Cortona, Arezzo, Tuscany, Italy

This stone farmhouse offers a wonderful property in a quiet and peaceful location. As the name suggests, the entrance into the property is via a 'portico', covered porch and enter into a large spacious welcome hall with the wooden staircase to the first floor.

Through an arch you enter into the living room with an open fireplace and wood burning stove plus original features such as original stone sink.
Through the living room, there is a corridor with a bathroom which includes a small sauna and further on there is another room which is ideal as a study/office. In this room there is a secret staircase that leads up to the first floor and a further room that can be used as a study or indeed a bedroom.
From the other side of the entrance hall, there is a dining room and the good sized kitchen with a laundry and utility room which leads to a small area with a glass door to the front gardens and is currently used as a reading room.
The kitchen has access to the rear garden.

The first floor has two double bedrooms, both with en-suite bathrooms.
The principal bedroom has a large en-suite bathroom, whilst the second double bedrooms has an en-suite bathroom which also has a door that can be accessed from the first floor corridor.
From the first floor hall, there is access to the an external loggia with external staircase leading to the front garden.
At the end of the corridor is the room that has the secret staircase.

The garden of this property is located both to the front and rear of the property with the olive groves and vegetable plot being on the right hand side of the driveway.
The swimming pool is located on the elevated rear garden that has an intriguing set of steps to arrive at this level from the kitchen.
The property is surrounded by mature trees and shrubs and within the rear and front garden are idyllic places to relax, listen to the bird song and dine 'al fresco'

This property is perfect for a family home, in a great location and with an ambience of serenity.


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