House buy in Vinci Tuscany

Property Details: Collegonzi Vinci - In a panoramic hillside position, a few km from Empoli-Sovigliana, villa free on four sides with driveway garden of about 1000 sqm with swimming pool. The villa is about 400 square meters and spread over two levels. On the ground floor there is a beautiful loggia with entrance, a rustic kitchen, a study, a double living room with fireplace, a bathroom and an accessory room. Upstairs there is a kitchen, a double living room with fireplace, six bedrooms with various closets and three bathrooms. The finishes are with terracotta and parquet, characteristic of the period. From the garden you can enjoy a suggestive view over the valley. The conditions are good, but would require minimal renovation work. *** LOCATION *** The village designed by Leonardo and marked by the place-name Collegonzi is located just south of the slopes of Montalbano that host the castles of Vinci and Vitolini, a short distance from one of the deep bends of the Arno river. This is the ancient castle of Collegonzi that belonged, like the nearby Valdarno castles of Vinci, Cerreto and Orbignano, to the powerful family of the Counts Guidi. Vinci is the town where Leonardo was born, and here there are the Biblioteca Leonardiana, an international center of Leonardo studies, and the Municipal Leonardo Museum of Vinci, a large and prestigious collection of models of Leonardo's inventions realized inside the Palazzina Uzielli and the Castle of the Conti Guidi, an admirable medieval fortification dating back to the 11th century. Visited every year by 130,000 people, the Leonardo Museum is one of the most important and visited museums in Tuscany. *** SERVICES 30 minutes from the airports of Pisa and Florence, reachable by the FIPILI highway. A few minutes by car there are the towns of Sovigliana and Empoli, with all the services related to schools, stores, railways and supermarkets. Show all Property details: Number of rooms: 16 Number of bedrooms: 6 Number of bathrooms: 4 Number of parking spaces: 10 Garden: Private Swimming pool: Private Heating system: Indipendent