Description
Farmhouse of about 300 sqm with outbuildings and garden in the countryside of Foiano della Chiana.
Description:
The main farmhouse in excellent condition is on two levels. On the ground floor there are several entrances through French doors along the perimeter. From the main entrance you have the staircase leading to floor 1 and a door leading to the hall with beautiful old terracotta vaults and a working fireplace. A dinette connects the hall to the kitchen, through which you get to a second very spacious room with beautiful windows overlooking the park. The floor is completed by a small bedroom/study with private bathroom, a cellar and a technical room with exclusively external accesses. On the upper floor there is a second kitchen and an additional small room with fireplace. From here you have the sleeping area with 4 very spacious bedrooms each with a private bathroom. A walk-in closet concludes the floor.
Outbuildings
The house enjoys some very useful outbuildings; the first very close to the house is a very spacious double garage with adjacent storage room and attic very useful as a storage room. A storage room/cellar, on the other hand, has been inserted into the porch of the main farmhouse. Inside the garden, then, you have an annex that houses a woodshed, an old wood-burning oven and a storage room that is ideal for creating a tavern with a fireplace. Another annex features a lemon house that is still in use.
Condition and finishes
The property is in excellent condition after an expert renovation that has gone to enhance the original features going to create an optimal environment for everyday living. The exterior facade has the typical red brick of the area, inside there are terracotta floors, ceilings with beautiful period vaults in terracotta andi with exposed wooden beams. The ground floor has thermal insulation, floor 1 has air conditioning in all rooms. The radiator heating is powered by an oil boiler assisted by 3 pellet stoves. Present connection to the aqueduct and well for irrigation. Present alarm system on the whole house and electric gate.
Outdoor space
The property enjoys about 2000 square meters of fully fenced garden as well as 1.5 hectares of land divided between arable and olive grove (with 70 plants).
Potential uses
The farmhouse lends itself to be an excellent first or second home for those looking for a ready property in a convenient but quiet location. Given its composition, it is also ideal to be included in the short rental business.
Location & Lifestyle
Located in the countryside of Foiano della Chiana the farmhouse enjoys a quiet and sheltered location but very close to the center at the same time. Within a 2-minute drive all the necessary daily services are reachable. The main cultural and tourist centers of the area such as Pienza, Montepulciano, Monticchiello, Cortona, Montalcino, and San Quirico are reachable in a maximum of 40 minutes by car in addition to the cities of Siena, Perugia and Arezzo reachable in 45 minutes. The highway exit connecting to Florence and Rome is only a 7-minute drive away, while about 20 km away is the train station with quick connections to major cities.
