Chiusi della Verna

Stone house with garden for sale in the heart of the ancient village of Chiusi della Verna, renowned for the famous Sanctuary of La Verna, founded by St. Francis in 1213, when he was gifted the site by Count Orlando Cattani.

Even today, the ruins of the castle belonging to the noble feudal lord are visible and easily accessible on foot from the house. The Sanctuary can also be reached via a suggestive path immersed in the woods, known as the “Fairies’ Path,” which leads through scenic natural views of great charm.

The entrance of the house (241 m² – 2,593 ft²) opens into a hallway that leads to the large lounge with fireplace and the living room. The ground floor also houses the kitchen, dining room, and a bathroom.

A beautiful internal staircase leads to the upper floor, where the sleeping area consists of four bedrooms and a bathroom.

The property appears elegant in its simplicity and preserves the authentic character of its construction era. A large exclusive garden/apron of about 440 m² surrounds the house, offering pleasant outdoor spaces to enjoy.

In the piazza, there is also a practical storage room (28 m² – 301 ft²) and a laundry (4 m² – 43 ft²). An external staircase connects the garden to a terrace built on the storage roof, ideal as a panoramic relaxation area or as an additional parking space, thanks to the access from a road located above the building.

In the hills of Casentino, at an altitude between 850 and 1,100 m asl and in a setting of great naturalistic interest, impressive estate for sale. The property stretches for about 312.6 hectares (772.4 acres) and is excellent as an investment for wildlife and hunting activities.

The land is located in what is undoubtedly the greenest and most spiritual part of the province of Arezzo near the Holy Mount Verna, inextricably linked to the figure of St. Francis of Assisi.

Access to the land is fairly easy, often directly from the paved provincial road along which almost all of the estate is developed. The property is characterized by remarkable viewpoints and monumental plants.

• Woodlands (206.0 ha): composed mainly of turkey oak, hornbeam, beech, sycamore and field maple trees, as well as various broadleaf species. Some portions of reforestation with Douglas fir and black pine date back to the 1960s.
• Timber arboretum (14.6 ha): composed of valuable cherry, ash, sycamore maple and rowan trees planted between 1999 and 2005.
• Grazing and arable land (92.0 ha): large tree-free areas benefiting from CAP subsidies, greening, upland allowances and organic farming premiums.

In addition to the land, the property includes three dilapidated buildings (formerly farmhouses and barns) and the ruins of Count Orlando Cattani’s castle, right in the town of Chiusi, from which there are uninterrupted views over much of the property’s land.

The earliest records of the castle date back to 967, when the fiefdom of Chiusi was confirmed under the rule of Godfrey of Tuscany, a nobleman linked to the Germanic emperor Otto I. Orlando Cattani, a descendant of Godfrey, then donated Mount Verna to St. Francis of Assisi, who stayed there several times, most recently in 1224 when he received the stigmata.

A certain Lodovico Buonarroti, father of the famous sculptor Michelangelo Buonarroti, who was born precisely of the nearby village of Caprese Michelangelo that still bears his name, then resided in the castle during the period when he held the office of Podestà of Chiusi and Caprese.