11 bedrooms house, 1000 m²

Siena, Siena (province)

Magnificent 16th-century country house perfectly restored with park, pool, vineyard and horse paddock near Siena. Just 10 km south of Siena, the access to the property is off one of the famous Sienese white gravel roads, perfectly maintained and easily viable crossing the stunning views of the soft hills of Val d'Arbia and the beginning of the incredible moon-like scenario of the Crete Senesi up to the skyline of Siena's bell towers. Built in the mid-1500s and owned for many centuries by the ancient Santa Maria della Scala hospital agricultural estates, this magnificent example of a Sienese farmhouse has undergone a careful and meticulous structural and architectural restoration, enhancing and preserving every historic detail and incorporating modern technologies to reduce pollution and utilities’ costs. The 1000 sq m/10763 sq ft of buildings include a two-story main villa, a dependence, a wine cellar, park, swimming pool and land with vineyard. A 16th-century stone-and-brick well stands in all its glamour in front of the main entrance of the villa and welcomes visitors and guests. The overall atmosphere is a mixture of elegance and rurality that makes living in the countryside particularly pleasant and relaxing. The villa features a master portion with a spacious living room on the ground floor, a snooker room, an office/study, a capacious and rustic style dining area with a central two-sided fireplace, a professional fully fitted kitchen, two bedrooms both with bathroom en-suite; on the first floor the internal staircase leads to an impressive living room staging high wood-beamed ceilings, a great size fireplace and access to a superb loggia with six cotto brick arches overlooking the pool, further five master bedrooms all with en-suite bathrooms complete the floor layout. On the ground floor a second separate apartment with vaulted terracotta ceilings living room featuring a gorgeous stone and terracotta arch opening onto spacious kitchen with dining area and fireplace, together with two double bedrooms with en-suite bathroom. The dependence is made of two independent residential units both with a living room with kitchenette, two bedrooms and two bathrooms. In a sunny and panoramic position, the pool is saltwater with ionizing cell system. Surrounding the property a superbly landscaped garden, 1 ha of white Val d'Arbia vineyard, 2 ha of land with horse stables and a paddock. The property is equipped with photovoltaic panels, computerized irrigation system drawing water from the nearby lake owned by the property, video surveillance recording system, greywater recycling phyto-purification system, rainwater collection system, satellite connection and total wifi coverage. Currently, the property is a luxury holiday resort but can also be lived as an exclusive and private residence all year round.