Italy

A beautifully renovated stone villa with a heated indoor pool, a spa floor and a fenced, landscaped park, in the hills of the Terre Matildiche.

If you want space for a large family, a home that works for guests, or a property with commercial potential, this estate offers all three. The villa is cadastrally registered as a single house but is laid out as two independent apartments, each with its own entrance and private garage. The shared floors below and between them hold the pool, the spa, a cinema room and an oversized kitchen.

THE LAYOUT

Apartment A has a living room with a stone fireplace and double-height ceilings, an eat-in kitchen, a dining room, a study and three bedrooms, with a wardrobe and a bathroom with shower on the top floor. Apartment B (192.63 m²) has a living room, dining room, eat-in kitchen and two double bedrooms with two dressing rooms and two bathrooms. Between them the villa has six double bedrooms and six bathrooms, plus three kitchens and three dining rooms, so two households or a large group can live here comfortably.

THE WELLNESS LEVEL

The lower level is the centrepiece:
- Heated indoor pool (10 x 8 m), usable all year
- Hammam (Turkish bath) and solar showers
- Private cinema room and gym
- Vaulted tavern with a very large kitchen
- Wine and cured-meat cellar

UPSTAIRS AND OUTSIDE

A heated glass terrace looks out over the hills in every season. Outside, a 70 m² covered porch has space for 5 to 6 cars, and there is a raised "stilt-house" gazebo with barbecue and sun deck. The grounds cover roughly 10,000 m² of planted, double-fenced parkland with automatic irrigation and country paths through the woodland. A further 18,000 m² of fenced land, and two adjoining rustic buildings, can be bought separately.

COMFORT, ENERGY AND SECURITY

- 20 kW photovoltaic system (installed 2016) and a 45 kW pellet boiler
- Underfloor heating and air conditioning
- Home automation, controllable remotely by web or mobile
- 16-camera CCTV system connected to a security service, with 4 speed-dome tracking cameras
- Wrought-iron fencing and grilles, shatterproof glazing
- Backup generator (15 kW diesel), 2,750-litre owned LPG tank

LOCATION

Toano sits in the Reggio Emilia Apennines, in Matilda of Canossa country. Sassuolo, Europe's ceramics capital, is around 20 to 25 minutes away, Modena and Reggio Emilia about 40 minutes, and Bologna airport about 80 minutes. The area draws German, British, Dutch and French visitors throughout the year.

A SECOND LIFE AS A RELAIS

With six double bedrooms, wellness facilities, three dining rooms and generous parking, the property lends itself to conversion into a boutique hotel or wellness retreat, subject to the necessary permits and change of use. It is currently a private residence.