Tuscany, Pisa, Volterra, Italy

Renovated Tuscan-style farmhouse divided into 3 independent apartments which are also connected by an internal staircase. In a very convenient and private position, 4 km from Volterra with private garden and courtyard around the house and 9 400 sqm of land (2,4 acres) and a large terrace. Possibility of building a swimming pool, subject to usual consents.

Casale del Salice is on three levels: ground floor there is a nice portico with windows, a kitchen, a bathroom, a small storage room and another room used as a bedroom plus a living area with vaulted ceiling and fireplace. On the first floor accessed by external an internal staircase there is an apartment with kitchen, living room, bathroom, 2 bedrooms, store room, and balcony, nicely finished with exposed wooden beams and terracotta tiles. On the second floor there is another apartment with large living room, kitchen, 3 bedrooms plus one study, bathroom, balcony, store room also connected by external and internal staircase.

In front of the house there are two large garages, one room which is a summer kitchen with pizza oven and Bbq, and a very private courtyard surrounded by a rose garden with area for al fresco dining. The property has also land with 120 olive trees and well.

All the services are in perfect order; there are two gas boiler for the first and second floor, each has one but at the moment the house is heated with a pellet boiler and in each floor there is a pellet or wooden storer. There is air conditioning on the ground floor.

The house is lived in by a family mother and father who are currently using the ground floor and the daughter with her family is living on the second floor. It is a perfect house for a family or for friends who would like to buy together and share the property.
It is also the perfect investment for letting or for living and letting.

Volterra is an enchanting walled hilltop town with Etruscan roots (4-6 centuries BC) and later, much Roman influence. The town's narrow medieval streets and its central piazza will make you fall in love. You'll appreciate the beauty of the 13th century Palazzo dei Priori which sits tall over the piazza, as well as the Palazzo Pretorio across the square. The August 'Volterra AD 1398' festival, held on the middle weekends in August, is a highlight. During these weekends, Volterra as it was in the late 14th century, is recreated with shows, events, markets, workshops, music and juggling. The town is located in the Valdera region of Central Tuscany between Pisa and Florence where this colourful landscape of rolling hills dotted with medieval villages, castles and lanes flanked with tall dark green cypress trees, epitomises the Tuscan landscape. Meandering through the countryside of Valdera you feel the vestiges of the mysterious Etruscan civilization. In Lajatico the famous tenor, Andrea Boccelli, has created the 'Teatro di Silenzio' where natural landscape creates a breathtaking setting for an open air music and opera festival attracting top musicians from all over the world for special performances. Casciana Terme has thermal waters and spa facilities and is a pretty town with piazzas and cafès serving the local wine. The città d’arte (cities of art) nearby include San Gimignano, Palaia and Florence all of which offer wonderful history, art and architecture. A perfect base from which to explore the whole of Tuscany and beyond.

Distances: Volterra on the doorstep, Lajatico 20 km, San Gimignano 25 km, Casciana Terme 30 km, Pontedera (trains, supermarkets) 40 km, Cecina (beaches) 45 km, Pisa (airport) 60 km, Siena 60 km, Florence 80 km.