This country house is not just a home, it's a piece of Tuscany's rich history and a true gem in the Montalcino countryside.
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This country house is not just a home, it's a piece of Tuscany's rich history and a true gem in the Montalcino countryside.
Originally a monastery dating back to 1587, the Italian property is currently run as a boutique hotel in the Tuscan countryside, located near the ‘City of Towers’.
Only a short distance from Florence, Siena and Lucca, the 20-room property is on the market for €13.8M with luxury property advisor Cameron Avery of Prestige Properties Italy.
A private retreat in one of the most coveted places in the world, the property is on the market with Cameron Avery of Prestige Properties Italy, a leading luxury real estate brokerage in Italy and full-service real estate advisory with property management expertise.
The villa can be dated back to the 17th century and belonged to the noble Trenta family until 1783, when it passed to the Mansi family. In 1812, the property was purchased by Elisa Baciocchi, Napoleon Bonaparte’s sister. It was her sister, Paolina Borghese who became its namesake, after staying at the villa in 1815, during Napoleon’s exile in Elba.
Set in the heart of Tuscany with views over the Arno River stands Villa La Tana, a majestic Renaissance villa surrounded by formal Italian gardens. The property is located just 13 km from the city of Florence. Built in the 16th century, the property was the setting of a great Medici love story: the Grand Duke Francesco Medici I de Medici, heir to the Grand Duchy of Tuscany, gifted the villa to his lover, the beautiful Venetian noblewoman, Bianca Cappello, who he would go on to marry.