Rif. 0465
Lionard Luxury Real Estate Via dei Banchi, 6 - ang. Piazza S. Maria Novella 50123 Florence Italy Tel. +39 055 0548100 Fax. +39 055 0548150 Tuscany Florence Property for sale in Tuscany in the hills behind Florence DESCRIPTION On the hills overlooking Florence and a stone's throw away from the city centre and airport, this exclusive Italian real estate boasts an exceptional position as well as hisotry, surrounded by greenery and tranquility. Walking through the stunning Italian gardens of this historic residence you can truly admire the typical Tuscan landscape without leaving the attractions of the city. The interiors of the luxury villa for sale in Florence and its dépendences were until recently off limits to the public and have now been made available for brief public gatherings and conferences and events. The elegant villa was built in 1610 when the new owner began construction of the main villa and organized the gardens. In the nineteenth century the property changed hands a few times and was at one point abbandoned altogether. In 1896 an important renovation was carried out. More recently four of the dépendences have been carefully restored and made into apartments boasting all modern creature comforts while maintaining their original charms and furnished with antiques.
On the ground floor of the main villa we find the large entrance with a vaulted ceiling, internal courtyard with portico, a living room overlooking the garden, four double bedrooms and two bathrooms. On the first floor there are a further five double bedrooms and three bathrooms, large living room with a terrace overlooking the garden, dining room, kitchen, laudry room and elevator. Quite simply one of the nicest luxury homes for sale in Tuscany. TECHNICAL DETAILS LOCATION Florence is universally recognised as a city of art, thanks to its incalculable storehouse of works, which transform the city s streets and plazas into a vibrant open-air museum. The heart of Florence is Piazza della Signoria, dominated by the towering Palazzo Vecchio and the Galleria degli Uffizi. Just a few steps away is the Cathedral, where Brunelleschi s superb cathedral is accompanied by Giotto s bell tower and the Baptistery of St. John, with its celebrated bronze doors. The River Arno, which runs through the middle of the city, has played a role in Florentine history on a par with that of the city s residents. Over the centuries, the people of Florence have maintained a love-hate relationship with the Arno, which has provided the city with both commercial advantage and disastrous floods. The most famous of the bridges crossing the river, the Ponte Vecchio, is adorned with jewellers shops housed in small cabins attached to the bridge, a construction technique found nowhere else in the world. Carrying Vasari s noble corridor from one bank to the other, the Ponte Vecchio was also the only Florentine bridge to make it through the Second World War without suffering any damage. In addition to the Uffizi, Florence has other museums that would be the chief artistic attraction in almost any other large city, while the Florentines can also boast that they possess the most striking of both female and male beauty in art: Botticelli s Venus and Michelangelo s David. One of the UNESCO s treasures of the human heritage, the magnificence of Florence s historic core can also be admired from Forte Belvedere, the Piazzale Michelangelo and the Fiesole Hill, which offers one of the most striking views of the Arno Valley. The left bank of the Arno, or the Oltrarno, is an area that still provides a feel, amidst its centuries-old crafts shops, of the Florence of yesteryear, as described by Vasco Pratolini and Marcello Vannucci. But there are countless other sites tied to literary references: from the neighbourhoods of the towered homes that inspired the verses of Dante Alighieri to the serene calm of the Medici villas, where the neo-platonic academy of Lorenzo the Magnificent often met, not to mention the theatres of the Pergola zone and the Boboli Garden. Region: Tuscany Municipality: Florence Zone: Florence Type: Historic Villa - Luxury Home Florence Main Villa: Interior Surface: 4675 m2
External Surface: 18000 m2 Bedrooms: 9 Bathrooms: 5 Living Rooms: 2 Dining Rooms: 1 Kitchen: 1 Garden Swimming Pool Distances: Florence Centre: 6 km - Aeroporto Firenze / Peretola: 10 km - Golf club dell'ugolino: 15 km - Siena: 60 km - Pisa: 90 km - Forte dei Marmi spiaggia: 120 km Rif.: 0465 Price: On Application
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