VAL D’ORCIA: LUXURY FARMHOUSE WITH VINEYARD AND PRIVATE CHAPEL

VAL D’ORCIA: LUXURY FARMHOUSE WITH VINEYARD AND PRIVATE CHAPEL

GEOGRAPHIC POSITION

In an extremely convenient location, not far from San Quirico d’Orcia, beautifully restored farmhouse with vineyard, olive grove, swimming pool and garden designed by Peter Curzon.

The ease of access and the nice location makes it very easy to reach many of the most notable towns and cities of Tuscany: San Quirico d’Orcia (3km; 10’), Montalcino with its prestigious Brunello wine (16km; 25’), Montepulciano and its Nobile wine (26km; 35’), the medieval Siena (41km; 1h), Arezzo (79km; 1h 15’), the turreted San Gimignano (87km; 1h 40’), the Etruscan Volterra (93km; 1h 50’) and the Renaissant Florence (136km; 1h 50’).

The most convenient airports to reach the property are Grosseto Baccarini (77km; 1h 15’), Perugia Sant’Egidio (107km; 1h 30’), Firenze Peretola (125km; 1h 50’), Roma Ciampino (208km; 2h 30’) and Roma Fiumicino (223km; 2h 30’).

DESCRIPTION OF THE BUILDING

The main farmhouse (700 sqm – 7,532 sqft) is laid out onto two floors organized as follows:

- Ground floor: entrance hall with medieval stone flooring, ample vaulted living/dining room with fireplace and six French windows leading to the garden, state-of-the-art kitchen with grilling area and double bedroom with en-suite bathroom. A travertine staircase or a wrought-iron winding staircase leads to the upper floor;

- First floor: ample sitting room with medieval fireplace, living room and ample dining area, kitchen, library, master suite with sitting area and bathroom (tub and shower), double bedroom with en-suite bathroom (tub and shower), two more bedrooms (a double and a twin) sharing a bathroom (tub and shower) and a loft twin bedroom with sofa-bed and en-suite bathroom (shower only).

Right next to the farmhouse is located a convenient oven with BBQ area.

The guest house (95 sqm – 1,022 sqft) is laid out on a single floor and includes living room with dining area, kitchen, loggia with terrace, double bedroom with en-suite bathroom (shower only) and twin bedroom with sofa-bed and en-suite bathroom (shower only).

A private chapel (65 sqm – 699 sqft) is set amidst rose garden and trees, and is perfect for celebrating weddings.

STATE AND FINISHES

The farmhouse was built almost a thousand years ago and was used as a posthouse along the Via Francigena, a pilgrimage road leading to Rome from Northern Europe.

The property has been finely and carefully restored to preserve intact its typical traits: stone walls on the outside, a marble-paved swimming pool, beautifully rib-vaulted ceilings in the entrance, original fireplaces, original stone paving, terracotta paving, masonry arches and decorations and the always present wooden beams supporting the ceilings. Bathrooms are paved in travertine tiles.

EXTERNAL AREA

The farmhouse comes with 12 hectares (29.6 acres) of land, including olive grove and vineyard. The 15 x 7 m swimming pool is surrounded by a nice rose garden designed by Peter Curzon.

USE AND POTENTIAL USES

The farmhouse, thanks to its ample size and a total of 8 bedrooms, could easily be used as either a private residence fitted with all the modern comforts or an accommodation business. The latter idea is also made possible by the vicinity of the property to many cities of Tuscany, among which Florence and Siena.