Villa La Colombaia

The square and massive structure, the turret with the dove house, the courtyard with the stone annex. And around it, the Tuscan countryside with its fields and hills. These are the distinctive features of the so-called Leopoldine villas, country residences built in the 1700s by the Grand Duke of Tuscany, Pietro Leopoldo di Lorena, which became a symbol of a charming and elegant rural style. La Leopoldina, a country residence built in 2009, draws inspiration from this unique model, using the stylistic elements of ancient farms of the time while employing contemporary materials and technologies. Just a short stretch of white road dotted with cypress trees leads you into a dreamlike atmosphere: a garden with nearly 5000 square meters of English lawn framing the house, the small annex with a wood oven and porch, and the beautiful swimming pool with terracotta solarium where you can wait for the sun to disappear behind the hill, coloring the water with its flaming sunset. You enter the large living area on the ground floor, which hosts a living room with a monumental fireplace and a huge chandelier descending from the 7-meter high ceiling. Connected to the living area and overlooking the garden, there is a large dining room, perfect for gathering about ten people for lunch, from which you access the country-style masonry kitchen. On the ground floor, there is also a master bedroom with a French door leading to the garden and a private bathroom. A staircase with a wrought iron handrail, featuring minimal and elegant lines, connects to the upper floor, which houses 3 bedrooms, all equipped with a bathroom and fireplace, perfect for creating a magical atmosphere in the winter and especially during the holidays. Climbing a spiral staircase, you finally reach the windowed turret: the Colombaia, a small lounge at the highest point of the house where you can spend moments of relaxation in total privacy. Outside, in the garden, the tool shed serves as a storage room, while in the porch there is a barbecue with an oven where you can prepare a grill for your guests and serve it in the shade of the patio. The garden furniture is rich in elements that allow for perfect outdoor enjoyment: tables, chairs, and wrought iron sofas under the pergola against the wall create a dining and lounge area usable from dawn to dusk; the sunbeds, deck chairs, and gazebo by the pool make sunbathing an all-inclusive pleasure. Coordinated with everything, there is also a shaded parking area with three parking spaces, made of wood. Every finish of this villa is meticulously cared for, from the oval shape of the windows on the first floor to the wrought iron details of the stairs and chandelier, but its elegance never fails to amaze: in a corner of the garden, a small hill with sunshade sails has been created, where one can enjoy a moment of ”escape” surrounded by greenery, alone or in company. Scattered in strategic or panoramic points, the rural villas, designed for a more rational management of agricultural activities, are today oases of peace and beauty, where you can spend memorable summers or settle down with your family permanently. Being able to reach the city in about an hour, they allow you to live both a bucolic and urban dimension, without losing the tranquility of one and the dynamism of the other. For this reason, they are ideal for a holiday home for your family, but also for being destined for hospitality activities, as is already happening for this villa with excellent results: from here you can set off to visit art cities during the day, and then return in the evening to your ”view” paradise.