Medici Villa

A few kilometers from the sea Medici villa built in the second half of the sixteenth century by Giulio de 'Medici, grandson of Grand Duke Cosimo I and appointed him Admiral of the Fleet Medici and second Knight of the newly created Order of the Knights of Santo Stefano.The Villa was built in the tradition of a rectangular Medici villas with both of the side towers, expanded over the centuries, while respecting the architectural characteristics.Currently spread over two floors and consists of 21 bedrooms and 9 bathrooms.An imposing gate, surmounted by the Medici coat of arms, you go to a large living room with wood ceilings where the eye hits a particular stone fireplace.The ground floor is characterized by several rooms, some with unique frescoes, and even the original kitchen sinks with stone fireplace and carved in stone.By two symmetrical staircases of stone, placed in the entrance hall, leads to the upper floor, around a main hall of about 120 square meters, develop large rooms used as bedrooms, studies, living rooms, another kitchen, all with beams wood and brick floors of the '500.Two large terraces allow a spectacular view of the surrounding park and is even visible on clear days the note of Pisa Piazza dei Miracoli with the famous Leaning Tower.Characteristics, and no less interest, the wide spaces of about 700mq wine cellars.The villa is surrounded by a 1-hectare park with oak trees and other fruit trees.A service of the villa, on the left side of the facade, a small house built in 1800 of about 160 sqm on one level, completely independent and also sold separately.The villa is subject to constraint of Fine Arts and the current owners have kept impeccably spaces readjustments to the needs of today while maintaining the charm of this historic residence..