8 bedrooms farmhouse, 604 m²

Roccastrada, Grosseto (province)

Maremma

Old Maremma farmhouse completely restored. Swimming pool and olive grove.

Farm house of about 604 sq.m; land 1,4 hectares. Restored with eco-friendly materials. Photovaltaic panels, swimming pool. Views. 8 bedrooms, 10 bathrooms. Outbuildings.

Located just 28 km from the coast (Castiglione della Pescaia) and 15 km from Grosseto, it is well served despite being in an isolated and quiet location.

Originally a tax collection point in the 1200s the property was added to over the centuries and then abandoned in the 1960s.
Bought in 1997 as a ruin and completely restored by the current owners to provide an interesting property with incredible attention to detail and a considered use of recuperated materials and
natural products. The house was completely renovated  with anti-seismic structures, reinforced concrete foundations, ventilated crawl space on the ground floor and ventilated roof. It is equipped with photovoltaic (6 kWp 4th energy account) and solar thermal collectors for domestic hot water and heating (it does not require gas). All rainwater is collected in three underground cisterns.
In the early 19th century the Maremma  marsh area was drained  by the Grand Duke of Tuscany of Tuscany  and farming returned. The landscape now, in addition to the Mediterranean bush and arable land is a mix of olive groves, vineyards and a large variety of trees including cypress, eucalyptus, umbrella pines and oak.
The property of ca. 604 sqm is accessed by a short track of ca. 350 mts and is surrounded by water canals instead of fencing. It comprises a main house, an annexe, a pergola/pool house and a woodstore.
The land is ca. 1.4 Ha on which there is a small pond, a vegetable garden, ca. 130 olive trees and fruit trees such as fig, pear, apricot and peach. There is covered parking for 7 cars.

The accommodation is currently organized to suit the owners’ needs and is divided into 3 apartments in the main house, all  of which are connectable, with 3 individual bedrooms with bathrooms on the
ground floor and an independent apartment in the annex of ca. 76 sqm for a total of 8 bedrooms and 2 further rooms, 10 bathrooms, 4 kitchens, 4 living rooms a study and a technical/laundry room.

The finish of the accommodation is simple and elegant with cement floors, solid larch and ancient terracotta floors, made-to-measure iron windows and shutters, building materials left in view such as
cement, brick, stone and wood and there are several wood-burning stoves throughout the property.

There are verandas, pergolas and terraces all around the house creating shady sitting and dining areas for different times of the day with amazing sunset views, views of the island of Giglio and the Argentario
and the medieval hill towns to the north east like Sticciano, Montepescali and Vetulonia.
There are photovoltaic panels for heating, solar panels for hot water both integrated with a wood-burning boiler. There is  an original Vivarelli  windmill and rainwater is collected in cisterns.
The grey cement-lined pool of 3.5 x 14 mts is set in the olive grove with 23 sqm of decking for sun-bathing and a charming open limonaia of 30 sqm with a bread  oven inside.
Other fruit trees include figs, pomegranates, quinces, mulberries, oranges, pears, peaches, cherries and apricots.
It is possible to extende all the buildings.
Distances: Essentials 2.5 km • Grosseto 16 km • Castiglione della Pescaia and its beaches 30km •  Siena 70 km • Pisa airport 140 km
Asking price: € 1,970,000