Tuscany, Pisa, Chianni, Italy

Beautiful first floor apartment, all on one level, within a town-house in the village centre with independent entrance, parking nearby, and two terraces with panoramic views over the hills and Volterra.

An external staircase leads up to the first floor where the first terrace is located and from where you enter the apartment. Accommodation comprises: entrance hall and corridor; kitchen with fireplace and access to the second terrace, ideal for outdoor dining; living room; study or workshop (formerly the kitchen) from which there is further access to the terrace; two spacious double bedrooms; study / small bedroom; bathroom with bathtub; store room.

On the ground floor there is also a pizza oven and a large store room.

The house is in good condition with utilities (water, electricity, gas, heating) connected and in good working order. Parking is literally round the corner, and it is walking distance to restaurants, shops and amentiies in the town. A real gem with great potential to be modernised to create a luxurious and cosy property to enjoy as a family home, or to rent during the letting season.

Chianni is a lively small town in Tuscany with some nice shops, good coffee bars, a great new bistro and a lovely hotel with small spa (open to non-residents) which is all just a very short stroll away. It is just 40 mins from Pisa airport. The coastal cities of Castiglioncello and Cecina, the golf courses of Pisa and Castelfalfi, and the historic towns of Volterra and San Gimignano are all close by, and each make a wonderful day out. The town is located in Valdera in Central Tuscany between Pisa and Florence. This colourful landscape of rolling hills is dotted with medieval villages, castles and lanes flanked with tall dark green cypress trees, all of which epitomise the Tuscan landscape. The nearby città d’arte (cities of art) include Volterra, San Gimignano, Palaia and Florence, each offering splendid art and architecture to admire.

In Lajatico, Andrea Bocelli, the famous tenor, was born and it is in the heart of Valdera that his Teatro del Silenzio (the Theatre of Silence) draws some of the biggest names in opera, when he hosts a summer festival each year in July. The spa town of Casciana Terme, also in the area, has thermal water pools, indoor and out with a spa which is open to visitors to enjoy. It is a pretty town with piazzas and cafeès serving the local wine.

Distances: Chianni - on the doorstep, Pontedera (supermarkets, trains) 20 km, Volterra 35 km, Cecina (beaches) 35 km, San Gimignano 40 km, Pisa (airport) 40 km, Siena 80 km, Florence 80 km.