Independent Property in Tuscany, in Castellina Marittima, province of Pisa.
On a hill at 375 meters, with a panoramic sea view, and a few kilometers from the coast.
A careful renovation, begun in 2008 and completed in 2010, makes this property a jewel of comfort and functionality, in a context characterized by superior living standards.
The property is discreetly located, secluded but not isolated, on the southern edge of the small town of Castellina Marittima.
You enter through an automatic opening gate, after which the large Villa immediately appears, surrounded by an elegant courtyard and a well-kept garden in which a very original swimming pool stands out.
The position allows maximum privacy while enjoying the reassuring presence of other houses nearby.
Indoor Spaces
The 279 square meters of the Villa areover 3 levels.
Ground floor:
entrance
large porch transformed into a bright veranda protected by glass windows
disengagement
kitchen dining room
lounge room
room with bath/shower, toilets, and Finnish sauna for 3, or 4 people
laundry room with warehouse and pantry
technical room for the heating plant.
First level
An elegant internal staircase with opaque glass steps rises from the ground floor to the first upper level, where you find:
large living room with dining room and study area
kitchen with a large panoramic window
3 double bedrooms
1 bathroom with bath, shower, and toilet
bathroom with shower and toilet
large balcony with double access from the dining room and the kitchen. It extends on two sides and looks towards the superb panorama of the surrounding hills and the total view of the sea.
Second level.
Continuing with the staircase, you arrive at an attic where you can find:
double room
bathroom with shower and toilet
large pocket terrace from where you can admire again, and at a higher level, the gorgeous surrounding landscape (from the sea right in front of the Apuan Alps to Corsica).
Property oriented to Sustainability, and Re-use of Resources.
The whole property is on a slightly rocky slope which guarantees solidity and structural integrity. The outdoor area is full of large spaces for lunch and dinner outdoors. A couple of small structures are also available for storing tools, garden supplies, wood, etc.
The garden is a masterpiece, the result of skillful botanical choices by the owners, a natural oasis made up of:
typical plants of the Mediterranean maquis
fruit trees, olive trees, and even a cypress at the bottom
hedges of oleander, photinias, pittosporum, laurel, box
large bushes of aromatic plants such as lavender, rosemary, and sage.
And then again: oaks, holm oaks, paulownia tomentose, numerous succulent plants, wild irises, and others from hybridizations of the renowned Iris Garden in Florence.
Finally fruit trees, olive trees, and even a cypress.
The large swimming pool and relaxation area are next to the Villa, in a panoramic position facing the sea. Installed in 2010, the pool is a structure with:
length 11 meters,
width 5.5 meters,
depth of 1.5 meters in the center and 1.2 meters at the sides;
elegant Roman staircase for safe access to the basin.
Property with a Unique, Never Seen Swimming Pool.
The original element of the pool is the arched cover.
It consists of 5 mobile and autonomous sections. They run on push rails in both directions. They allow for (total or partial) coverage of the pool: the parts can be easily packed inside each other at any point above or outside the body of water to leave the swimming pool completely unobstructed. The cover allows the water to be heated naturally and you can use the pool from April to October, even in adverse weather conditions, rain or wind.
The internal height, from 2.06 m to 2.40 m, allows you to stand inside easily. In addition to protecting the basin from atmospheric agents, falling leaves, or stray animals, the cover can also be used as safety protection,thanks to the connections with the centralized alarm system.
The technical equipment of the pool:
sand filter,
circulation pump,
salt electrolysis plant for water disinfection with natural chlorine
electrical system for operation management.
hot water for the shower comes from a 30-liter solar-heated container pipe.
Property Structured for Safety and Sustainability.
Technical equipment and safety systems:
great attention to the provision of control systems that accentuate the comfort and safety of the entire property. Are installed:
an alarm system that you can manage remotely
two external webcams connected via the internet.
Heating and conditioning of the Villa include:
Heating is divided into three zones with separate collectors: Ground floor, 1st floor, and attic;
District heating for the 1st floor and attic that can be activated separately;
Air conditioning in the attic and on the first floor;
Heating plant with methane boiler and solar system for hot water with 500-liter storage tank + Anti-limescale system;
Windows and external doors with double thermal and shatterproof safety glass;
Stove with high-performance double combustion, radiant glass, and reduced wood consumption, located in the living room.
In addition to all this, also:
barbecue with the electric draft;
large wood-burning oven in the kitchen on the ground floor.
The property where water resources are optimized and re-used.
The property linksto the municipal aqueduct, but it has its systems that allow for the conservation and functional recovery of water:
3,000-liter drinking water tank filled from the mains and autoclave to always maintain optimal pressure;
18,000-litre rainwater tank with submersible pump fed by roof downspouts, for garden irrigation with the drip distribution system;
500-liter reserve tank, upstream in the garden, for irrigation.
Other technical features guarantee connectivity and safety.
Fiber optic internet connection
Intercommunicating video entryphones on each floor, with a video camera at the gate
Gate: automatic opening with remote control,
Grounding system and lightning protection
Biological pits with double chamber + clear water wells.
Why Buy a Property on The Hill and Close to the Sea Coast.
It is a property to be enjoyed in total comfort and safety all year round, not just as a holiday home.
It is ideal for family groups who can find a reassuring and enjoyable meeting point on this property.
The small town of Castellina Marittima has the characteristics of a typical Italian village with a calibrated population density (just under 2000 inhabitants), with all the services available, and, above all, with that familiar atmosphere typical of small communities in the Tuscan province.
This property has the characteristics of an ideal "Buen Retiro" in one of the most popular areas of Tuscany, where it is still possible to find oases of privacy and tranquillity. The privileged position on the hill allows you to enjoy the great view of the sea and the pleasant sea breezes that temper the summer heat and make the winters mild.
The place enjoys its seclusion, but it is not far from the main roads connecting the coast to the main capitals of Tuscany, Liguria, and northern Lazio.
It is sheltered from the lively "movement" of tourists and holidaymakers in the summer, the stretches of pleasant provincial roads that connect the property to the splendid crystalline waters of the sea of Castiglioncello, the Etruscan Riviera are short, the Spiagge Bianche of Vada, famous localities as Bolgheri and Castagneto Carducci and, a little further south, the enchanting inlets of Populonia with the archaeological sites of very ancient Etruscan settlements.
The location is also strategic for the Thermal Centers in the southern area between Grosseto and Siena, the Maremma natural parks, and the sites of historical interest scattered throughout this area of Tuscany.
Logistics
Efficient is the logistics: it allows you to reach the main motorway arteries in just a few minutes towards Pisa, Grosseto, Livorno, and inland towards Volterra, Siena, and Florence.
Main distances:
Pisa airport: 60 km
Florence airport: 100 km
Rosignano motorway junction: 11 km
Vada: 15 km
Livorno: 40 km
Pisa: 60 km
Grosseto: 106 km
Florence: 100 km
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[post_content] => This spectacular property is located in the province of Pisa, in the heart of Tuscany, near the Thermal Town of Casciana Terme. In a slightly hilly position, it dominates the surrounding landscape of the plain of Pisa and the nearby mountains. Just opposite, a few hundred meters away, stands the famous castle of Lari, a medieval fortress renovated by the Medici in the 16th century.
The residential complex consists of: the large Villa, the Dependance, the garage, the room for storing tools and the changing room of the tennis court. All the buildings have been recently renovated and are perfectly habitable. The Villa is accessed from a nineteenth-century gate by means of a wide avenue bordered on the sides by a row of lime trees that leads to the car parking areas (max 25 cars).
The Big Villa (870 sq m) consists of a ground floor of approx. 320 and a first floor of 320 sq m in addition to the attic space (230 sq m), two terraces and a loggia. Just in front there is the large comfortable swimming pool (12 x 5 m and 1.40 m deep) decorated with characteristic statues pouring water. The changing rooms of the swimming pool are made up of underground rooms consisting of an entrance, two showers, a WC.
Entering the Villa, on the ground floor you will find: a large entrance hall, a living room with large fireplace, a dining room. On the back of the kitchen there is a dining room with a fireplace, the breakfast room, the bathroom, the boiler room, the utility room and the laundry room. All rooms have direct access to the outside. The floors in the living areas maintain the grit and colored cement tiles of the early 1900s.
Going up to the first floor: the first floor is accessed via the main staircase (in addition to a secondary staircase which also leads to the attic rooms). The wide corridor on the first floor leads to 2 suites with bathroom, to 1 suite with large bathroom and large terrace, other 2 bedrooms with private bathroom2 and a last 1 bedroom with bathroom accessible from the corridor. The corridor of the bedrooms leads to an additional living room with large windows from the early 1900s, overlooking the valley and a small terrace.
Going up a small flight of stairs, you enter the attic rooms, made up of precious multipurpose spaces and also a small bedroom and a toilet. From this level you can access the turret of the Villa.
The Dependance next to the Villa consists of an annexed building which includes on the ground floor a large glazed room, usable as a lemon house of 45.00 square meters, and an adjoining room used as a warehouse of 23.00 square meters; on the first floor an apartment for residential use of approx. 86 square meters, consisting of kitchen, living / dining room, two bedrooms and bathroom, as well as a terrace of 8.00 square meters and two closets for a total of 27.00 square meters. The garage is located near the annex, while the tool storage room is located near the secondary driveway gate.
The small cellar, built in the tuff, overlooking the back of the main building, includes four rooms which are accessed by an iron gate.
Canopies: there are three canopies for storing firewood for a total of approx. 60.00 square meters.
All outdoor areas (main avenue, parking, villa, annex, swimming pool, path to the tennis court and bowling alley) enjoy night lighting through some cast iron street lamps, lanterns and wall lamps.
The vast land belonging to the buildings and the agricultural land of the property are total more than 3,400 hectares. Next to the villa, maritime pines, Lebanese cedars and magnolias frame the outdoor garden with lemon basins and a gazebo that can be used for outdoor dining. On the back of the villa there is a barbecue and a brick oven for cooking bread and pizza.
At the back of the villa suggestive paths depart, surrounded by greenery, through a forest of ancient oaks, olive trees and local essences (beeches, holm oaks, laurels, etc.), which lead to the 670 square meters tartan tennis court and to the changing rooms. The building consists of an entrance, two showers and a toilet.Next to the changing rooms there is a generator set sufficient for the night illumination with the further possibility of use in case of lack of electricity for partial power supply of the villa.
Next to the villa, a bowling alley has also been created.
The property is equipped with a park of almost one hectare in addition to agricultural / woodland of 2,500 hectares. The driveways to the villa and the park are equipped with nineteenth-century wrought iron gates: this is the main access from the Provincial Street and the three secondary accesses from the other adjacent street.
All systems (gas, electricity, water, heating) are fully functional.
The position of the property offers a suggestive view of the plain of Pisa and the nearby mountains. The villas built in this area since the Renaissance times have constituted the summer residences of the ancient nobility of Pisa, thanks to the favorable climatic conditions that allow a pleasant stay . It is precisely for the position and the favorable climate that these areas, besides being rich in beneficial thermal waters, are also rich in cultivations of fine Chianti wines and excellent quality olive oil.
The property is a few steps from the small charming historic village of Lari, which grew up around the Medieval Castle of the same name, and a few kilometers from Casciana Terme, a well-known Thermal Bath Center in the province of Pisa.
The location of the property also benefits from a favorable and efficient logistics system: 25 minutes from Pisa international airport and 35 minutes from the sea of Livorno, 30 minutes from Volterra and San Gimignano, 40 minutes from Versilia, 50 minutes from Lucca. In less than 1 hour you can reach Florence through a comfortable fast highway.
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Independent Property in Tuscany, in Castellina Marittima, province of Pisa.
On a hill at 375 meters, with a panoramic sea view, and a few kilometers from the coast.
A careful renovation, begun in 2008 and completed in 2010, makes this property a jewel of comfort and functionality, in a context characterized by superior living standards.
The property is discreetly located, secluded but not isolated, on the southern edge of the small town of Castellina Marittima.
You enter through an automatic opening gate, after which the large Villa immediately appears, surrounded by an elegant courtyard and a well-kept garden in which a very original swimming pool stands out.
The position allows maximum privacy while enjoying the reassuring presence of other houses nearby.
Indoor Spaces
The 279 square meters of the Villa areover 3 levels.
Ground floor:
entrance
large porch transformed into a bright veranda protected by glass windows
disengagement
kitchen dining room
lounge room
room with bath/shower, toilets, and Finnish sauna for 3, or 4 people
laundry room with warehouse and pantry
technical room for the heating plant.
First level
An elegant internal staircase with opaque glass steps rises from the ground floor to the first upper level, where you find:
large living room with dining room and study area
kitchen with a large panoramic window
3 double bedrooms
1 bathroom with bath, shower, and toilet
bathroom with shower and toilet
large balcony with double access from the dining room and the kitchen. It extends on two sides and looks towards the superb panorama of the surrounding hills and the total view of the sea.
Second level.
Continuing with the staircase, you arrive at an attic where you can find:
double room
bathroom with shower and toilet
large pocket terrace from where you can admire again, and at a higher level, the gorgeous surrounding landscape (from the sea right in front of the Apuan Alps to Corsica).
Property oriented to Sustainability, and Re-use of Resources.
The whole property is on a slightly rocky slope which guarantees solidity and structural integrity. The outdoor area is full of large spaces for lunch and dinner outdoors. A couple of small structures are also available for storing tools, garden supplies, wood, etc.
The garden is a masterpiece, the result of skillful botanical choices by the owners, a natural oasis made up of:
typical plants of the Mediterranean maquis
fruit trees, olive trees, and even a cypress at the bottom
hedges of oleander, photinias, pittosporum, laurel, box
large bushes of aromatic plants such as lavender, rosemary, and sage.
And then again: oaks, holm oaks, paulownia tomentose, numerous succulent plants, wild irises, and others from hybridizations of the renowned Iris Garden in Florence.
Finally fruit trees, olive trees, and even a cypress.
The large swimming pool and relaxation area are next to the Villa, in a panoramic position facing the sea. Installed in 2010, the pool is a structure with:
length 11 meters,
width 5.5 meters,
depth of 1.5 meters in the center and 1.2 meters at the sides;
elegant Roman staircase for safe access to the basin.
Property with a Unique, Never Seen Swimming Pool.
The original element of the pool is the arched cover.
It consists of 5 mobile and autonomous sections. They run on push rails in both directions. They allow for (total or partial) coverage of the pool: the parts can be easily packed inside each other at any point above or outside the body of water to leave the swimming pool completely unobstructed. The cover allows the water to be heated naturally and you can use the pool from April to October, even in adverse weather conditions, rain or wind.
The internal height, from 2.06 m to 2.40 m, allows you to stand inside easily. In addition to protecting the basin from atmospheric agents, falling leaves, or stray animals, the cover can also be used as safety protection,thanks to the connections with the centralized alarm system.
The technical equipment of the pool:
sand filter,
circulation pump,
salt electrolysis plant for water disinfection with natural chlorine
electrical system for operation management.
hot water for the shower comes from a 30-liter solar-heated container pipe.
Property Structured for Safety and Sustainability.
Technical equipment and safety systems:
great attention to the provision of control systems that accentuate the comfort and safety of the entire property. Are installed:
an alarm system that you can manage remotely
two external webcams connected via the internet.
Heating and conditioning of the Villa include:
Heating is divided into three zones with separate collectors: Ground floor, 1st floor, and attic;
District heating for the 1st floor and attic that can be activated separately;
Air conditioning in the attic and on the first floor;
Heating plant with methane boiler and solar system for hot water with 500-liter storage tank + Anti-limescale system;
Windows and external doors with double thermal and shatterproof safety glass;
Stove with high-performance double combustion, radiant glass, and reduced wood consumption, located in the living room.
In addition to all this, also:
barbecue with the electric draft;
large wood-burning oven in the kitchen on the ground floor.
The property where water resources are optimized and re-used.
The property linksto the municipal aqueduct, but it has its systems that allow for the conservation and functional recovery of water:
3,000-liter drinking water tank filled from the mains and autoclave to always maintain optimal pressure;
18,000-litre rainwater tank with submersible pump fed by roof downspouts, for garden irrigation with the drip distribution system;
500-liter reserve tank, upstream in the garden, for irrigation.
Other technical features guarantee connectivity and safety.
Fiber optic internet connection
Intercommunicating video entryphones on each floor, with a video camera at the gate
Gate: automatic opening with remote control,
Grounding system and lightning protection
Biological pits with double chamber + clear water wells.
Why Buy a Property on The Hill and Close to the Sea Coast.
It is a property to be enjoyed in total comfort and safety all year round, not just as a holiday home.
It is ideal for family groups who can find a reassuring and enjoyable meeting point on this property.
The small town of Castellina Marittima has the characteristics of a typical Italian village with a calibrated population density (just under 2000 inhabitants), with all the services available, and, above all, with that familiar atmosphere typical of small communities in the Tuscan province.
This property has the characteristics of an ideal "Buen Retiro" in one of the most popular areas of Tuscany, where it is still possible to find oases of privacy and tranquillity. The privileged position on the hill allows you to enjoy the great view of the sea and the pleasant sea breezes that temper the summer heat and make the winters mild.
The place enjoys its seclusion, but it is not far from the main roads connecting the coast to the main capitals of Tuscany, Liguria, and northern Lazio.
It is sheltered from the lively "movement" of tourists and holidaymakers in the summer, the stretches of pleasant provincial roads that connect the property to the splendid crystalline waters of the sea of Castiglioncello, the Etruscan Riviera are short, the Spiagge Bianche of Vada, famous localities as Bolgheri and Castagneto Carducci and, a little further south, the enchanting inlets of Populonia with the archaeological sites of very ancient Etruscan settlements.
The location is also strategic for the Thermal Centers in the southern area between Grosseto and Siena, the Maremma natural parks, and the sites of historical interest scattered throughout this area of Tuscany.
Logistics
Efficient is the logistics: it allows you to reach the main motorway arteries in just a few minutes towards Pisa, Grosseto, Livorno, and inland towards Volterra, Siena, and Florence.
Main distances:
