RESTORED VILLA WITH VINEYARD FOR SALE IN AREZZO, TUSCANY

The farmhouse (535 m² – 5,757 ft², 12 bedrooms and 9 bathrooms) dates back to the 11th century and is supposed to have been a small monastery where pilgrims travelling to Rome along the Via Romea (which also passed by the sanctuaries of Camaldoli and La Verna) were welcomed. The most recent extensions date back to the 18th century, when the building was converted into a manor house. Later abandoned, the structure was divided into flats and used by local farmers as a rural home. In 1961, the building was renovated while maintaining its function as a farmhouse, and only recently has a new renovation been carried out to convert the dwelling into a farmhouse.

The building has four floors and is divided into several residential units rented to guests and/or lived in by the owners. Entering through the main door on the ground floor, one finds oneself in an entrance corridor that leads on the left to two communicating bedrooms with a shared bathroom. On the right, two doors open onto two dining/breakfast rooms for guests. Continuing past the largest room, one arrives at a small shop where the farm products are sold and, at the back of the building are the cellars and laundry room. Also from the entrance corridor, proceeding beyond the door leading to the bedrooms, one reaches the kitchen with pantry.

From outside, two independent staircases lead to the mezzanine floor divided into two units. The first is a bedroom with private bathroom in the south-east corner of the farmhouse, while the second is a small apartment (100 m² – 1,076 ft², usable by the owners or the caretaker according to preference) consisting of a dining room with kitchenette, two bedrooms and bathroom.

From the ground floor, halfway down the hallway, a staircase rises to the first floor. The hallway leads to two living rooms (one of which has a beautiful panoramic terrace) that are joined at the rear by another corridor. Two rooms at the ends of the corridor share a bathroom (located in the corridor). From the hallway, two doors then lead to two more bedrooms with en-suite bathrooms (one also with walk-in wardrobe and children's bedroom).

Going further up, one reaches the second floor where two large suites are located, each with its own sitting room and bathroom and a view of the surrounding countryside. A roof hatch connects one of the small sitting rooms to the tower in the center of the building (used as a storage room).

The guesthouse (80 m² – 861 ft²) is located in the garden in front of the farmhouse and is currently unused, in need of renovation and modernization. On the ground floor are the living area with fireplace and a bedroom with en-suite bathroom, while on the second floor, accessible via a loft, is an attic that could double as a bedroom.

The property is completed by a two-story agricultural storage (80 m² – 861 ft²) in need of renovation but very useful as a shelter for tools and equipment.

The history of the farmhouse can be reconstructed from the information available in the forty-two parchments that can be consulted at the Diocesan Seminary Archives in Arezzo. The original core of the building dates back to the Middle Ages (around the 11th century) in the form of a fortified tower that was later donated to the Camaldolese monks in the 12th century. The building then became a reception center and refuge for pilgrims travelling along the Via Romea.

The left-side extension dates back to the 15th century, when the building was transformed into a country residence for a noble local family. The next expansion dates back to the 17th century, with the construction of the right wing and the addition of ashlar at the ends of the building.

Between the 18th and 19th century, the villa was gradually abandoned and was used as the residence of farmers who converted the lower floor into a stable for animals, and in this form the farmhouse remained until after World War II. After an initial restoration in 1962, the current owners renovated the farmhouse again in 2001, while preserving all its characteristics intact.

The property is surrounded by 41.0 hectares (101.3 acres) of land on the surrounding hills. All around the farmhouse is the garden (approximately 5,300 m²), which houses the 14 × 7 m swimming pool with terracotta solarium.

The buildings are surrounded by woodland (8.6 hectares, half of which is woodland) that guarantees privacy and keeps the curious away.

Agriculturally, the property can count on a vineyard and an olive grove, but the large tracts of arableland (22.7 ha) on the farm lend themselves very well to planting new vines or growing typical Tuscan cereals and vegetables. A private pond can be used to irrigate the land.

The Chianti DOCG vineyard (6.1 ha) is in need of partial replanting and currently only maintained by the owners, with no wine produced. At full production and trying to keep the quality of wine at a high level, we are talking about a potential of 25,000 bottles of wine per year.

The olive grove (2.9 ha) includes 500 trees with typical Tuscan cultivars and is currently rented out to a third party who takes care of pruning, cleaning and harvesting.

Town with services (4km; 5’), Arezzo (9km; 15’), Castiglion Fiorentino (26km; 35’), Anghiari (28km; 30’), Sansepolcro (29km; 40’), Cortona (38km; 50’), Montevarchi (44km; 40’), Città di Castello (44km; 45’), Montepulciano (60km; 1h), Pienza (68km; 1h 10’), Passignano sul Trasimeno (75km; 1h), Siena (79km; 1h 15’), Montalcino (81km; 1h 30’), Cetona (81km; 1h 5’), Florence (84km; 1h 15’), Monteriggioni (98km; 1h 30’), Casole d’Elsa (116km; 1h 45’), Pisa (165km; 2h)

Perugia San Francesco (95km; 1h 25’), Firenze A. Vespucci (102km; 1h 15’), Grosseto C. Baccarini (148km; 2h), Rimini F. Fellini (161km; 2h 20’), Pisa G. Galilei (162km; 1h 50’), Bologna G. Marconi (183km; 2h), Roma Ciampino (239km; 2h 30’), Roma Fiumicino (252km; 2h 35’)