Acquabella castle for sale in Tuscany - Lionard Real …...Lionard Luxury Real Estate Via de’ Tornabuoni, 1 50123 Florence Italy Tel. +39 055 0548100 Tuscany Florence Acquabella

Rif. 0432

Lionard S.p.A.Italy, 50123 Florence - Via de’ Tornabuoni, 1 - Ph. +39 055 0548100 | Italy, 20121 Milan - Via Borgonuovo, 20 20121 - Ph. +39 02 25061442

VAT Nr. 01660450477 www.lionard.com - [email protected]

Lionard Luxury Real EstateVia de’ Tornabuoni, 1 50123 Florence Italy

Tel. +39 055 0548100

Tuscany Florence Acquabella castle for sale in Tuscany

DESCRIPTIONThe constant reminder of the medieval is the principal characteristic that emerges from the walls of this imposing castle, dating back to the second half of the nineteenth century. The building is a direct testimony to the eclectic neo-gothic and renaissance, of Florence in the XIX century, a city teaming with important Anglo-American personality.

According to the original project imposed by the Architect Corinto Corinti, the structure developed from a bleak and rocky ground, facing the valley of the Arno river. Today this is difficult to believe, given that the surrounding area is covered with a thick forest of the important Natural Reserve (Riserva Naturale). A striking landscape of conifers frame the castle.

The building is composed of one main body, the most well cared for of all, right to the details of the locks and latches, to various other building of different use including at one time as stables. The home, restructured as a work of art, boasts a total surface area of over 4000 m² over 5 levels: the basement, where part of a working kitchen appliance is still visible; the ground floor, where a series



of large spacious areas can be found, linking to each other; a striking grand staircase reaches the first floor where traces remain of the original project idea, or rather, the disposition of the private apartments of the owners; and finally, the second and third floors where we find wonderful bedrooms, with elaborate beds and furniture.The structure, today still undergoing restructure work, lends itself to any setting for grand events. The ample and striking rooms, in fact, despite being subject to various restructuring work, have not lost the essential characteristics of the original architecture.

TECHNICAL DETAILSLOCATIONThe castle is immersed in a forest rising at 960 metres above sea level; the nearby nature reserve (Riserva Naturale) rich with conifer woodland, links its history to the presence of monks from the abbey, a striking historic building well worth visiting. The Arboreti Sperimentali (arboreta) enclose over three thousand examples of over 1200 different species of trees and shrubs from all over the world; the area, rich with torrents and springs is noted for its numerous trekking and naturalistic routes, viable by mountain bike or on horseback.

A testimony to the antiquity of the sites are the traces that remain of Etruscans, Romans and Lombards, although the first settlements date back to the X and XI century. Born as a market place, the village communicated via the mountain, the Valdarno with the Casentinese valley. The settlement grew and developed enough in the late medieval period to move both the podestà town council and market.In the second half of the XIX century, during the period of industrialisation, the traditional agricultural and craft activities of the territory were accompanied by important industrial projects and, in 1892, the railway was inaugurated. The central square, where the weekly market is held, was at one time full of workshops and inns, so much so that the area prepared itself to become one of the most important tourist centres in the world.

At the start of the XX century, in full swing of the ‘Belle Epoche’, private villas grew in number, together with many luxury hotels that hosted the most important political and cultural personalities of Italy and Europe. Unfortunately however, with the start of the war, this development and splendour suffered an abrupt decline, that only saw a ray of hope after the end of the Second World War.

Interior surface: ca. 5000 m2Exterior surface: 4 ectares of ground

piano seminterrato: 2.244 m2gruond floor: 734 m2first floor: 784 m2second floor: 500 m2 third floor: 227 m2



Total surface: 4489 m2 + annexes

Arezzo km 70 - Florence km 50 – Fiesole km 40 - Figline Valdarno km 25 - Reggello km 12 - Florence airport km 60 – Highway exit A1 Incisa km 22Rif.: 0432Price: On Application



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Lionard Luxury Real EstateFLORENCE

Via de’ Tornabuoni, 1 50123Tel. +39 055 [email protected]

MILAN

Via Borgonuovo, 20 2012139 02 25061442

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Acquabella castle for sale in Tuscany - Lionard Real …...Lionard Luxury Real Estate Via de’ Tornabuoni, 1 50123 Florence Italy Tel. +39 055 0548100 Tuscany Florence Acquabella