_Explore this 9-bedroom Medieval-style villa with chapel and tower near Florence
Asking Price: €2,990,000
Guarded by a regiment of cypress trees, this striking villa with immaculate grounds, Italianate gardens, swimming pool and a substantial internal footprint of 1,300 sq m is believed to have been built where once a fortress stood in the hills above the hamlet of Acone, once owned by the powerful Medici family. It will be make a striking holiday home with plenty of scope for further development, suited to large-scale entertaining moments from the wonders of Florence.
It has a limonaia and a chapel as well as a wonderful panoramic tower from which to enjoy the incredible, far-reaching views across the lush and verdant Tuscan hills and valleys.
Internally, the cool of the terracotta floor and volumes of double ceiling heights provides wonderful respite from the Tuscan sun with each room taking on a unique personality and style ranging from the intricate and opulent to the more simple and rustic. There is plenty of room to manoeuvre should new owners to develop a continuing theme or interior design style.
On the first floor, at the heart of the home, is a grand, Medieval-style living space with huge fireplace and intricate ceiling detailing. From this room there is access to large, south-facing terrace overlooking the park. Also on this floor is a dining room, study/TV room with fireplace, bathroom, kitchen and breakfast room, master bedroom, bathroom with bath and further bedroom.
On the upper floor of the property there are three bedrooms, one of which is single, and a bathroom. An independent area with air-conditioning includes a large living room with unusual oval windows, a bathroom with shower, a bedroom and further large room with wooden trusses, currently used as a bedroom. From this room, stairs lead to a further room and up to the panoramic tower with breathtaking views.
On the ground floor is the main entrance hall, with billiard table and and art studio and another side entrance from the parking area giving independent access to the staff apartment comprising a kitchen, bathroom and two bedrooms. This could be rented as separate holiday let or accommodate visiting friends and family.
On this level is a large space for storage and the laundry area and another large room which could become a wellness and gym area.
Spanning land consists of woodland, park with ancient trees, orchard and olive groves.There is a pool house and the 8 x 13 m swimming pool is in mosaic and has a salt water system. A long storage room is situated under the main terrace to the rear of the villa and the property has two entrances with ample parking.
The nearest airport is Florence Airport (Peretola)
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