Villa In Vendita A Palmata, Lucca

VILLA GRABAU DI PALMATA – HISTORICAL COMPLEX WITH PRIVATE VILLAGE ON THE HILLS OF LUCCA
A property of rare charm, featuring a 19th-century frescoed villa, independent annexes, terraced gardens, and an open view of the Serchio valley, ideal for:
• private representative residence
• multigenerational home
• prestigious accommodation facility
• restoration project with transformation into a charming village
Quiet context, dominant position, and absolute privacy, just minutes from all services and the city of Lucca.
In a dominant position on the hills of Lucca, above Ponte a Moriano, a prestigious real estate complex is proposed, consisting of a Historical Villa from the early 1800s, accompanied by independent buildings enclosed by walls, forming a small private village with panoramic views of the Serchio valley, the Lucca plain, the Morianese hills, and as far as Camaiore.
The context guarantees absolute silence and privacy while maintaining maximum convenience: the center of Ponte a Moriano, with all services (shops, restaurants, bars, pharmacy, bank, Croce Verde), is just 1.8 km away; the Esselunga supermarket can be reached in only 7 minutes.
The property is not subject to restrictions from the Superintendency.
THE HISTORICAL VILLA
Built in the early years of the 1800s (with a small temple dated 1813) by Carlo Grabau and owned by the family for over 200 years, the Villa develops over three above-ground levels plus a basement used as a cellar with direct access from the garden.
• Total area: approximately 1,100 sqm net, plus 87 sqm of cellars.
• Flexible internal distribution: the configuration of the floors allows for division into up to 5 residential units, with double independent entrances and internal connections.
• Number of rooms:
o Ground Floor: 9 rooms
o First Floor: 8 rooms
o Second Floor: 12 rooms
• Total bathrooms: 9
(1 guest + 1 with shower on the ground floor, 4 with bathtub on the first floor, 3 with bathtub on the second floor)
• Kitchens: 4
(2 active on the ground floor, 1 antique kitchen with a large fireplace on the ground floor, 1 antique kitchen on the second floor)
• Entrances: two main (East/West), one service entrance (North), two French doors (South), and an external staircase for independent access to the first and second floors.
The Villa retains original frescoes in excellent condition on the ground and first floors, period marble floors in the reception rooms, and an original marble fireplace.
The property is in good overall condition, requiring renovation and modernization work.
FARMHOUSE
Residential building on two floors:
• First Floor (habitable, approximately 165 sqm): independent apartment consisting of a kitchen, bathroom, and five rooms, with access to the private chapel, still consecrated and accessible from the pedestrian street.
• Ground Floor (approximately 161 sqm): large agricultural use rooms, storage for wine and oil barrels, former stable, and room with masonry oven.
To be renovated.
LEMON HOUSE
Ground floor building of approximately 132 sqm, open and not internally divided, intended for the winter accommodation of lemon pots. The structure is completed by a veranda and a separate garage.
To be renovated.
BARN / SHED
Rural building on two floors (approximately 152 sqm) accessible from both the internal village and the external road.
To be renovated.
OTHER ANNEXES WITHIN THE WALLS
• Small temple with panoramic terrace
• Underlying porch
• Laundry with historical water pumping system from the stream
• Chicken coop
• Wood storage
• Small service buildings
Total area of annexes: approximately 125 sqm.
GARDEN, LAND, AND VIEWS
The park, divided into upper and lower gardens, hosts a rich variety of historical, ornamental, and fruit plants: date palm, camellias, ancient roses, wisteria, linden, holm oak, oak, plane tree, orange, cherry, olive, elderberry, and many others.
Completing the property:
• Olive grove along the access road with about 15 productive olive trees.
• Adjacent land of 6,000 sqm (sold separately).
• Total land available: approximately 7,000 sqm.
The possibility of building a swimming pool in the lower garden has been verified.
UTILITIES AND TECHNICAL SERVICES
• Electricity: 4 meters (2 Villa, 1 Laundry, 1 Farmhouse).
• Heating: part of the Villa with gas boiler (copper pipes, aluminum radiators), part with electric system.
• Water: municipal high-pressure network; secondary outlets from the hill and from the pipeline with electric pump; private well in the garden.
[Energy class: G]