Historical 10 bedroom Restaurant for sale with countryside view in Montecatini Val di Cecina, Tuscany

650,000 EUR 559,000 GBP 702,000 USD

Reference: 214823

Bedrooms: 10
Bathrooms: 14
Floor Size: 819 m2
Plot Size: 10.45 hectares / 25.83 acres

Features

Skiing Area
Potential for Income
Countryside View
Garage
May Require Improvement

Details

Excellent opportunity to purchase a huge complex of buildings which comprises of a 243m2 restaurant area and a 400m2 holidays structure which features various apartments with a total of 10 en-suite bedrooms and 4 further bathrooms, located on the outskirts of Montecatini Val di Cecina.

Originally an office centre of a copper mine, this spacious property also includes a swimming pool, 4 garages, an original sighting tower, a 176m2 apartment which has been left unfinished and 104,520m2 of land with woods.

Features include, in the restaurant area:
Ground floor: entrance, professional kitchen, restaurant, storage and bathroom.

First floor: wide living room, bar area, box-room and WC's.

Next to the restaurant there is an building with 6 en-suite bedrooms and 4 apartments with kitchen/dining-room, bedroom and bathroom and finally a small 1 room apartment.

The property needs a general upgrade and restyling as the last renovation was done in the 1990.

The sale also includes a huge apartment which has been left unfinished, a swimming pool and park area which are on the other side of the street.

Montecatini village and the first services are within walking distance.

Copper has been extracted in this area since the Etruscan era and in the 19th Century the Montecatini Val di Cecina mine became the largest copper mine in Europe until its closure at the beginning of the 20th Century. The abandoned mine has been turned into a Copper Mine Museum.

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2. Signing the Preliminary Contract (Compromesso or Contratto preliminare)

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3. Signing the Final Deed of Sale (Rogito or Atto Notarile)

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4. Formalities to be observed after Completion

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