Tuscany, Florence, Florence, Italy

Charming and elegant 8 bedroom villa with a vast total living area of 570m2, ideally situated in a prestigious area of Florence.

With its origins dating back to the 1700s, this outstanding property is ideally situated within close proximity of central Florence. With formal gardens, swimming pool, privacy, panoramic roof terrace, garaging, parkland and guest accommodation.

This immaculate restored home is situated within a gated compound, enjoying absolute privacy and with a sweeping garden and grandiose facade.

The main house is entered from the beautifully maintained formal gardens leading into a double-height central reception room with floor to ceiling windows and French doors flooding the space with natural light and giving access to the gardens during the summer months. This central room is zoned providing a seating area with fireplace, study area and dining area from which there is access to the fully equipped, traditional style kitchen. To the rear of the kitchen is a service entrance and pantry. To this south wing there are also 2 bedrooms and a bathroom. Both bedrooms have direct access to the garden, so could be used as an independent guest or staff apartment.

Upstairs there is an extensive mezzanine with glass balconies and banisters ensuring a wonderful continuous feeling of space. From the mezzanine there is access to the rear gardens and parkland. Library area and in the north wing a master bedroom suite with lovely views overlooking both the formal gardens to the front of the property and the parkland to the rear, with dressing room and bathroom. To the south area of the mezzanine there is a corridor with a further 2 double bedrooms, both with en-suite bathrooms.

On the lower ground floor there is a laundry room, storage rooms and staff apartment. In total the lower ground floor covers 120m2.

The property is fitted with high quality parquet flooring throughout and equipped with full air conditioning, mosquito nets on all windows and a sophisticated alarm system.

To the north of the limonaia there is a charming 2 storey guest apartment with a cosy sitting area, kitchenette and bathroom on the ground floor and a double bedroom on the first floor.

Leading off the driveway and parking area is the original stables converted into a large fully insulated and glazed garage of 165m2 with tiled flooring, shower room and large feature doors. The current owners use this open plan space as an office and could be converted to a separate apartment thanks to plumbing and electricity already being in place and plenty of natural light.

The gardens include sunbathing areas around the bespoke designed infinity swimming pool, orchards and olive groves, formal gardens and to the rear are paths meandering through the mature parkland with impressive trees and picturesque lake. The roof terrace is certainly a focal point for outdoor living, dining and entertaining during the summer months covering 280m2 and boasting views over olive groves with Florence's Duomo in the distance.

The property is located in a quiet residential area to the south of Florence in the direction of Pontassieve. The centre of the city can be reached in just 15 minutes by car. Florence airport is 30 minutes, Pisa airport 1 hour and the motorway is under 10 minutes from the house allowing easy access to other areas of Italy.

REFERENCE: 215217