Description

Located in a surprisingly tranquil spot only steps away from the main square of Cortona, this beautifully renovated and immaculately maintained 250 m2 apartment is on two levels.

Easily accessed by means of a little, gated bridge, the front door and hallway are only a step or two up from street level. Once through the entrance door the elegant hallway leads to a spacious and light-filled reception room with high ceilings, beautiful terracotta flooring and large working fireplace. The well-designed galley kitchen, with a stunning arched ceiling constructed of terracotta bricks, sits behind the reception room and is also accessible from the hallway. A large bedroom with bathroom ensuite is adjacent to the reception room so, for a single person or a couple, there is the possibility to occupy the property on one level with only a few steps to negotiate. The bathroom, which has a dressing area, has both a large shower cubicle and a claw-footed tub and the loo is located in a small room of its own.

Stairs, which like the kitchen ceiling are constructed of exposed terracotta bricks, lead up to the master bedroom which has huge windows, a working fireplace and high ceilings. The exposed wooden beams are ancient; the flooring again is beautiful and many of the terracotta tiles which make up the traditional ceiling/roof structure are decorated with stars and flowers.

The adjacent attic space with sloping rood contains an office and a room which is used as a twin bedroom. Also on this floor is a second bathroom as well as a utility/laundry room.

The property is located in an antique palazzo which was originally built between 1492 and 1496 by Passerini family in the person of Silvio Passerini who was appointed Cardinal Bishop of Cortona (1517 -1529) by Pope Leo X (Giovanni di Medici). The property was renovated between 2000 and 2005 and then again, to its current luxury finish, from 2021 to 2022. A history of the building has been drawn up by the vendor and is available upon request.

There is air conditioning throughout and all the necessary modern utilities one would expect. The bathroom and kitchen surfaces are of white marble, and all fixtures and fittings are of excellent quality and have been chosen with obvious care. As well as the floors and ceilings, the doors and their stone surrounds are original and add to the charm and elegance of this stunning property.

The potential for single, almost ground floor living is not to be underestimated, nor is the possibility of parking only a short distance from the front door with no need to negotiate steep inclines which are almost unavoidable in the historic town centre of this stunning Tuscan city.