luxury villas with terrace for sale Modena, Italy

Formigine (MO) - Colombaro Historic Villa - Three Residences - Swimming Pool - 20,000 sq m Park In Colombaro di Formigine, about twenty minutes from Modena, is the splendid Villa Aggazzotti Pezzuoli, a historic 18th-century residence that belonged to the famous noble Aggazzotti Pezzuoli family, who once owned prestigious villas and vast lands between Formigine, Colombaro, Montale and Modena. The property extends over a private park of approximately 20,000 m2 and includes three main buildings. The Villa Padronale, an elegant private residence consisting of 32 rooms, includes a large ballroom with original wooden floors, large living rooms, dining rooms, libraries, a large kitchen and numerous living areas. The floors alternate marble, granite and antique wood. On the first floor there are eight bedrooms and several bathrooms. Outside the villa is adorned with hundreds of beautiful climbing roses. The Villa Porticato, on two floors and with 16 rooms, stands out for its refined central portico overlooking the courtyard and the main villa. Villa Serra is a charming building with large windows that open onto the park. It offers spaces to renovate, with the possibility of creating a 150 m2 home, and includes ancient cellars, warehouses and agricultural premises. The surrounding park, the result of careful landscape design, hosts a splendid swimming pool surrounded by trees, hedges, geraniums and pomegranates. Next to the swimming pool, at Villa Porticato, there are changing rooms, showers and dedicated services. The location guarantees tranquility and easy connection with Modena and the neighboring municipalities. (Document not binding for contractual purposes)

Just ten minutes from the centre of Reggio Emilia, where the city gives way to open farmland, stands the Casino del Genovese, a late-18th-century country villa with the proportions and painted ceilings of another era. It is a rare find in Emilia-Romagna: a historic estate of about 2,000 m² that is close to the high-speed train, the motorway and the city's schools, hospitals and shops. Yet once you step inside, it feels like a quiet world of its own.THE VILLAThe main house rises over three floors beneath a hipped roof, topped by a small terraced attic, with a lower wing on each side and terraces running along the whole façade. A grand entrance staircase leads up to the piano nobile, where natural light fills a double reception salon and a finely frescoed dining room, with ceilings that reach over five metres in places. On this level there is also a self-contained guest mini-apartment and a second bedroom with its own bathroom, which makes it easy to host without losing your privacy.A marble staircase continues to the second floor, about 320 m², where a double salon is warmed by a fireplace and crowned by a frescoed coffered ceiling more than four metres high. Three double bedrooms, two bathrooms, a laundry room and two terraces complete the floor.The ground floor extends for more than 400 m² and is made for living well. It has a large taverna with games room, a covered heated swimming pool and a sauna with its own facilities, so you can swim and unwind in every season.PARK AND DEPENDANCEOutside, the private garden is full of period details: a garden arbour made for summer reading, a picturesque dovecote and several vintage greenhouses for anyone with a botanical passion. The fully restored dependance includes a garage and a separate upper-floor apartment of about 250 m², originally the caretaker's home. It is ideal for family or long-stay guests, or as a quiet space for a live-in assistant. A double garage is included in the price, and there is an additional outdoor parking space.CONDITION AND POTENTIALThe interiors are in good structural and decorative condition. The exteriors and façades would benefit from a sympathetic restoration, so a new owner can put their own stamp on the villa's historic character.LOCATION AND CONNECTIONSThe centre of Reggio Emilia is 10 minutes away. The Mediopadana high-speed rail station is 5 minutes away, with Milan about 45 minutes by train and Rome about 2 hours 15 minutes. The A1 motorway toll booth is 7 minutes away. By car, Parma is 30 minutes, Modena 35, Bologna 50 and Milan 1 hour 30. The airports of Parma and Bologna are 30 and 45 minutes away respectively, and Milan Linate is about 1 hour 20 minutes.KEY FACTSVilla, 3 floors | approx. 2,000 m² | 20 rooms, 12 bathrooms | built in the 1700s | indoor heated pool, sauna, air conditioning | private garden, cellar, built-in wardrobes | terraces and balcony | autonomous gas heating | double garage included | good condition (exteriors to be refreshed)Price excludes buyers commission at 5%