Villa 4 sovrum, 340 m²

Cortona, Arezzo (provins)

A Leopoldina-style house with a central tower and an adjoining building at the foot of the hills of Cortona, with a garden and 1.4 hectares of land Ref. COR392 Where the hills of Cortona slope gently downwards and give way to the Valdichiana plain, a house with a tower at its centre dominates the fields like a small stone lighthouse. It is a ‘Leopoldina’, born of the great land reclamation project that restored the valley’s ancient marshes to agricultural use, and its lines still bear the sober and elegant order with which the Grand Duchy shaped an entire landscape. Behind it, the Etruscan town on its hill; ahead, the vast expanse of the plain, which glows golden at sunset. The manor house The villa, measuring 265 square metres, retains the architectural features of the land reclamation period and its most recognisable feature: the central tower with a hipped roof, which gives the house an unmistakable silhouette when viewed from the fields. Over the years, the building has been renovated, and the exposed stone façade and roof have recently been restored, so that the house now stands with its ancient character restored and preserved. The interiors On the living floor is a spacious flat centred around a large living room with a kitchen and open fire – the heart of the home on winter evenings – along with two bedrooms and two bathrooms. On the ground floor are spacious rooms in need of renovation, currently used as a cellar: generous spaces awaiting a new design, whether as new rooms for the family, guest accommodation or a proper reception area. The second house Adjacent to the villa stands another 75 m² dwelling, entirely on the ground floor, with two bedrooms, a kitchen, two bathrooms and a storage room. It has its own private courtyard and a porch used as a garage. The proximity to the villa means that the two buildings can either be joined together or remain independent, each with its own entrance and character. The garden and the land A garden stretches around the houses, the natural setting for al fresco breakfasts and long summer dinners, and beyond the garden lie plots of agricultural land, covering a total area of approximately 1.4 hectares. The land is flat, easy to live on and cultivate, with an unobstructed view stretching all the way to the horizon of the hills. Family home or guest accommodation With two separate dwellings and the ground-floor rooms yet to be designed, the property lends itself just as much to becoming a permanent residence as it does to an investment in tourist accommodation, in one of Tuscany’s most beloved areas, just a stone’s throw from the hills of Cortona and the heart of the Valdichiana.