Tuscany, Siena, Siena, Italy

Unique opportunity to acquire part of a prestigious villa with garden, enjoying far reaching countryside views from its location in the immediate vicinity of the wonderful city of art of Siena.

The property concerns a portion of a historic complex which can be reached directly by car without the aid of dirt roads.

The manor house is situated just 4 km from Siena and is immediately accessible from the motorway Arezzo / Perugia, The spa town of Rapolano can be reached in just 15 minutes and the first services on foot are just 300 metres away.

The village adjacent to the property is a small village well equipped with all the basic services such as bars, restaurants, post office, banks and others.

The uniqueness of the property lies in its originality and its fascinating history. It is mentioned in a passage of Dante's Divine Comedy and reported in the historical notes in the legendary War between Siena and Florence in 1260, and the original features are still intact and well preserved by the current owner.

The villa consists of a ground floor, a first floor and a basement for a total of 358m2 with other walled appurtenances of another 230m2. Of warehouses and ancillary rooms completed by an external courtyard of 1,500m2.

The main villa is composed as follows: the ground floor is accessible through a beautiful porch from which are articulated several entrances that allow access to the living area characterised by a spacious living room at the 'entrance', a kitchen, a pantry, a bathroom, a wonderful dining room or reading area and a large bedroom, followed by the internal staircase leading to the first floor.

There is an area furnished with style with prestigious furniture dating back to the early '900 as walls in French paper and Venetian chandeliers. The first floor is made up of a large access staircase that divides the first part of the house into a study area, two bedrooms each with an en suite bathroom, and the second part of the house consists of two more bedrooms and a bathroom with access to the terrace level where there is a wonderful terrace with a view over the city of Siena.

The first floor is served by a wonderful terrace along the entire perimeter of the south side of the villa accessible from the studio and the bedrooms, the terrace offers views over the garden and the entire property.

There is a cellar with original knife-vaulted ceilings located in the basement accessible both internally from the main house and directly from the external portico. Other technical notes include the vaults in the bedrooms, the original floors and the central methane heating.

The private Italian garden is characterised by large holm oaks, cedars and pines, as well as a well-tended vegetable garden, and a water well for irrigation. In the garden there are additional areas such as a lovely brick-built lemon house and various storerooms on the terrace below. There is the possibility of building a swimming pool in the garden.

The property is not independent.

REFERENCE: 243556