Description
The villa, with a panoramic view of monumental Florence, is located on the hills south of Florence, within a property of 60 hectares of land between woods and olive groves. The real estate complex formerly owned by the Medici, Lords of Florence, subsequently passed to the family nobleman De' Benci and Leonardo da Vinci, a friend of Ginevra de' Benci, stayed here for a long time.
The property can accommodate up to a maximum of 20 people, and is made up of the main villa, annex, an orangery with use of the laundry , garden with aromatic plants and roses, swimming pool, terrace with barbecue, a park with lake and private medieval church.
The villa of medieval origins, restored just 4 years ago by the owners, a family of architects, contrasts the austerity of its medieval architecture with very modern furnishings.
The materials are those typical of Tuscan architecture: stone walls, ancient terracotta floors, attics with chestnut beams.
It is spread over two floors organized as follows: on the ground floor entrance, 2 living rooms with fireplace, reading room, professional kitchen with wood-burning oven, dining room with fireplace, tavern, double bedroom for staff with ensuite bathroom, service toilet. First floor: sitting room, 7 double bedrooms each with ensuite bathroom in travertine marble, 1 single bedroom with en-suite bathroom in travertine marble. The annex in the garden of the villa is a stone barn consisting on the ground floor of a large living room with sofa bed and travertine bathroom, and on the first floor a mezzanine with double bed.
It is 20 minutes by car from the center of Florence and 5 minutes by car from Grassina and Antella, towns equipped with all kinds of shops, supermarkets and medical services--2275fc17fda61f76b302693349514dd4!
