Villa in Florence, Italy, 260 m²

This beautiful house was renovated in 2007, occupies two floors and is surrounded by about 1 hectare of garden. With an area of about 260 sq.m, it faces south with a view of the city towards Valdarno and is an ideal family home for those who want a quiet life close to the advantages of the Tuscan city.
The fenced house is located on a hillside, and has impressive dry stone walls, behind which grow 100 olive trees, a secret rose garden, a vegetable garden and a stream flowing along the northwest side of the house. Around the house there are grassy lawns, several paved areas and a loggia for recreation.
The ground floor (136 sq.m.) consists of a large double living room with an open fireplace and several doors to the garden and loggia, a dining room with a fireplace, a fully equipped kitchen with a door to a large paved dining terrace, a laundry room, a bathroom and several storage rooms.
A staircase leads to the second floor (123 sq.m.), where there is a large master bedroom with a bathroom including a shower/ Turkish bath and a dressing room, another bedroom, a bathroom, an office/bedroom with a door to a terrace overlooking the garden with lawn and another bedroom with a single bed and a bathroom.
Underfloor heating, air conditioning throughout the house, an oven in the master bedroom, an open fireplace in the living room and a wood-burning stove in the dining room.
There are solar panels, main water supply, and central heating is provided by city gas.
A stone extension with an area of 9 sq.m, which could become a wonderful artist's studio, and two more wooden tool sheds complement the property.