Villa for sale in Pescia, Pistoia, Tuscany, Italy

In the Tuscan countryside between Lucca and Pistoia, a beautiful old villa stands on the first hill.
Villa Guardatoia, which dates back to the 17th century, is unusually still owned by the same family that built it along with its private chapel.
The villa's name seems to derive from the English word “warden, ” for its commanding position not only affords sweeping and magnificent views of the surrounding plain, but also allows for spectacular sunsets.
The façade has three orders of windows and a stone portal surmounted by the family crest. Besides having an elegant entrance and an imposing staircase, it has inside many rooms furnished and decorated with elements of the period such as grass juices, an ancient technique for tapestries, frescoes, and paintings.
On one side, the park consists of a large lawn in front of the villa that forms an immense natural terrace that gives a sense of wonderful “infinity” over the landscape. On its sides are two gardens: A rose garden and an Italian garden, both enclosed by boundary walls embellished with terracotta statues. Both have a greenhouse and are connected externally by a “corridor” of camellias and hydrangeas. Adjacent to the villa is a well-kept forest where one can relax, a water cistern fed by a private spring (owned by the consortium) and a pond.
Access to the villa is marked by an important and elegant entrance surrounded by century-old holm oaks and pines. The property also has olive trees and a vineyard with production of DOC vinsanto, dop wine and olive oil. The property enjoys an exceptional location as, while enjoying the peace that only nature and the countryside can give, it is located 1 km from all the amenities that the town of Pescia offers, as well as being served by a very well organized and comprehensive hospital.

The property includes: The Villa of about 950 square meters; wine cellar, garage, coppaia, vinsantaia of about 420 square meters; conference room (limonaia) of 100 square meters with kitchen and 3 service bathrooms, double access and disabled access, noble chapel (70 square meters); artificial lake whose water can be used to irrigate the entire farm; small B&b above the farm.

Railway station 1 km .Highway 5 km .Lucca 18 km .Florence 55 km. Pisa 50 km.

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