Want to live like a medieval Florentine noble? If you have 12,000,000 €, then you can buy a villa which dates back to the 14th century.
LIONARD Luxury Real Estate is selling the villa of the Davanzati family is located on the hills of Florence. The Davanzati were powerful bankers, merchants and patrons, who had concentrated their possessions in the centre of Florence, where the museum named after them now stands. In the 14th century they built this and other country homes to the northeast of the city, in a place of great beauty for them to sojourn. The villa remained in their ownership until 1610, when Giovanni di Bartolomeo di Piero left it to the Jesuits in his will.
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The Davanzati’s fame has come down to the present day thanks to one of the most fascinating museums in Florence, Palazzo Davanzati, a unique and extraordinary example of a medieval tower house in the transition to a Renaissance palace. The Davanzati lived there for about two centuries, starting from 1578. In this period they placed their coat of arms on the majestic façade, giving their name to the palace, which was transformed into a museum in the 20th century.
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The villa also belonged to the Braggiotti family, musicians, opera singers, artists, who transformed this estate into a unique place for art and culture in Florence. During the 1920s they hosted important exponents of the Futurist movement and personalities such as the great collector and writer Sir Harold Acton, transforming the villa into a cultural salon and later into a music school.
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A majestic boulevard leads to the villa, surrounded by a 5,000-square-metre park that guarantees total privacy. The building is on four levels, offering a total of 1,500 square metres of interior space. The ground floor, 700 sqm, is divided into magnificently decorated halls and outdoor living areas, including a romantic ivy-covered loggia. On this level we also find a splendid 130-sqm ballroom or concert hall, with an upper loggia, decorated with stucco and a vaulted ceiling, lit by an Art Nouveau skylight.
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The other spacious rooms, with antique paintings and tapestries, feature coffered ceilings with majestic fireplaces made of marble or carved stone. The ground floor also includes a laundry room and rooms for staff.
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On the first floor, of 610 sqm, there are other rooms, including one furnished with a splendid antique bookcase, and numerous double bedrooms. The second floor, served by a lift connecting all levels, is in need of renovation and offers the possibility of creating up to 12 bedrooms with en-suite bathrooms.
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In the tower of the villa is a delightful sitting room and a rooftop terrace offering a breathtaking view of the city of Florence. Finally, the basement level, measuring 330 sqm, houses a cellar with brick vaults and a well in the centre, with a separate entrance and ample storage space.
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The surrounding park offers a lush vegetation of tall trees, including cypresses, palms and pines, and well-kept gardens where a fountain and an ancient well can be discovered. A big loggia with a perimeter colonnade, covered with ivy, is the architectural element that characterises the villa and gives it a fairy-tale appearance.
Want to live like a medieval Florentine noble? If you have 12,000,000 €, then you can buy a villa which dates back to the 14th century.
LIONARD Luxury Real Estate is selling the villa of the Davanzati family is located on the hills of Florence. The Davanzati were powerful bankers, merchants and patrons, who had concentrated their possessions in the centre of Florence, where the museum named after them now stands. In the 14th century they built this and other country homes to the northeast of the city, in a place of great beauty for them to sojourn. The villa remained in their ownership until 1610, when Giovanni di Bartolomeo di Piero left it to the Jesuits in his will.
The Davanzati’s fame has come down to the present day thanks to one of the most fascinating museums in Florence, Palazzo Davanzati, a unique and extraordinary example of a medieval tower house in the transition to a Renaissance palace. The Davanzati lived there for about two centuries, starting from 1578. In this period they placed their coat of arms on the majestic façade, giving their name to the palace, which was transformed into a museum in the 20th century.
The villa also belonged to the Braggiotti family, musicians, opera singers, artists, who transformed this estate into a unique place for art and culture in Florence. During the 1920s they hosted important exponents of the Futurist movement and personalities such as the great collector and writer Sir Harold Acton, transforming the villa into a cultural salon and later into a music school.
A majestic boulevard leads to the villa, surrounded by a 5,000-square-metre park that guarantees total privacy. The building is on four levels, offering a total of 1,500 square metres of interior space. The ground floor, 700 sqm, is divided into magnificently decorated halls and outdoor living areas, including a romantic ivy-covered loggia. On this level we also find a splendid 130-sqm ballroom or concert hall, with an upper loggia, decorated with stucco and a vaulted ceiling, lit by an Art Nouveau skylight.
The other spacious rooms, with antique paintings and tapestries, feature coffered ceilings with majestic fireplaces made of marble or carved stone. The ground floor also includes a laundry room and rooms for staff.
On the first floor, of 610 sqm, there are other rooms, including one furnished with a splendid antique bookcase, and numerous double bedrooms. The second floor, served by a lift connecting all levels, is in need of renovation and offers the possibility of creating up to 12 bedrooms with en-suite bathrooms.
In the tower of the villa is a delightful sitting room and a rooftop terrace offering a breathtaking view of the city of Florence. Finally, the basement level, measuring 330 sqm, houses a cellar with brick vaults and a well in the centre, with a separate entrance and ample storage space.
The surrounding park offers a lush vegetation of tall trees, including cypresses, palms and pines, and well-kept gardens where a fountain and an ancient well can be discovered. A big loggia with a perimeter colonnade, covered with ivy, is the architectural element that characterises the villa and gives it a fairy-tale appearance.
This property is one of the most exclusive historical estates on the hills that surround the city of Florence. To learn more, please visit the LIONARD Luxury Real Estate website.
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