Montevarchi Ancient villa for sale with museum and restaurant
The Galeffi villa for sale Nobile boasts a park of over 10,000 m2. with 4 entrances, 3 for vehicles and 1 for pedestrians, in the center of the beautiful town of Montevarchi in the province of Arezzo.
1930 style villa for sale, the property is located in Tuscany in the beautiful historic town of Montevarchi between Arezzo and Florence.
The hilly surroundings are a succession of villages and castles, in a landscape of rare beauty that penetrates the Chianti territory within one of the most famous landscapes in the world, vineyards (and extraordinary wines), castles, abbeys, ancient villages.
An ancient and evocative landscape between gorges, golden spiers and ravines, forever imprinted in the backgrounds of Leonardo's paintings.
A very particular and evocative itinerary is the one that leads along the "Strada dei Setteponti", from Loro Ciuffenna to Castelfranco, from Pian di Scò to Reggello along the Balze, canyons and gorges carved for 40 km in the Valdarno and Pratomagno hills.
These are geological episodes dating back millions of years, formed by erosion of the crumbly hills that border the Arno and its tributaries.
The ancient villa for sale is located in the center of the beautiful town of Montevarchi in Valdarno, it is called Palazzo Galeffi, the residence of one of the most prominent families in the city, owners of properties and important companies.
The Palace is characterized by its typical neo-medieval appearance, which however betrays many elements of the culture of the time: Liberty and Decò are not banned, but subjected to a careful search for balance by Professor Petrini and the architect Zumkeller.
The property appears as a compact block, almost parallelepiped due to the forepart which advances slightly compared to the facade; the villa is distributed over three floors, of which the last is a large attic.
Particular care is given to the wall surface: the ashlar cladding is reserved for the first floor of the facade and for the corner pillars as well as the arches of the windows in a row as a connection between all the windows on the second floor; exposed brick is used for the rest of the building.
A sloping staircase leads both to the main entrance and to the terrace placed on a base: a massive castle-style door welcomes the visitor, relieved by the decoration of the lunette above, made of glazed majolica tiles.
The decoration consists of a compact golden background against which a central medallion stands out, with a natural view, intertwined with ribbons from a vine plant.
Other ceramic decorations are found in the lunettes of numerous external mullioned windows: the recurring motif is the double-handled amphora from which emerges a riot of fruit, flowers and branches intertwined with ribbons and at the lateral ends of which two birds rest.
At the back, a sort of bow window with an external staircase and a terrace above constitutes a curious insert of Northern European architecture, distant in concept from the medieval taste of the building.
The door of this secondary entrance, as well as the two windows with three compartments (of which the central one has a very narrow arch), are covered with a wrought iron mesh, which recalls the appearance of a castle. This door also has the ceramic decoration in the lunette; However, between this and the architrave there is a glass and wrought iron eave, with two lateral lamp-holder dragons, the iron works which, for their design and originality, should be noted.
The gate is inspired by the motif of the curl, the spiral and the palmette and is particularly rich and well constructed: however, it remains in the tradition of Tuscany.
The commission between traditional styles and modernity is even more marked inside, where it ranges from the exotic taste of the living room, characterized by Japanese tapestry-type paintings, very delicate birds of paradise painted in short brushstrokes on the ceiling and Decò furnishings to the rigorous wooden lacunar ceilings , with rectangular and square compartments inlaid with geometric plant motifs.
In particular we remember the square coffered ceiling of a staircase, in the band below which the artist Fini painted hunting scenes and heraldic motifs, in perfect neo-medieval taste.
Another ceiling with square and rectangular lacunars has a band painted with a fake mosaic, while in the corners two oil lamps emit smoke.
Finally we also have the Art Nouveau environment of the Palace, the bow window, characterized by the imposing glass and wrought iron lamp and the floral decorations on the ceiling.
Particularly accurate are the furnishing details, which are scattered throughout the rooms.
Finally, eclecticism also characterizes the outdoor garden, inspired by the Italian style in the area in front of the main facade, while the rest is more similar to the romantic English garden, with tall trees, large bushes and fountains in a 10,000 m2 park approximately, the beautiful oval swimming pool equipped with solarium area and changing rooms, a beautiful lemonade completes the property, and other buildings bordering the external garden (independent entrance outside the villa) used and reserved for service staff (annex) with 1 bedroom bed, living room, kitchen and 1 bathroom.
The restaurant boasts 200 seats in winter and outdoors, it was built where once there was the famous Galeffi effervescent Magnesia production factory.
It is equipped with an outdoor garden and a courtyard that leads to the museum and the villa, but well separated by a high, always green hedge.
The Museum is located in a building adjacent to the Villa Liberty, one of the most interesting Art Nouveau buildings found in
Montevarchi preserves a large collection of graphics (around 2000 drawings) as well as 50 sculptures and some paintings by the Montevarchino artist Ernesto Galeffi (1917-1986).
The museum, already opened in 1996, owes its new layout to the passage of the collection from the family to the Municipality of Montevarchi and the Accademia Valdarnese del Poggio.
- TOTAL SURFACE AREA OF P.L. 143 (SUB.1+SUB.2+SUB.3+SUB.4): 3274 SQM
- GROSS AREA OF THE VILLA (PART. 143 SUB. 2):
BASEMENT FLOOR: 231 SQM
GROUND FLOOR: 231 SQM
FIRST FLOOR: 205 SQM
SECOND FLOOR: 205 SQM
- GROSS SURFACE OTHER SUBJECTS:
PARTICLE 143 SUB. 3: 6 SQM
PARTICLE 143 SUB. 4: 74 SQM
- GROSS RESIDENCE AREA (PART. 143 SUB. 1): 2963 SQM
- GROSS AREA OF THE APARTMENT ABOVE THE MUSEUM: 230 SQM
- GROSS RESTAURANT AREA: 200 SQM
- GROSS PARCEL AREA 601 (RESTAURANT DRIVEWAY): 205 SQM
- GROSS PARCEL AREA 602 (RESTAURANT RESTAURANT): 224 SQM
Montevarchi Ancient villa for sale with museum and restaurant
The Galeffi villa for sale Nobile boasts a park of over 10,000 m2. with 4 entrances, 3 for vehicles and 1 for pedestrians, in the center of the beautiful town of Montevarchi in the province of Arezzo.
1930 style villa for sale, the property is located in Tuscany in the beautiful historic town of Montevarchi between Arezzo and Florence.
The hilly surroundings are a succession of villages and castles, in a landscape of rare beauty that penetrates the Chianti territory within one of the most famous landscapes in the world, vineyards (and extraordinary wines), castles, abbeys, ancient villages.
An ancient and evocative landscape between gorges, golden spiers and ravines, forever imprinted in the backgrounds of Leonardo's paintings.
A very particular and evocative itinerary is the one that leads along the "Strada dei Setteponti", from Loro Ciuffenna to Castelfranco, from Pian di Scò to Reggello along the Balze, canyons and gorges carved for 40 km in the Valdarno and Pratomagno hills.
These are geological episodes dating back millions of years, formed by erosion of the crumbly hills that border the Arno and its tributaries.
The ancient villa for sale is located in the center of the beautiful town of Montevarchi in Valdarno, it is called Palazzo Galeffi, the residence of one of the most prominent families in the city, owners of properties and important companies.
The Palace is characterized by its typical neo-medieval appearance, which however betrays many elements of the culture of the time: Liberty and Decò are not banned, but subjected to a careful search for balance by Professor Petrini and the architect Zumkeller.
The property appears as a compact block, almost parallelepiped due to the forepart which advances slightly compared to the facade; the villa is distributed over three floors, of which the last is a large attic.
Particular care is given to the wall surface: the ashlar cladding is reserved for the first floor of the facade and for the corner pillars as well as the arches of the windows in a row as a connection between all the windows on the second floor; exposed brick is used for the rest of the building.
A sloping staircase leads both to the main entrance and to the terrace placed on a base: a massive castle-style door welcomes the visitor, relieved by the decoration of the lunette above, made of glazed majolica tiles.
The decoration consists of a compact golden background against which a central medallion stands out, with a natural view, intertwined with ribbons from a vine plant.
Other ceramic decorations are found in the lunettes of numerous external mullioned windows: the recurring motif is the double-handled amphora from which emerges a riot of fruit, flowers and branches intertwined with ribbons and at the lateral ends of which two birds rest.
At the back, a sort of bow window with an external staircase and a terrace above constitutes a curious insert of Northern European architecture, distant in concept from the medieval taste of the building.
The door of this secondary entrance, as well as the two windows with three compartments (of which the central one has a very narrow arch), are covered with a wrought iron mesh, which recalls the appearance of a castle. This door also has the ceramic decoration in the lunette; However, between this and the architrave there is a glass and wrought iron eave, with two lateral lamp-holder dragons, the iron works which, for their design and originality, should be noted.
The gate is inspired by the motif of the curl, the spiral and the palmette and is particularly rich and well constructed: however, it remains in the tradition of Tuscany.
The commission between traditional styles and modernity is even more marked inside, where it ranges from the exotic taste of the living room, characterized by Japanese tapestry-type paintings, very delicate birds of paradise painted in short brushstrokes on the ceiling and Decò furnishings to the rigorous wooden lacunar ceilings , with rectangular and square compartments inlaid with geometric plant motifs.
In particular we remember the square coffered ceiling of a staircase, in the band below which the artist Fini painted hunting scenes and heraldic motifs, in perfect neo-medieval taste.
Another ceiling with square and rectangular lacunars has a band painted with a fake mosaic, while in the corners two oil lamps emit smoke.
Finally we also have the Art Nouveau environment of the Palace, the bow window, characterized by the imposing glass and wrought iron lamp and the floral decorations on the ceiling.
Particularly accurate are the furnishing details, which are scattered throughout the rooms.
Finally, eclecticism also characterizes the outdoor garden, inspired by the Italian style in the area in front of the main facade, while the rest is more similar to the romantic English garden, with tall trees, large bushes and fountains in a 10,000 m2 park approximately, the beautiful oval swimming pool equipped with solarium area and changing rooms, a beautiful lemonade completes the property, and other buildings bordering the external garden (independent entrance outside the villa) used and reserved for service staff (annex) with 1 bedroom bed, living room, kitchen and 1 bathroom.
The restaurant boasts 200 seats in winter and outdoors, it was built where once there was the famous Galeffi effervescent Magnesia production factory.
It is equipped with an outdoor garden and a courtyard that leads to the museum and the villa, but well separated by a high, always green hedge.
The Museum is located in a building adjacent to the Villa Liberty, one of the most interesting Art Nouveau buildings found in
Montevarchi preserves a large collection of graphics (around 2000 drawings) as well as 50 sculptures and some paintings by the Montevarchino artist Ernesto Galeffi (1917-1986).
The museum, already opened in 1996, owes its new layout to the passage of the collection from the family to the Municipality of Montevarchi and the Accademia Valdarnese del Poggio.
- TOTAL SURFACE AREA OF P.L. 143 (SUB.1+SUB.2+SUB.3+SUB.4): 3274 SQM
- GROSS AREA OF THE VILLA (PART. 143 SUB. 2):
BASEMENT FLOOR: 231 SQM
GROUND FLOOR: 231 SQM
FIRST FLOOR: 205 SQM
SECOND FLOOR: 205 SQM
- GROSS SURFACE OTHER SUBJECTS:
PARTICLE 143 SUB. 3: 6 SQM
PARTICLE 143 SUB. 4: 74 SQM
- GROSS RESIDENCE AREA (PART. 143 SUB. 1): 2963 SQM
- GROSS AREA OF THE APARTMENT ABOVE THE MUSEUM: 230 SQM
- GROSS RESTAURANT AREA: 200 SQM
- GROSS PARCEL AREA 601 (RESTAURANT DRIVEWAY): 205 SQM
- GROSS PARCEL AREA 602 (RESTAURANT RESTAURANT): 224 SQM
