Description

A renovated 19th-century stone villa with a stone swimming pool, 6 bedrooms, an olive grove and a 9,600 m² garden, 500 m from Cortona REF. COR352 In a privileged and secluded location on the outskirts of Cortona — an Etruscan town of extraordinary beauty, situated on the border between Tuscany and Umbria in one of Italy’s most photographed landscapes — Villa Lucumone is an early 19th-century country residence, masterfully restored in 2010, which combines the authenticity of Tuscan stone architecture with every modern comfort, in a setting of absolute privacy overlooking the agricultural expanses of the Valdichiana. The restoration, carried out with great historical sensitivity, has fully preserved the building’s historic character: original stone façades, terracotta floors, exposed beams, high ceilings and stone fireplaces that lend the interiors warmth and that timeless rural elegance which cannot be built but only preserved. Windows and doors have been entirely replaced with double-glazed units, finished to complement the characteristic sage-green wooden shutters of the Tuscan tradition. Air conditioning is provided in all bedrooms. The property is laid out over three levels. In the basement, there is a wine cellar. On the ground floor, an entrance hall leads into a spacious reception room and a double living room with a stone fireplace and dining area, connected to a country-style kitchen with a fireplace and direct access to the outdoor courtyard with a gazebo and barbecue. This level is completed by a guest bathroom, three bedrooms with en-suite bathrooms, a utility room and two storage rooms. On the first floor, the master bedroom with en-suite bathroom — featuring a bath and shower — and direct access to a panoramic terrace overlooking the countryside; two further double bedrooms, one of which has access to a second terrace, a bathroom and a storage room. The garden, covering approximately 9,600 m² — of which around 4,000 m² is a well-tended park with lawns, flower borders, mature pine trees and shade trees — is supplied by a private well connected to an automatic irrigation system. The 12×6-metre swimming pool, built in 2003, is stone-clad with a Roman-style staircase and blends seamlessly into the garden landscape. In addition to the park, an olive grove of around 100 trees completes the property’s authentic agricultural character. Now prized by an international clientele as a refined retreat in the Tuscan countryside, Villa Lucumone is equally well suited as an elegant private residence in which to entertain family and guests, just 500 metres along a dirt track from Cortona and 45 km from Perugia Airport.