4 Bed Villa for sale
Caprese Michelangelo, Arezzo, Tuscany, Italy
Full Description
Il Funghetto is located in the hills of Caprese Michelangelo, in the province of Arezzo, in the Tuscan part of the Upper Tiber Valley. Caprese Michelangelo, which is approx. 6 km away, is a charming, medieval, hilltop town of approx. 1,500 inhabitants, whose most famous son is none other than the incomparable maestro Michelangelo Buonarroti. Caprese Michelangelo is also know for a unique variety of chestnut, which has DOP status (the equivalent of DOCG wine) and which can only be grown in Caprese Michelangelo and part of Anghiari called ‘Marrone di Caprese Michelangelo’.
Shops, supermarkets, banks, etc. can all be found in Caprese Michelangelo together with numerous excellent restaurants, well known for the quality of their cuisine.
The house is located in a quiet area with a scattering of other houses dotted around amongst the trees. The only people you usually see walking around are the occasional foragers looking for wild mushrooms or collecting chestnuts. Further along the road after the turning for the lane leading to the house there is a communal picnic area and private lake enjoyed by locals who come for the cooler, fresh air in the summer months when it’s too hot in the towns lower down.
Il Funghetto is set out over 3 floors for a total floorspace of approx. 230 sq m, as follows:
Lower Ground floor: storage, utility area and summer day room.
Ground floor: kitchen, living/dining room, bathroom and double bedroom.
First floor: 3 bedrooms, 2 enclosed terraces and a bathroom.
Il Funghetto has very good access with a tarmac road leading to a short (approx. 50 m) country lane which in turn leads to the gate of the property. From the gate a driveway leads to the house where there is plenty of parking for cars
Il Funghetto offers plenty of space, potential and great value for money. The property needs some modernisation but be could very easily be updated to create beautiful home or a fantastic holiday home - the perfect place for relaxing breaks, barbecues and to create wonderful family memories.
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