Casa para comprar en Santa Cristina, Toscana

Just outside Arezzo, in a panoramic position with direct view over the historic center, beautiful manor villa with italian garden and gatehouse. The villa and the gatehouse have been finely restored and offer a total of 11 bedrooms and 982 sqm of livable surface. The garden, elegant and well-maintained, is the ideal background for events. The location of the villa is extremely private, but at the same time very close to amenities and services. We are halfway between Siena and Florence and from the villa one can easily reach several other interesting towns of Tuscany among which Cortona, Montepulciano, Montalcino, Pienza, San Gimignano, Gubbio, Perugia, Assisi and Todi. The main villa (930 sqm - 10,007 sqft, 9 bedrooms and 9 bathrooms) is laid over five floors organized as follows: - Underground floor: cellar with vaulted ceilings, reached from the kitchen; - Ground floor: main entrance hall, ample living room with pool area and fireplace, kitchen with access to the garden, studio, living room with fireplace and dining room, bathroom; - First floor: entrance room, hall with a beautiful Murano glass chandelier, six bedrooms (three of which with en-suite bathroom) and two independent bathrooms; - Second floor: living room, sitting room with fireplace, kitchen, dining room, two bedrooms, two bathrooms and laundry room; - Turret: bedroom with en-suite bathroom and walk-in closet. Right next to the villa is located a chapel with a storage house next to it. The building is still consecrated and can be used for events and marriages. Along the tree-lined access road there is a warden's house (52 sqm - 559 sqft) made up of three rooms plus a bathroom. The villa is embellished by a luxuriant italian garden with fountain and decorative plants. The estate covers a total surface of approximately 3.1 hectares, split among olive grove, mixed woodland, fruit orchard and arable land. From the garden one can enjoy a wonderful direct view over the historic center of Arezzo, topped by the imposing Gothic Cathedral.