House For Sale Montecatini

550,000 EUR

462,000 GBP

715,000 USD

PRICE REDUCED - In a south facing panoramic position, located in the lush green foothills overlooking the beautiful spa city of montecatini Terme, this a tranquil 250 years old traditional stone tuscan house with blue shutters and a wealth of classical characteristics, that has been fully restored by international design consultants and by local craftsmen, to the highest standards.


The farmhouse is located in a small village with walking distance of Marliana, which is the provincial town offering all the facilities that Tuscan way of life requires.

The property is arranged on 2 levels and is easily accessed from the communal piazza .

From the arched entrance hedged gates, one enters the private level outdoor living enviroment. A stone South facing terrace gives access under a terra cotta pergola roof to the main entrance.


GROUND FLOOR


The generous entrance hall, accessed through chestnut framed glazed doors, has a typical Tuscan beamed ceiling, part rendered stonewalls and terra cotta paved floor. It ids decorated with antique fornitures. An original stone staircase provides access to the first floor. Passing through a stone and brick opening, the kitchen dining room has been trasformed with a stunning German designed cherry red lacquered fitted kitchen with pale gray solid worktops and integral sink. Top specification integrated appliances are all included with the property. A beamed terra cotta tiled ceiling and floor with part rendered stonewaals provide a fine blend of contemporany Tuscan style. The shuttered double aspect windows provide for serving out to the breakfast and dining terraces. The entrance hall gives access to the living room with its beamed terra cotta tiled ceiling, feature wood burning brick & stone open fireplace, rendered stone waals and an ivory coloured ceramictiled floor. A double aspect windows and a elever glazed door/window provide access to the terrace. A separate fitted utility and garden storeroom with a glazed shuttered entrance door and a contemporary fully tiled cloakroom with a small shuttered window, is access from the entrance terrace.



FIRST FLOOR


The central bedroom, is currently used as a design and and artists studio. A beamed and terra cotta tiled ceiling with large ceiling roof light, ivory rendered walls and a shuttered windows together with terra cotta tiled floors provide a real flavour of Tuscany. Furnished in a contemporary style this room is a multi functional space. The double guest bedroom leads off a small lobby from the studio.
the shuttered windows allow wonderful views of the private gardens and terraces with the spectacular panoramic and a quarry tiled floor give this bedroom a fine tuscan flavour. The contemporary shower bathroom provides a generous shower cubicle, white bathroom suite and chestnut corner store unit for bathroom essentials.
The beamed cottatiled ceiling with roof light, white ceramic tiled walls and floor finished make this a practical and refreshing room. The staircasa gives access to the master double king size bedroom. Shuttered double aspect windows provide panoramic views towards Florence and down to Montecatini Terme. This air-conditioned master bedroom has a chestnut beamed and white terra cotta ceiling, cream and aqua rendered walls with traditional Tuscan window surround and reveals in pale aqua, a terra cotta tiled floor finished and contemporary fully fitten built in wardrobe with white lacquered and mirrored door. A panelled chestnut door leads down to the en-suite showed bathroom with a curved glass shower cubicle, white bathroom suite, fitten chestnut store self unit and a shuttered window overlooking the front terrace. A beamed and terra cotta ceiling with a roof light, fully ceramic tiled pale grey wall tiles and pale granite effect ceramic floor tiles complete this room. A pair of chestnut doors provides access into a fully tiled under eaves useful storeroom space.



MEDITERRANEAN GARDEN


The mediterranean landscape private garden offers a total of 513 square meters including the private gravel and glassed lane. Flowering pink oleander trees and a fine iron pergola covered by an old flowering wisteria shades stone terraced outdoor living areas, located close to the house. Integrated into the garden are lowned areas and palm beds with brick and stone decorative edgings and an elevated timber framed gazebo with a teak framed umbrella style roof. A timber garden store, with Tuscan tiled roof, provides storage for garden tools and a container for rainwater collection. The garden has fine hedges and Cyprus trees that make the garden a sheltered sun trap and completely private.



LEISURE GARDEN



Directly across from the private gravel lane is located the 200 square meter fenced leisure garden. Accessed through blue wrought iron gates and a paved ramp leading to an extensive paved terraced and a double wrought iron gazebo with ivory awnings overlooking an above ground swimming pool at lower level adjacent paved steps down to further poolside paved terraced. Olive trees, lawned areas and beds for vegetables and fruits complete this leisure garden.
The property has the benefit of full double glazed chestnut framed windows, gas central heating, part air conditioning mains wate, mains electricity and concealed Tuscan septic drainage system. An extensive satellite television system allows full enjoyment of live UK and European television programmes.

The house has been fully refurbished incuding the insulation and reinstatement of the antiqua cotta tiled roof and the stonewalles. The property is offered for sale complete with the architectural drawings, all permissions and full legal registration of the property and gardens with the municipality.