Luxury Apartment In Florence Inside A Prestigious Villa

This luxury apartment is part of an ancient and prestigious villa dating back to the XVth century and located on the hilltop immediately south of Florence. The property in Italy has been home to important Florentine families and nobility and was a place of study for Galileo Galilei. Over the course of time the building has been subject to structural modifications, in particular at the beginning of the XIX century during a radical restoration which significantly modified the style and utilised architectural elements from other buildings which includes the two foreparts of the façade into which a Renaissance portico was inserted originating from a church. Facing the road the building is decorated with a loggetta with a large serlian arcade supported by columns on top of which a terrace is located. The building is enriched not only by its history and prestige but also by its artistic importance, evidenced by the important frescoes of the "dancing nudes" occupying a part of the walls in one of the rooms on the ground floor, attributed to the famous Renaissance artist Antonio del Pollaiolo.

Immersed in the tranquility of the Tuscan hills the apartment lies on the second floor of the villa offering a small number of luxury homes and boasts a magnificent view over Florence from the windows. It has a surface area of roughly 230m2 and is composed of the entrance, kitchen and dining area, two en-suite bedrooms, a sitting room with fire place, a further bedroom and a third bathroom, laundry room and box room A recent rennovation includes high quality finishings, hand made terracotta floors and the ceilings remade using wooden beams and antique terracotta tiles. The quality and attention to detail render this property warm and welcoming. The whole building is surrounded by a park composed of woodland, olive trees and lawns and meadows. A rarity for apartments in Italy for sale, this luxury home includes a small private garden area ideal for eating out over the summer.