Villa for sale in Castelnuovo Berardenga, Castelnuovo Berardenga, Toscana

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The Aldobrandeschi Gardens Mansion with vineyards, Monteaperti, Siena – Tuscany
Noble 1600s mansion with vineyards, villa with tower and ancient farm, renovated into luxury resort with pool, for sale in Monteaperti overlooking Siena’s skyline. A region famous for the great battles between Guelphs and Ghibellines from the 1200s until the mid-1500s with the fall of the Republic of Siena to the Grand Duchy of Tuscany. Only 12 km away from the city of Siena with its bell towers visible from the villa's park and tower, an enchanting open panorama overlooking a landscape of olive groves, rolling hills and rows of Chianti Classico vineyards. On a private lot of over 90ha/ acres, the villa was completed in the early 1700s, stands on three levels with lime-plastered facades and decorated with a characteristic bell-style tower made of exposed terracotta bricks, finely restored in 2009 into 10 apartments for tourist hospitality. The buildings next to the villa overlook the garden and were also restored into an additional 14 apartments and 6 bedrooms. All apartments are different in features and types, all boast living areas with kitchens, rustic-style bedrooms, air conditioning and modern bathrooms with showers. The centuries-old cypress trees avenue, the landscaped park with fountains, a belvedere terrace and a panoramic swimming pool confer an aristocratic and elegant atmosphere to the entire property. A few hundred meters away is the old farm borgo, a country hamlet consisting of 7 stone and terracotta brick buildings with a large former granary and cellar today used for banqueting halls up to 350 people, 2 apartments for staff use, a cellar and additional outbuildings, from the old bread oven to the carpentry shop and workshop, all in excellent condition and to be converted for further accommodation capacity. The top highlight of the estate is the farm with the cultivation of wheat, olive trees and Sangiovese vines with Chianti dei Colli Senesi DOCG denomination vineyards and up to 70-80,000 bottles of great wine produced per year. Perfectly located at an easy reach to the major historical and cultural destinations in Tuscany with thermal spring facilities, with 37° C hot waters, just minutes away, the Crete Senesi and Val d'Orcia to the south and the castles of Chianti Classico to the north.
Property ref: SIE2321
Location: Montaperti; Province: Siena; Region: Tuscany
Type: 90-hectare/222-acres estate featuring a 1700 noble mansion fully renovated with swimming pool, 24 apartments and 6 bedrooms totaling approx. 1430 sq m/15392 sq ft on building surface, plus a 3650 sq m/39288 sq ft ancient country hamlet with 7 buildings, Chianti vineyards and olive grove
Year of construction: Late 1600s
Year of renovation: 2009
Land: Of some 5,000 sq m/1.23 acres park with fountains, approx. 90 hectares/222.3 acres of agricultural land including vineyard 8.4 ha/20.7 acres, olive grove 7.2 ha/17.7 acres, arable land 42.5 ha/105 acres, arboreal arable land 3.7 ha/9.1 acres, woodland 20.4 ha/50.4 acres, meadow pasture and uncultivated land for further 7.2 ha/17.7 acres