House - Tuscany - For Sale

A prestigious property located in the municipality of Certaldo in the province of Florence. This small medieval town, as well as being awarded an "orange flag" for its landscape and tourism, is also famous as the birthplace of Giovanni Boccaccio, author of 'the Decameron'.The prestigious property includes 500 sqm that is habitable and more than 140sqm (to 6 metres) that requires attention. It is possible to create a private residence with a swimming pool or an extension of the B&B business which was previously run in the main property.The main property is on two levels and was completely renovated in 2000. The ground floor has many spacious rooms, a living area and kitchen. The upper floor, which is accessible from both an internal and external staircase, includes 6 bedrooms with private bathrooms. The prestigious farmhouse is surrounded by about 1 hectare of land, including a small part of an olive grove, as well as a flat outdoor and barbeque area. This prestigious hilltop farmhouse is in an excellent position that enjoys a beautiful view of the surrounding countryside as well as that of the famous San Gimignano towers.Net surface:(450|”)Rooms:(13|”)Bathrooms:(10|”) Bedrooms:(10|”)

Certaldo is a picturesque medieval village in the province of Florence in the heart of Val d'Elsa which enjoys recognition for its quality landscape and tourism being awarded an "orange flag" by the Italian Touring Club.It is also known as the birthplace of Giovanni Boccaccio, home to the famous writer's Museum House, jealously guarding the many translations of "The Decameron", his most famous work.The characteristic medieval village has excellent transport links to famous Tuscan cities by train (such as Florence in 45 minutes, Pisa and Siena in one hour, the same by car). And only 8Km away are San Gimignano, Castelfiorentino and Gambassi Terme which can be easily reached too.The nearest international airports are Florence (40Km) and Pisa (50Km).

In 2000, there was a complete renovation of the main property.

All necessary utilities are present at the property. There is mains water and a GPL gas underground tank.

All of the property has been registered at the N.C.E.U. for the municipality of Certaldo.

A private individual owns the property and therefore it is subject to a property registration tax.

Until only a few years ago, the property was a main residence and a B&B having Certaldo as the main tourist attraction as well as its proximity to cities such as Florence, Siena, Pisa and San Gimignano. In addition there is an opportunity of restoring a rural outbuilding to create another private residence with a swimming pool as a B&B in addition to the main property.