In an open and sunny location just outside Cortona, not far from Lake Trasimeno, period villa with park for sale. The property, dating back to the 16th century, consists of several buildings for a total of over 2,400 sqm and features high-level finishes. The 45,000-sqm park surrounding the villa houses a swimming pool and tennis court and is fully fenced. A short distance away, another 10.6 ha of agricultural land complete the property.
Amenities are all available less than a kilometer from the villa, and the historic center of Cortona, which still retains its medieval layout, can be reached in about 5' by car. However, the location of the property is very convenient for visiting most of the art cities of Tuscany, reachable in less than an hour and a half (Montepulciano, Arezzo, Pienza, Florence, Siena...).


DESCRIPTION OF THE BUILDINGS, STATE AND FINISHES
The main villa (1,280 sqm – 13,773 sqft, 6 bedrooms and 8 bathrooms), dating in all likelihood to the 16th century, is a remarkable building, well finished and featuring frescoed rooms and fine decorations, such as trompe-l'œil views and marble fireplaces. The chapel, dedicated to the Virgin, most likely dates from the years between the 19th and 20th centuries.
• Ground floor: living room, dining room, kitchen, sitting room, private office, manorial chapel, cellars, laundry room, and two bathrooms;
• First floor: reception hall, living room, three bedrooms and three bathrooms;
• Second floor: library, reading room, three bedrooms and three bathrooms;
• Third floor: partially practicable attics, very useful as storage rooms.

A series of rooms (370 sqm – 3,981 sqft) then depart from the villa, one after the other arriving at the fountain of the nymphaeum. These rooms are currently used as space for receptions and events.

The stables (314 sqm – 3,379 sqft, 1 bathroom) have lost their original function and have been converted into a two-level building: on the ground floor are the cellars, while on the upper floor are a large living room with marble fireplace, bathroom and a kitchen with marble fireplace.

The orangery (317 sqm – 3,411 sqft, 2 bedrooms and 1 bathroom) is a large building on the right side of the villa, aligned with the driveway. The ground floor houses a large reception room and two rooms used as a wine cellar, while the first floor contains an apartment consisting of living/dining area, two bedrooms and bathroom. There is a plan to change the internal layout of the building to create a large dwelling consisting of a lofted living room, kitchen with dining area and four bedrooms with en-suite bathrooms.

The garage (170 sqm – 1,829 sqft) is set back from the main buildings and is a convenient space to shelter cars and tools for green maintenance.


EXTERIOR
The villa is surrounded by a lush park of historic layout that stretches 44,840 square meters and is enclosed by a high stone wall. The greenery includes the old driveway to the villa (on the east side, now disused), a ragnaia of holm oaks (also disused) and a nymphaeum flanked by gardens. The new driveway leads directly to the orangery, and several paved walkways separate the lawn areas from those planted with olive and fruit trees.
More recently the park has been further modernized with the construction of an 18 × 9 m rocaille-rimmed swimming pool and a clay tennis court. The pool is equipped with changing rooms and service bathrooms.

Outside the boundary wall, not far from the villa but in a detached position, are 10.6 ha of agricultural land, placed mainly on a steep slope and consisting of olive groves (1.6 ha) and woods (9.0 ha).


CLOSEST CITIES AND TOWNS
Closest services (1km; 2'), Cortona (4km; 5'), Castiglion Fiorentino (14km; 20'), Castiglione del Lago (17km; 20'), Foiano della Chiana (24km; 20'), Montepulciano (32km; 35'), Arezzo (32km; 40'), Pienza (48km; 50'), Montalcino (68km; 1h 5'), Siena (72km; 55'), Monteriggioni (91km; 1h 5'), San Gimignano (114km; 1h 30'), Florence (120km; 1h 30')


CLOSEST AIRPORTS
Perugia San Francesco (56km; 45'), Firenze A. Vespucci (136km; 1h 30'), Pisa G. Galilei (197km; 2h 20'), Bologna G. Marconi (218km; 2h 25'), Roma Ciampino (219km; 2h 25'), Roma Fiumicino (233km; 2h 20')