Tuscany, Massa Marittima - 58024 - Freehold/€9,000,000

Ref: CHB99

This truly spectacular new villa was completed in 2009 on the site of an unremarkable farm complex. The location is near the town of Massa Martana in southern Tuscany, about 20 kms from the coast at Follonica and Punta Ala, and opposite the island of Elba.

The villa is on 4 levels, with the accommodation arranged as follows: Lower ground floor: 2 double bedrooms with en suite bathrooms all paved with Carrara marble, and with access to a patio, a wide corridor paved with Fusana stone off which are a home cinema and media room, a laundry, storage room, utility room, wine cellar with capacity for 3000 bottles, garage with room for 4 large cars.

Next to the garage is a separate access to the technical / services area, with a 75 metre corridor running right around the perimeter of the building and leading to the boiler room, water treatment plant, electrical installations and the controls for the automated irrigation system.

Ground floor: the main feature of the ground floor is the very spacious and luminous living / dining area with a floor in attractive Fusana stone. There is also the large and very well equipped kitchen, an open fireplace in a modern style, a library/ sitting room and a guest cloakroom. French windows lead from the living room directly onto an outside covered portico with arches.

The first floor is reached by an interior staircase. From the landing a private corridor leads to the master bedroom suite which has its own terrace with a view of the sea in the distance, a spacious dressing room and a bathroom with a double shower as well as a bathtub. There are 2 other double bedrooms each with en suite bathroom, and there is another outside terrace with views towards Massa Marittima. All the floors and the bathroom units (designed by Philippe Stark) are in Fusana stone. The tower, which is an architectural feature of the villa, houses a duplex bedroom suite, with a bathroom on the first floor and a bedroom upstairs, from where access is gained to another very private terrace which is perfect for sunbathing.

Building size: 1100m²

Grounds and other features

At about 100 metres from the villa is the swimming pool complex. The pool measures 17m by 8m and is made of Radjastan marble, with surrounds in Carrara marble. In the adjoining pool house are a fitness room, changing room, shower and WC and outside but under cover is a fully equipped outdoor kitchen and barbecue area. Closer to the security gates which give access to the property is the caretaker’s house of about 100 sq m and incorporating a living / dining room, kitchen, 2 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms as well as a private terrace.

The villa is surrounded by 26 ha (about 65 acres) of olive groves. In addition to the 250 old olive trees already present a further 4500 olives were planted between 3 and 5 years ago and are now coming into production. The olive oil from the estate has already achieved the prestigious status as a classified quality product of Tuscany, under the label IPG Toscano. This gives the oil a high commercial value and as the saleable volume increases the revenue will provide a significant contribution to the upkeep of the property.

There is a large pond on the property fed by underground springs which provide ample water for irrigation. Domestic water supply is from two deep wells. The neighbouring land around the estate is classified as a natural park where wildlife is protected by law.

Shops and other amenities are a short drive away in Massa Marittima, and yachting enthusiasts could keep a boat in one of the nearby marinas. Pisa international airport can be reached in under one and half hours by car or less by using the helipad located between the villa and the caretaker’s house.