A piece of Tuscan history enclosed in a luxury villa for sale at idealista. It is a late nineteenth century residence in Pistoia decorated by famous artists such as Pietro Baldoncoli, Francesco Morini, Mariano Coppedè, Giuseppe Michelucci. The sale price is 17 million euros.
Offered for sale by Italy Sotheby's International Realty, and situated in a position overlooking the Pistoia valley, a short distance from Florence and Versilia, the villa recreates the Renaissance style in the rich interior finishes, the beautiful antique furnishings and the splendid frescoes. The entrance to the villa, after a long tree-lined avenue, opens onto a large monumental atrium with two decorated staircases and a rich wrought iron railing skillfully crafted and beautiful vaults painted in the style of Poccetti and Vasari.
From here one enters the main hall with a beautifully painted vaulted ceiling and a splendid fireplace, the dining room and the billiard room with wood panelling and doors with gables carved by the same artists who made the fine furniture. The floors are true models of decorative art. Particular care was also taken in the arrangement of the terraces and the garden of this historic villa, which features a large lawn with a grotto, a staircase and a fountain, drawing inspiration from historical tradition and the language of styles.
The villa has a large plot of land, partly used as a park (6.5 hectares), olive groves and coppice for a total of 40 hectares. Along the avenue of the park there is a swimming pool of about eighty metres in length fed by spring water. Below the driveway there is a flat piece of land that was used as a sports field, which is still used as a tennis court. The villa is served by two private water sources that flow into two large underground tanks to meet the water needs of the beautiful Italian garden of about 2.5 hectares and for housing.
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