Country house for sale in Vicchio, Borgo San Lorenzo, Florence, Tuscany, Italy

The Collefertile Estate covers 430 hectares (900 acres) in the heart of Mugello above the town of Vicchio, which was the birthplace of the Medici family, lords of Florence in the Middle Ages, and the painter Giotto.
The Collefertile Estate was originally owned by the noble Roti Michelozzi family, purchased by the current Giannotti family in 2018 after ten years of neglect and now restored, after two years of intense work on the land and buildings, to its former glory.
The property offers absolute peace and tranquility being totally private with access forbidden to any means, a very rare if not unique feature in Tuscany, the sounds that can be heard are the chirping of birds, the singing of pheasants, the blowing of the wind.
Collefertile is a hunting reserve, so only owners and their guests can hunt, also a rarity in Tuscany since in the unreserved areas hunting is free and anyone can do it even on other people's land. One can hunt pheasants and wild boars in abundance if the property loves hunting otherwise they can enjoy the wildlife in freedom.
Walks on foot, horseback or mountain bike allow to move around the property with breathtaking views both in winter and in summer that is still mild being 750mt above sea level, with a good chance of encountering pheasants, hares and deer.
Inside the estate there are 4 lakes, 6 springs, 2 truffle fields in production, 1 villa of 980sqm with swimming pool and 2 tennis courts, 1 farm building of 1000sqm that on the upper floor has 2 apartments of which one is intended for the hunting guardian couple and the other, consisting of 4 bedrooms and 4 bathrooms, is free. In addition there is a second villa, also with swimming pool, consisting of 4 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms living room and kitchen; a planting right of a vineyard for 1 hectare. The possibility of landing by helicopter.
Arable fields for 40 hectares and woods frame the properties of the estate
All the properties have southern exposure therefore with sun from when it rises to when it sets allowing the properties to always be kept in excellent condition
The town of Vicchio, which is 15 minutes from the Estate, offers excellent restaurants, stores and shopping centers.
In about 30 minutes one can reach the A1 highway and in 50 minutes the airport of Florence as well as that of Bologna.