For sale cottage in countryside Poppi Toscana

Rustic-essential design country villa with guest cottage, workshop/art studio, bio-pool, organic vegetable garden, woods for sale in Poppi, Arezzo. At 430 meters above sea level dominating the Casentino valley, the borgo of Poppi is a medieval jewel, unmistakable for its castle, and also hosted Dante Alighieri in 1311. Villa Fontanelle is a superb country house on over 15 acres of private land, surrounded by woods and with open views of the Poppi castle, and the rolling Tuscan hills with olive trees and vineyards. In the garden, on a rock wall, a waterfall creates a natural pool. Finely restored with stone facades, Villa Fontanelle spreads over three floors, with a living area on the ground floor, three bedrooms on the second floor, a second living area and two bedrooms in the basement. The interiors boast a rustic style, inspired by country life, with bleached exposed wood-beam ceilings and stone walls combined with essential style elements starring wood plank floors and stone, bathrooms tiled in large-format ceramic tiles combined with contemporary fittings. The tavern is a room with a professional open-plan stainless steel kitchen with a large table for 10 to 12 people. An old bread oven is perfectly functioning and is used for pizza and grilled parties. For guests, a separate two-story one-bedroom stone cottage. The former stables building has been converted into a workshop for creative activities: is on two levels with a panoramic terrace, and includes a laboratory, art studio, and deposit rooms. On the ground floor a horse paddock and stables. All fixtures are double-glazed with thermal glass, the heating system is powered by LPG gas backed by fireplaces and wood stoves. Good energy performance for all buildings, class C for the workshop, D and E for residential buildings. A year-round home, close to stores and services, ideal as a retreat for family vacations or to host tourists for their holidays. In a strategic location, 40 minutes east of Florence, on the ancient Casentino Route that connects to Arezzo, just 2.5 km from the medieval walls of the town of Poppi. The asking price without furnishings is euro 1,380,000, with the possibility of purchasing fully furnished at euro 1,450,000.

PROPERTY Ref: ARZ2897

Location: Poppi, Province: Arezzo, Region: Tuscany

Type: on 6.4 ha/15.8 acres of private land, finely restored 603 sq m/6490 sq ft three-story stone villa with guest cottage, workshop annex, bread oven, garden with bio-pool, vegetable garden, woods, horse boxes and paddocks

Annex/es: 75 sq m/807 sq ft two-story 1-bedroom guest cottage; 198 sq m/2131 sq ft two-story separate annex with laboratory and art studio

Year of construction: 1900

Year of restoration: 2000-2008

Conditions: excellent

Land/Garden: 6.4 hectares/15.8 acres including with bio-pool, vegetable garden, 4.2 ha/10.3 acres of arable land, 2 ha/4.9 acres of woods, horse paddock

Swimming pool: bio-pool with waterfall, natural purification and oxygenation system

Parking: outdoor parking facility

Layout:
Manor House
Ground Floor: entrance loggia, living room, kitchen with dining, 1 bathroom, tavern with kitchenette, pantry
First Floor: 3 bedrooms, 1 studio, 1 family bathroom, 1 laundry
Basement: entrance porch, living room with kitchen, 2 bedrooms, 1 bathroom
Guest House
Ground Floor: living room with kitchen and dining, 1 bathroom, woodshed
First Floor: 1 bedroom
Workshop
Ground Floor: terrace, 3 rooms; Basement: entrance porch, 1 room

Distance from services: 2,5 km

Distance from main airports: Florence 65km, Forlì 55km

Energy Efficiency Rating: C + D + E