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The Master's Tuscany home
10/02/16 11:36 Filed in: Property
Michelangelo’s work ranges from sculptures to paintings, poetry to engineering and architectural design through the High Renaissance and into the artistic age of Mannerism. He is considered by many to be the greatest artist ever and a major influence for western art. The Tuscany villa of the master is now for sale: essence finds out more.
In 1549, at the age of 72, thirty years after completing the frescos in the Sistine Chapel, Michelangelo bought and periodically lived in a villa in Tuscany, halfway between Florence and Siena, that stayed in the Buonarroti family for over 300 years.
Now for sale, the original deed held by Michelangelo, in which he was described as a ‘dear sculptor and Florentine citizen’, will be passed on to a new owner.
For those who feel a thrill in their connection to history, the experience of actually living and sleeping in the same rooms and walking the same grounds as the great man did over six centuries ago is priceless. Located on over six acres above rolling hills, the 12,915 square feet of living space is contained in three buildings, including an ancient tower, believed to date back to the eleventh century. The original architecture is accented throughout with large stone fireplaces, beamed and barrel ceilings.
With eight bedrooms, all rooms pay homage to the period, and modern conveniences blend in. The kitchen has all the rustic romance of early centuries, but now with high quality appliances that take nothing away from the original architecture.
Park-like grounds have lawns and mature plantings with a lemon orchard, olive grove and Chianti vineyards, as well as the original olive oil mill. A once in a lifetime opportunity to own the Tuscany villa of Michelangelo, preserved and restored by the current owner, the property is for sale at €7,500,000.
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Eternal appeal
A recent online property survey showed Rome to be the most ‘searched-for’ location in the world. Overseas buyers are heading back to Italy and France.
Portal TheMoveChannel.com saw Rome remain the most searched-for location in the world in the final months of the year, the third consecutive quarter that the city has held top spot. Italy’s rebound in popularity increased throughout 2015, due to the country’s strong lifestyle appeal, and a weak euro.
Favourable exchange rates fuelled demand for all Europe’s traditional property hotspots, with Spain and Portugal in particular stealing the limelight. Now, though, the tide may be about to change. Portugal’s share of searches on the portal reduced for the first time in Q4 2015, accounting for 11 of the Top 50 locations in the Hotspots Index.
Cyprus and Greece, meanwhile, fell out of the Top 10 altogether, as buyers swapped their economically uncertain markets for old favourites. Buyers returned to France with the country entering the Top 10 for the first time in Q4 2015.
The weak euro has been the defining story of 2015, sending buyers from overseas – particularly the UK and the USA – flooding into Europe’s property markets to snap up available opportunities. While Portugal and Spain have dominated demand for the majority of the year, France and Italy are starting to steal the show, their relatively stable markets luring house-hunters away from the more uncertain bargain zones of Greece and Cyprus.
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