11 bedrooms house, 520 m²

Palazzuolo sul Senio, Florence (province)

The Agriturismo (holiday farmhouse) is located in Tuscany only 60km from Florence. It stands in a panoramic location at 600 m above sea level surrounded by the greenery of the Alto Mugello along the old road to Florence.
The buildings consisting of two farmhouses date from the 13th century, traces of which can be seen in the local sandstone door arches and other architectural details brought to light by careful conservative restoration. The farmhouses have been furnished with care and the typical elegance of Tuscan tradition.

MAIN FARMHOUSE
-Conservative restoration from 1996-99 respecting the ancient Tuscan residence
-About 520 square metres with bare chestnut beams and Florentine terracotta covering most of the floor area. Fittings are in solid chestnut. Seven entrances, 10 rooms plus annexes.
-Independent heating, plumbing and electricity
-The heating, plumbing and electrical plant is already set up for transformation into apartments (single room and two-room)
-6 bedrooms, all with private bathrooms, of which: two quadruple, three double, one single.
-Two lounges with fireplaces (room for meetings-reading, restaurant room)
-Professional kitchen
-Pantry and cellar in reinforced concrete, completely isolated with anti-infiltration shell built new in 2005.
-Employee changing room
-Wine tasting room, TV lounge, utility/laundry/central heating room
-Heating with thermostat in every room
-External bathroom
-Two reinforced concrete underground rainwater collection tanks (total about 20 cubic metres)
-Technical room with double stage chlorination/filtration/softening plant.
-Wood-burning and barbecue oven in the external annex built in 1999 with floor area of about 12sq.mts.

FARMHOUSE B
-Renovated in 2002/2004 with chestnut beams and large bare planks in the floors
-Floor area of about 307 square metres with 4 entrances, 10 rooms plus annexes, hand planed sold chestnut fittings.
-Plant independent from the main farmhouse
-1 studio flat of about 30 square metres with fireplace, private outdoor area and separate entrance.
-1 three-room flat of about 50 square metres with separate entrance:
-Lounge diner with kitchenette, double bedroom with bathroom (and bath)
jacuzzi, utility room. Twin room with bathroom and utility room.
-1 four room flat of about 70 square metres with 2 entrances and green area at the front:
-Covered loggia furnished for open air lunch, spacious lounge with fireplace and extending table for 10 persons, kitchen-diner, double bedroom, twin bedroom, spacious bathroom with shower.
-thermal/acoustic insulation of the floors/ceilings.
-1 product display room.
-1 reception room
-1 central heating room
-Heating with thermostat in each residence unit
-Farmyard of about 70 square metres paved with sandstone slabs.

AGRICULTURAL EQUIPMENT STORAGE SHED

Rural style annex for parking equipment and storage of about 120 sq.mts, external walls clad with local sandstone, built in 2000.

APPURTENANCES

-Private illuminates driveway with electric gate.
-Panoramic swimming pool 12.5x7.5 m built into the ground with hydromassage and children’s areas. 120 square metres of paved solarium, double stage water filtration plant, 4 underwater spotlights, 5 illumination points and hi-fi system on the solarium, with plant already installed, solar panels for heating the swimming pool.
Possibility of creating a health and beauty area with sauna and Turkish bath in the rooms below the swimming pool for which there is already a preliminary project.

About 70 square metres of technical rooms with 3 driveway entrances.
-Spacious tree-lined parking area.
-Equipment for cultivation of the land.
-“Certified” private spring
-Automatic pumping plant for drawing water from the river at a flow rate of 10 cubic metres per hour for irrigation.
-Archery field.
-External illumination with halogen lights and 20 low consumption wall lights.
-Two underground GPL tanks
-Power source 380V 15 kwh and automatic 3.5kwh current generator.
-Telephone line
-Centralised satellite TV system set up for separation of the farmhouses into independent units.
-Garden sprinkler system
-Global lightning conductor system with earth for all the drain pipes all connected to each other.
-All the restoration, remodelling and new construction works have been done in compliance with anti-seismic regulations and respect of the authorisation permits.
-Restraints in intended use already expired or near to expiry.

FARMLAND

Surface of approximately 410.000 sq.mts. of which:
-30.000 sq.mts of fenced biological fruit groves with automatic drip irrigation system. Total 2500 fruit trees.
-30.000 sq.mts of chestnut groves with production of Marrone del Mugello.
-Fenced garden of “forgotten fruits” with drip irrigation system (total 400 fruit plants).
-10.000 sq.mts approx. Prepared for vineyards already fenced off and ready for installation of irrigation system.
-28.000 sq.mts approx. of copses
-30.000 sq.mts approx. of partly fenced arable land with irrigation system connected to the main filters
-40.000 sq.mts approx. of lawn/pastureland
-4000sq.mts approx already fenced, prepared for truffle beds and ready for installation of irrigation.
-1 stone bird-catching wall structure dating from the early nineteen hundreds located in a strategic position in the Valico della Serra del Fantino for catching thrushes and wood pigeons.
-Internal capillary service roads.

FURTHER INFORMATION

The farmhouse holidays business has been pursued for 13 years with the weekly rental of apartments and half-board accommodation in rooms.
The restaurant, managed directly by the owner, offers typical cuisine of Tuscany and the Mugello region using seasonal ingredients and products of the farm and local territory.
The farm is a certified organic producer with annual compensation for organic producers.
Taxes are not due on the properties as they are assigned to farming and farmhouse tourism.
The charming Borgo del Mugello is located in a remote spot far from pollution, traffic and the frenetic pace of the cities. Palazzuolo sul Senio is an oasis immersed in the natural environment of gently sloping mountains, an ideal place for those who like trekking and horse riding excursions where there are many historic routes and nature trails to uninhabited hamlets, ruins of castles and ancient parish churches.
With the extensive cyclotourism district “Mugello in bike” and its network of routes it is possible to cross the Mugellano area on mountain bike and record the time for completion of the routes.
The steep climbs and breathtaking descents of the Apennine mountain passes make this an excellent area for Moto-tourism enthusiasts.
For art lovers: Florence (60km) Faenza (45km) famous for ceramics and Ravenna (80km) with its mosaics which really should be seen.
Just 36km away is Scarperia with its Moto GP racetrack and near Barberino del Mugello there is Lago di Bilancino where you can do aquatic sports and visit the outlets stocked with the most exclusive names in fashion.
Palazzuolo is also one of the areas preferred by hunters who hunt a wide variety of game here: roe deer, wild boar, hares, pheasant and migratory birds.
Since there are no similar businesses in the town or bordering areas there is a real possibility of increasing profitability with minimum investment.