For sale cottage in Pienza Toscana

Country-style house of 6135 sq ft with vista, surrounded by one hectare of fenced garden, for sale in Pienza. Located in the heart of Val D'Orcia, on the top of one of the most beautiful Tuscan hills, and with a 360-degree view of the valley, the farmhouse is located within a beautiful nature reserve, a Unesco heritage site. Not too far from the ancient village of Pienza, the property can be reached via a typical white road characterized by gentle curves and cypress trees. The 4951 sq ft main house is joined by a 1184 sq ft annex. The property is on two levels, and is divided into six apartments, three of which are on the ground floor and three on the first floor. The two apartments on the east side of the ground floor are communicating and can be used as one large apartment. The farmhouse enjoys a fully fenced garden of about 8611 sq ft, and underneath there is a working outdoor oven, a water collection well and a small olive grove, as well as native trees such as oaks and cypresses. The property has been completely renovated in 2006 with a conservative intervention; it preserves the typical stone facade, roof with roof tiles and cotto senese tiles, while inside there are exposed beams and walls in mixed plaster and bare stone. The property is to now used as a farmhouse with vacation homes, but in case it can be used as a single dwelling and easily restored by demolishing the internal partitions and thus creating a farmhouse of value and of large square footage.

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