Features

• Energy rating: In process
• Balcony: 12 m²
• Garden
• Storage room
• Private Parking
• Garage
• Utility room
• Nice views
• Electrical Appliances
• Lounge
• Balcony
• Fully Equipped
• Fireplace
• Stunning Kitchen
• Porche
• Fenced plot
• Mountain views

Description

A splendid villa at a scenic location in Castel d'Alpi village in the Apennines, walking distance to amenities. Surrounded by a beautiful park with a natural lake, about 30 minutes, half way between Bologna and Florence and only a 10 minutes drive from the Tuscan border. Both Bologna and Florence are served by international airports, connected by the A1 motorway to North and South of Italy and provide an easy access to the Tuscan and Adriatic coast.

The house can be approached from the municipal hard surfaced road. The internal driveway leads via an enclosed landscaped garden to the house entrance. The property is kept in immaculate condition throughout by its current owner. It is a bright and airy home over two levels with large open spaces across 400 sq meters in total internally, the spacious living area with French doors opening onto the garden. There is a beautiful wooden staircase as a main character feature leading to the upper floor where there is a studio and on the level below there is a cellar for wine and ham. The main living area is divided into a living room with a working fireplace and the dining room connected with the fully fitted modern kitchen and pantry. The rest of the ground floor is overlooking the most private part of the park and includes a family bathroom, a Turkish bath, furthermore there is a space designed to accommodate a sauna, which is connected to the outside by a wooden walkway to the area for a hot tub. On the first floor three are 3 bedrooms, one with panoramic balcony and an en-suite bathroom, there is another family bathroom and cloakroom on the same level. All finishes in the property are of the highest quality: the ground floor there is a stone pavement, on the first floor there is an oak floor and the roof is covered by antique tiles. The garden is 2000 sq meters, there is a double garage and a cellar as part of the house.

There is well accessible road to the property and the village has all the main amenities. The property has an easy access to the nearby A1 motorway, it is mid way between Bologna and Florence and within close proximity to many other famous tourist attractions, medieval places to visit, food fairs, vineyards to explore. There are also various leisure activities nearby, excellent bike and hiking trails, large swimming pool complex and one of the biggest Fashion Outlets of Europe is a few minutes' drive away. The region is famous for its motor sports, culinary and handcraft events. Each year from May to September the local villages host various summer festivals which is a great occasion to sample typical foods for the area and mingle with the locals. For those who like winter sports, there is an opportunity for skiing, sledging or snow shoe walking on the Cimone, Abetone mountain slopes, both can be reached under less then 2 hours from Castel dell'Alpi.

For more details about the property, the surrounding area and information about the buying process in Italy you can contact www.ecsmproperty.uk.com.