Property Poppi Arezzo Toscana Italy – ARZ2897

Rustic-essential design country villa with guest cottage, workshop/art studio, bio-pool, organic vegetable garden, woods for sale in Poppi, Arezzo. At 430 meters above sea level dominating the Casentino valley, the borgo of Poppi is a medieval jewel, unmistakable for its castle, and also hosted Dante Alighieri in 1311. Villa Fontanelle is a superb country house on over 15 acres of private land, surrounded by woods and with open views of the Poppi castle, and the rolling Tuscan hills with olive trees and vineyards. In the garden, on a rock wall, a waterfall creates a natural pool. Finely restored with stone facades, Villa Fontanelle spreads over three floors, with a living area on the ground floor, three bedrooms on the second floor, a second living area and two bedrooms in the basement. The interiors boast a rustic style, inspired by country life, with bleached exposed wood-beam ceilings and stone walls combined with essential style elements starring wood plank floors and stone, bathrooms tiled in large-format ceramic tiles combined with contemporary fittings. The tavern is a room with a professional open-plan stainless steel kitchen with a large table for 10 to 12 people. An old bread oven is perfectly functioning and is used for pizza and grilled parties. For guests, a separate two-story one-bedroom stone cottage. The former stables building has been converted into a workshop for creative activities: is on two levels with a panoramic terrace, and includes a laboratory, art studio, and deposit rooms. On the ground floor a horse paddock and stables. All fixtures are double-glazed with thermal glass, the heating system is powered by LPG gas backed by fireplaces and wood stoves. Good energy performance for all buildings, class C for the workshop, D and E for residential buildings. A year-round home, close to stores and services, ideal as a retreat for family vacations or to host tourists for their holidays. In a strategic location, 40 minutes east of Florence, on the ancient Casentino Route that connects to Arezzo, just 2.5 km from the medieval walls of the town of Poppi.