Immobilier acheter à Florence, Toscane

This elegant villa with a panoramic view of the surroundings is located in the neighborhood of Porta al Prato, where the ancient walls of the city stood before Florence became the capital of Italy from 1865 to 1871. The villa dates back to the beginning of the 20th century and measures approximately 650 m 2 (6996 ft 2 ) overall and has three floors. The Italian garden and the setback position from the road guarantee privacy to the villa. The hallmarks of this villa are the tower, which offers a panoramic view of the city, the Liberty style, the decorated and inlaid coffered ceilings, the frescoes, and the main staircase in Carrara marble. The villa has two entrances. The first, and main one, is located on the raised ground floor, which is accessed by a small stone staircase, and has a decorated wrought iron door. The service entrance is instead located on the back and it leads to the lower ground floor which houses the kitchens, technical rooms, closets, and cellars. Those were, in the past, the spaces of the villa's servants. The main entrance brings you directly to the large hall. The main staircase in Carrara marble and wrought iron with floral motifs (acanthus leaves and quadrilobed flowers) immediately catch the eye. Here the coffered ceilings make their first appearance. On the ground floor, there are three double living rooms with double exposure, a kitchen with a dumbwaiter, and a lavatory. The large solid wood windows give extraordinary brightness to the rooms. The staircase leads to the upper floor, home to a sleeping area composed of four double en-suite bedrooms with two balconies, one of them on the main façade. From this floor, a comfortable stair leads to the mezzanine floor which is characterized by three large windowed attic rooms and an additional windowed lavatory. Continuing the stairs we finally arrive at the roof terrace of the tower which offers, as already mentioned, a panoramic view of the surroundings of the city. The property includes an Italian garden, an outbuilding, a garage, and a storage room above it which measures about 60 m 2 (645 ft 2 ).