Casale Marcello
Farmhouse with swimming pool for sale in the hills of Pisa, in a panoramic location with a magnificent view spanning from the surrounding hills to the sea.
This property for sale in Tuscany consists of a spacious farmhouse with three non-adjacent walls, two guesthouses, a swimming pool, and grounds of 5 hectares with many annexes, including a small olive oil property is accessed through a double gate for vehicles, leading both to the parking area on a terracing below the main building and to the main entrance near the renovation hasn’t altered the ancient stone and brick courtyard which adjoins the main farmhouse to the guesthouse and whose front part is a characteristic, spacious panoramic terrace where you can relax and enjoy the wonderful view.
The farmhouse, which was formerly a shepherds’ home from around the 1400s, was renovated during the 90s keeping unaltered all the original features characteristic of Tuscan countryring the farmhouse, a wide hall leading to the staircase. The latter is massive and made of wood, and it leads to both floors of the farmhouse, which has a total surface of about 400 sq. ground floor, to the entrance’s right, there is a large formal dining room with fireplace, adjoining a room which may be used as an informal dining room. There also is a functional eat-in kitchen with fireplace. The kitchen leads to an area which may be used as staff quarters, as it has an independent entrance and has a kitchen, a bedroom, and a bathroom.
To the main entrance’s left, there is a spacious living area with a double living room, one part of which is smaller and ideal as a reading or TV room, while the other is spacious and well-lit and has a fireplace. The living area is adjoining to a marvelous terrace, partly closed with a veranda which houses a barbecue and a pizza oven. It is an ideal area for al-fresco dining.
The first floor mostly houses the sleeping area. The bedrooms are off a hallway: a spacious bedroom with a charming terrace, a double bedroom with walk-in closet and en-suite bathroom, a double bedroom currently used as a study a library room with loft, two spacious bathrooms, one of which has a shower with mood lighting. This floor also has a billiard room which, if needed, may be turned into an additional room. Lastly, the main farmhouse has rooms accessible from outside housing a technical room – in which is the boiler – and the laundry room.
The 85-sq-m guesthouse consists of two apartments with independent entrances and independent systems.
The first apartment consists of a living area with a kitchen and small fireplace, two bedrooms, and a bathroom. The second one is a spacious studio apartment with a bedroom and a loft used as sleeping quarters. Beneath the panoramic terrace is the ancient 30-sq-m- basement with vaulted ceiling, functional to gather and store olives and oil.
The farmhouse is surrounded with a lush garden of abut 3000 sq. m., with well-tended flowerbeds. There also is a swimming pool with a panoramic view and a solarium.
The remaining four and a half hectares are partly wooded in the part furthest from the building, and partly and orchard and olive grove with 360 productive olive trees.
While this typical property for sale in the hills of Pisa need to be modernized, it is a great investment for those seeking a main residence or a holiday home enshrined in nature and not far from the main services. The property is ideal as a rental property, such as a B&B, or as a commercial farm, as the olive mill and several agricultural tools and machines are included in the sale.
