History is a witness of the times, light of the truth, life of memory, teacher of life, messenger of the antiques.

Even today, there are places made up of ancestral memories and where the presence of history is tangible. In these places, every mountain, every hill, every little stone could tell a story. And if so, we would know of remote eras, families of the past and lost loves.
And here, in the beautiful province of Florence, in the Tuscan area known as Mugello, if we close our eyes, we can almost hear the murmur of history, that solemn whisper that crosses the Etruscan peaks and comes to us bringing with it the charm of the Middle Ages that led us to this day and that in the world made Italy and the Grand Duchy of Tuscany famous.
It is in this way that this Villa owes its present structure to architect BUONTALENTI’s project, who created it in 1580 for OTTAVIANO DEI MEDICI on the ruins of a guarding castle, on the ancient Roman road Flaminia Minore, which from Bologna crossed the Apennines and the Sieve River at the height of the Villa.
The ancient building complex, located in a harmonious landscape of hills, includes the Villa, which was a summer countryside residence of the Medici Family. The villa’s construction, in its original structure probably dates back to 1500.
The Villa, on the ground floor, retains much of the Renaissance construction, with arches, vaults, serena stone capitals; while the upper floors have their current structure due to renovations in the first half of the eighteenth century.
Who owns even a single patch of this land embraces the past, with an eye to the future…

Total residential surface: sq.mt.: 1000 - sq.ft. 10,700
Park surface: sq.mt. 4000 - sq. ft.43,000





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Amazing Country house, with an enchanting panorama, in the heart of "Chiantishire"
Florence - Tuscany - Italy.

- 460 sq.mt. (4,950 ft2)
- 10.000 sq.mt. (107,600 ft2) parc.
- 2 levels plus a very large and fine cellar at the underground level.

Ground level:
- large open space with kitchen
- one suite with bathroom

First level:
- actually one suite (master) with a large beautiful bathroom and wardrobe
- very large study area with open upper storey

Garage

Little outbuilding with wood stove

The swimming pool can be realized without any problem.

One or two more bedrooms can be easily realized.

The lovely park has many olive trees.
The house is very bright and enriched by a pleasant architectural style.
It is in perfect condition.
The furniture is enclosed.

Your Piece of Paradise in Umbria - Italy

Oasis in Emerald Coast - Sardinia Island - Italy

Tuscan property market remains stable

Prices increased marginally and sales saw a small decline in Tuscany, where the market is also expected to remain steady throughout 2009.

Prices are up and sales down in Tuscany.
Sales will drop by an estimated 1.4% by the end of 2008, while house prices will go up by 2.2%. As a result the residential market turnover will only be marginally down (-0.5%) over 2007.
This is the first time Tuscan residential turnover fails to increase in seven years-it grew consistently since 2001, with a 33% rise in the provincial capitals and a 40% one elsewhere. That said, when seen in the wider context of the Italian and European property markets, "the performance of Tuscany's residential sector is positive.
Sales chiefly declined in the provincial capitals (-4.8%) whereas, outside them, they went up by about 1%. Sale times became longer (from six to 12 months for any property) and the margins for negotiation over the asking price are wider. Prices slowed down more markedly for some specific housing categories (homes in urban outskirts or semi-central areas, and in some provinces) than others-residential properties in the city centres of Florence, Pisa, Prato and Siena all recorded increases of 4.3% or more.
In line with the rest of Italy, prime properties in sought-after city neighbourhoods also saw a healthier price increase than other market segments-they went up by an average 3.5%.
Overall, we can expects the Tuscan market to remain stable in 2009, with a 1% increase in prices, a further drop in sales volumes (in the region of 2%) and a total increase in residential property turnover of 0.5%.
These topline figures, however, chiefly refer to the town and city markets-the provincial capitals alone account for 39% of all residential sales in 2008. Tuscany has about 1800 villages with unique architecture set against an exceptional landscape, these places depend from the bigger towns for many functions. As a result, towns have a great power of attraction, which keeps growing-60% of Tuscany's inhabitants live in the 38 most populated municipalities, which count more than 28,000 people. The property market's structure is based on this territorial traits, so the sector's performance is largely dependent on sales volumes, prices achieved and supply offered in the top 38 municipalities.
Although the town and country markets are obviously interlinked, they do have some differences. In the rural market, for example, sale times and discounts over the asking prices have not increased to the same extent as they have in town. For this reason, prospective countryside buyers should take these regional trends with a pinch of salt.
This is particularly true for foreigners, whose property preferences tend to diverge from Italians. The vast majority of Italian buyers, also due to cost reasons, would like a city flat, preferably with a terrace, whereas the property of choice among foreign buyers - a country house - is only popular with 1/3 of the Italians.