4 bedrooms farmhouse, 30000 m²

Rapolano Terme, Siena (province)

18th-century rural hamlet in the Crete Senesi, featuring original stone farmhouses to be restored, courtyard, barns and agricultural land for sale near Rapolano Terme, east of Siena. Perfectly located on a hilly position with splendid views over the countryside, only 20 km from the A1 motorway, twenty minutes by car east from the historic center of Siena, and just a stroll away from the famous hot thermal springs and most famous Chianti wineries. A splendid setting in the heart of the Crete Senesi where peace, privacy and tranquility reign supreme. Once part of an important High Middle Ages feudal estate, this characteristic stone farm hamlet boasts its origins as far back as the late 1700s. The hamlet consists of two farmhouses and farm outbuildings facing a characteristic courtyard plus three independent annexes for a total building surface of roughly 2100 sq m /sq ft. The farmhouses are both two-story buildings and consist of the old stables and deposits on the ground floor, boasting typical terracotta vaulted ceilings, while on the first floor are the farmers' dwellings with gabled roofs and its original high ceilings with wooden beams s. The borgo still preserves its centuries-old original characteristics with large arched openings creating a very scenic architectural effect around the courtyard. There are three further detached farm annexes also to be restored and converted. Some utility connections are already available at the premises, such as water from the public aqueduct an a private well and electricity connection, while the telephone line and methane gas pipeline are located at the boundary of the property. The three hectares of land surrounding the hamlet, mainly arable land and woodland, can be expanded further on request. The property is partly deteriorated being left abandoned over the years and is in need of complete structural renovation, yet has great potential for the creation of a place full of charm, history and tradition, ideal for an exclusive private residence or agricultural farm with tourist accommodation and country resort.
PROPERTY Ref: SIE2557
Location: Rapolano Terme, Province: Siena, Region: Tuscany
Type: 2100 sq m/ 22604 sq ft rural hamlet consisting of 2 two-story stone former farmhouses which join together and create an inner courtyard, three farm outbuildings, agricultural plot of land
Annexes: three detached farm buildings of approx. 300 sq m/ 3230 sq ft in total consisting of a hut on one level with a characteristic brick oven, a barn on two levels and a rectangular-shaped hut, formerly a stable, on one level
Year of construction: 1700
Year of restoration: 1970s
Conditions: to be restored
Land: plot of approx. 3 ha/7,5 acres of arable land and woods with the potential of supplementary land
Swimming pool: possibility to build an inground pool nn Distance from services: 4 km; 20 km A1 Motorway
Distance from main airports: Perugia 88 km, Florence 107 km, Rome 235 km
Gravel road/access: 200 m, the entrance driveway nn Utilities:
Fixed telephone network: to be connected
Internet/Wi-Fi: to be connected
Heating: to be connected to methane
Water: mains city supply + 1 well
Electricity: available nn