10 bedrooms historic house, 1000 m²

Palaia, Pisa (province)

OFELIA - In a dominant position on the hills of Palaia, with a breathtaking panoramic view, this perfectly restored 18th century villa with swimming pool and outbuilding is for sale. 
The property is accessible via a well-maintained dirt road of approximately 1 km, where the beautiful olive groves and vineyards surrounding the property provide a wonderful landscape.  From the public road you have the driveway gate of the private road through which you reach the top of the hill where this amazing old property is located, from which you can enjoy an exceptional 360-degree view that sweeps from San Miniato to the hills of Peccioli, including all the small medieval villages that tell the story of this area.
The compendium of real estate for sale in Tuscany, immersed in a plot of approximately 2 hectares, consists of the main villa dating back to the 1700s, the barn, the private church of San Pietro, with attached rectory and an annex, which could be used as a caretaker's house, as well as a swimming pool and olive grove.
The entrance to the main villa, which rises two floors above ground for a total of about 350 square meters, is via a panoramic terrace with a garden on the ground floor, which is reached via a well-kept driveway through cypress and olive trees.  
Entering the villa, we are greeted by a spacious entrance hall where on the right we notice the original sandstone staircase. On the entrance there is a functional cloakroom, a guest bathroom, a study and the charming formal dining room in a frontal position with respect to the entrance. 
The dining room is also connected, on the left, to the large Tuscan-style eat-in kitchen, with exit to the garden and equipped with a pantry area connected to the laundry room, while, on the other side, we find a large double living room characterized by triple exposure and an imposing stone fireplace. 
Going up the ancient stairs we access the gallery used as a sitting room, which disengages the sleeping area composed of two generously sized double bedrooms with en-suite bathroom, a dressing room, two double bedrooms with shared bathroom and a study. Each room has a double exposure and the windows frame glimpses of a unique landscape of rolling hills and vineyards.
The villa has maintained all the original characteristics of the period through meticulous and careful renovation, such as red brick floors, ceilings with wooden beams and terracotta bricks and barrel vaults.
A few meters from the main villa, separated by a well-kept Italian-style garden with courtyard and fountain, there is the original barn, measuring approximately 120 square meters, which has been completely renovated and is characterized by large windows and the typical and characteristic brick mandolate. The barn is on two levels above ground: on the ground floor there is a large open space used as an atelier equipped with a guest bathroom with shower; a large library accessed via an independent entrance from the outside is on the first floor. 
The property's park, with its flower beds of lavender and officinal plants, flowering hedges and evocative pathways that accompany the various terraces, evokes a relaxing ambience of other times where walking is relaxing and pleasant. Set in the park, between the main villa and the church, is the enchanting 18 x 6 m salt pool, surrounded by a large solarium area and protected by trees and flowers, as well as the magnificent olive grove.
Passing through these centuries-old olive trees you reach the other buildings on the property, which cover a total area of a further 530 square meters, the church of San Pietro, with adjacent rectory and the annex that could also be used as a possible home for a caretaker. 
The church, dating back to the 13th century, is perfectly maintained and has excellent acoustics, ideal for concerts or recordings and, as it is still consecrated, there is the possibility of organizing ceremonies within this fascinating historical complex.
Adjacent to the church and with entrance both from the ground floor and via an external staircase from the first floor is the rectory. The double entrance would allow a division of the rectory into two independent units that could be used for friends and guests, as it is currently composed of one large flat on two levels.  
Entering on the ground floor we find a living room with a large Tuscan kitchen with a pizza oven inside and connected to the pantry area, as well as a large laundry room. With independent access from the outside there is also the cellar where the fine wines are stored and maintained. 
Going up the staircase covered in terracotta tiles, we reach the first floor where we find a first double bedroom, a sitting room that leads us to the corridor that disengages the sleeping area composed of two further double bedrooms and a bathroom, as well as another open room, in the past used as the sacristy of the church.
The second floor houses four more bedrooms and a bathroom, one of which is very charming and suggestive as it has a small balcony overlooking the interior of the church. 
Just a few steps away from the rectory is a two- floor above-ground annex consisting of a kitchen, living room with a large fireplace, two bedrooms and two bathrooms with showers, very suitable for a family of caretakers. 
Both the rectory and the dependance have been restored maintaining the original elements such as terracotta floors and ceilings with wooden beams.
The luxury property for sale in the hills of Pisa is an excellent investment both as a main residence, given its proximity to the main services located in Palaia and Marti, and as a holiday home where one can relax in the tranquility of the Tuscan hills.