luxury, making the spacious rooms of the villa livable and welcoming with the large bright windows and the layout of the rooms designed for moments of serene conviviality. Successive owners over time continued to modernize it and make it more and more suitable for everyday life while maintaining its refined simplicity and richness of the rooms until the Guardini family equipped it with heating, modern bathrooms for almost all the rooms on the second floor and a very functional kitchen with adjoining dining room. Adjacent to the villa, on the northeast side, is the guesthouse with a large porch shaded in summer by cool American vine curtains. It consists of a spacious room, its walls covered with bookshelves, with a vast fireplace in the center surrounded by deep sofas for reading and resting. Further to the side is the laundry room and staircase leading to the upper floor where a bedroom with bathroom and a study adjoin the porter's quarters, also recently renovated. Separated by a gate, the rustic tool shelter and formerly used as a stable overlooks the courtyard bordering the lemon greenhouse. A second large gate leads to the countryside that completes the 10 hectares of the entire property.

Among the mountains and hills of the prestigious classic Valpolicella, internationally known for its renowned grape varieties, stands an old farmhouse in Negrar di Valpolicella, finely renovated with the latest materials and finishes, which have made it a contemporary villa with all the comforts, while maintaining some original elements such as the Lessinia stone. Extraordinary panoramic position at an altitude of about 700 meters, a few steps from the new Astronomical Observatory, with splendid views over the Valpantena with glimpses of Lake Garda. The property is well connected and easily accessible from the center of Negrar and a few km from the historic city of Verona. The mansion is surrounded by a large, well-kept garden with a solarium area and a heated swimming pool, to be used even beyond the summer period, thanks to its retractable tunnel cover. It consists of a cozy living room with wood-burning fireplace and loft studio, kitchen with access to the panoramic covered terrace, dining room, master bedroom with en suite bathroom and overlooking the garden and finally a second bathroom with walk-in closet. There is also a large tavern currently used as a guest area, charming brick cellar, ideal for wine tasting, a large laundry, ironing room, pantry, storage room and central heating system. There is also a large tavern currently used as a guest area, charming brick wine cellar, ideal for wine tasting, a large laundry, ironing room, pantry, storage room and central heating system. The property is completed by a dependance connected to the villa by a covered walkway with exposed glass. Energy savings and eco-sustainability are the guiding principles behind the design of this residence, which, through the use of renewable sources, enjoys an almost total energy self-supply. In fact, photovoltaic panels, solar panels and two 25 Kw Tesla accumulators, thermal power unit with integrated heating system and irrigation system for the park with underground tank for rainwater collection have been installed. Ideal solution for nature lovers, careful to preserve the environment in maximum comfort.