Description
Property
An ancient portion of a farmhouse, restored with balance and sensitivity, overlooking the rolling hills south of Florence. A place that preserves the authentic charm of rural Tuscan architecture, immersed in an open and silent landscape, where the house fits discreetly into a green and private clearing.
Upon arrival, the first glance is captured by a small body of water framed by spontaneous vegetation: a pond with water lilies , as a natural entrance to the property. The house is divided into two levels, with the living area on the ground floor and the sleeping area on the first floor, with internal and external passages that make it dynamic and well distributed. The spaces tell a story of carefully chosen materials and environments designed to welcome, without excess.
Interior Details
Inside, materiality is the protagonist: antique terracotta floors, brushed wood ceilings, walls partly plastered in neutral tones and partly left in exposed stone. The ground floor hosts a series of articulated but fluid spaces: several living areas, a kitchen with a strong character with artisanal elements and recycled materials, and dining rooms that open towards the outside.
Upstairs, the sleeping area consists of four double bedrooms, each with its own bathroom, as well as a custom-made wardrobe and two private terraces — one of which is set like a small suspended garden. A particularly fascinating space is the former chapel, now transformed into a space on two levels, with a historic mezzanine and period finishes discreetly enhanced.
Exterior Details
Outside, greenery is expressed in all its forms. The garden opens up like a natural terrace , overlooking the surrounding landscape, and accompanied by spaces equipped to live every season outdoors. The essences chosen belong to the typical vegetation of the Mediterranean scrub, in continuous dialogue with the stone structure of the house. A glass loggia, custom-designed by a local craftsman , acts as a transition space between inside and outside: sheltered, discreet, essential.
The property is completed by a convivial pergola , an exclusive courtyard and a pleasant kitchen-side courtyard, a storage space obtained from an old silo, a large garage , technical rooms and a plot of land of over three and a half hectares that surrounds the house with absolute privacy.
Position
In perfect balance between nature and city, the property is located about twenty minutes from the city of Florence , in an intimate but not isolated hilly area. The position allows you to live immersed in greenery, with the convenience of quickly reaching the heart of the city and the main connections.
“The quiet that reflects”
There is an element that anticipates and tells the essence of this property, even before the house itself: the pond. It appears shortly after the entrance, like a deliberate pause, nestled among the natural vegetation. The surface is dotted with water lilies, the sound muffled, the atmosphere still. It is not a simple landscape detail, but a visual and sensorial threshold. It is here that the rhythm changes: you leave the road behind, the urban references, and enter another time — slower, more collected, deeply connected to nature.
The body of water reflects the stone farmhouse that can be glimpsed in the distance, but it also provides a deeper interpretation: this is a place that does not seek attention, but deserves it. A house that reveals itself gradually, starting right here. From the silence of a body of water and the simplicity of a landscape that does not need to be modified to excite.
