luxury villa with pool for sale Belluno, Italy

Among the enchanting hillside landscapes listed for their beauty on the UNESCO World Heritage Site List, stands Villa Gentili: a charming historic complex dating back to the 1700s on a private hillside than more than 1 hectare complete with adjacencies, a park and a panoramic swimming pool.Characterized by a sober and elegant architectural style, the large manor house is developed on two floors, plus a basement cellar, in excellent overall condition thanks to the renovation and maintenance work constantly carried out over the years. The interiors, restored and equipped with every comfort, preserve the charming elements such as the original exposed wooden beams also with decorations, the marbles and floors of the period, the planking, the ancient fireplace and decorated ceilings, all with a functional internal distribution respecting the original plan, with large halls and generous rooms, complemented by modern bathrooms and service rooms. At the back, a large veranda allows outdoor spaces to complement the living area surrounded by greenery, in pleasing quietness and with complete privacy. To the side of the main villa a wing of the complex houses the spacious dependance, the only portion that would require some maintenance work, and as an annex, a cozy guesthouse developed on two levels for possible guests or recreational activities. Completing the complex is an outbuilding for garage use with capacity for six cars placed side by side, warehouse above and pertinential area for parking, all well defiladed from the villa to avoid any disturbance. The estate, isolated from other properties, offers a dominant position and total privacy further favored by the central location of the buildings. The centuries-old park in front is equipped with a subirrigation system, as well as potted plants, fed by a large rainwater drain and ancient well. On the hill behind, numerous olive trees, birch trees, rose bushes, conifers, cypresses, fruit trees up to the top where it has found its ideal location the large constantly sunny swimming pool, surrounded by paving and hidden from the neighborhood, with 360-degree views of the picturesque surroundings and served by hot water showers, indoor and outdoor lighting, sound system, cabins and a basement utility room for use as kitchen and storage as well as equipped green spaces. A private vineyard and vegetable garden are also on the far side, while at the opposite end is a lush woodland with the driveway leading to the villa's secondary access. Convenient to highway links with Venice and the Adriatic coast reachable in 45 minutes and the Dolomites less than an hour away. The city center of Vittorio Veneto just minutes away.

Refrontolo is one of the gems of the hillside area protected by Unesco as a World Heritage site, a testament to the universal value of its unique landscape dominated by gentle hillsides with various colours of nature and decorated with long rows of vines interspersed with woods and olive groves. And it is precisely in a beautiful location rich in greenery and in constant exposure to the sun that this luminous stately villa, just a few steps from the centre of the village with all its services but isolated away from the traffic, enjoys such peace and serenity immersed in its 4,000 square metres of park with swimming pool. The villa was completely renovated in 2005 with the most recent works completed in 2007 and is spread over two above-ground floors and a basement, and consists of an entrance on the living room with fireplace and large glazed living room, also with a second large fireplace and stube, overlooking the pool and the park, dining area with kitchen, a first bathroom, storage room and a double bedroom or study on the ground floor, whose spaces are completed by a large habitable porch. The sleeping area on the upper floor, served by an open staircase to the living room, offers three more bedrooms, including the large master bedroom with bathroom and jacuzzi, a double bedroom with terrace and a single bedroom with balcony, a large wardrobe room and the third bathroom, which also has a jacuzzi. In the basement there is a spacious tavern with the housing already prepared for the traditional fogher, a storage room, a generous wine cellar, the laundry room and the adjacent woodshed, as well as a dislocated basement technical room with service for the swimming pool. The garage comfortable for at least two cars, accessible on the level, is internally connected to the dwelling. Facilities include air conditioning, underfloor heating, internal and external perimeter alarm systems, video surveillance and a multitude of external light points for complete night lighting. The property is designed to minimise running costs by fuelling energy needs with renewable sources such as a photovoltaic system, solar thermal panels for domestic water and heating, and an well for water supply in addition to the public supply. The garden is complete with irrigation system and the area around the swimming pool is completely paved with elegant outdoor flooring. Not completely isolated, it fits into a peaceful country and low-density residential context characterised by scattered villas and farmhouses, with an excellent level of privacy and discretion also guaranteed by the pleasant green screens towards the nearest properties. Well connected to the road network leading to the motorway exit in about 10 minutes to reach Conegliano and the even closer Pieve di Soligo with all services easily accessible. The city of Treviso is 35 km away, while Venice and the Dolomites can be reached in about an hour.