The Borghese Residence with a view of Cetona, Siena – Tuscany

Portion of 1800s villa with outbuilding and view of the village of Cetona, for sale south of Siena. With open and panoramic views of the bell towers of Cetona, within easy walking distance, and the Sienese countryside, interesting mid-1800s residence, once home to a distinguished bourgeois family, consisting of a portion of the villa cielo terra terra, free on three sides, and an outbuilding. With lime-plastered facades typical of mid-1800s villas, and it stands four stories above ground on a courtyard with a garden and stone fountain. The ground and first floors have been recently renovated with parquet floors, new fixtures and bathrooms. The main door opens to an elegant lobby with original stone staircase and hand-forged wrought-iron handrail connecting the four levels. The ground floor features high ceilings with terracotta vaulting and a living room with a fireplace and kitchen, a bedroom and a bathroom. The master floor, on the first floor, houses a living room with a fireplace and balcony, a dining room, a kitchen, two bedrooms and two bathrooms. The central staircase leads to the second floor with exposed wood-beam ceilings and floors with interesting original tiles, and consisting of five bright and scenic rooms, while the attic floor, now used as a study and storage, offers excellent potential for conversion to residential use with four windowed rooms and high ceilings with exposed wood beams. The garden is overlooked by a second building, in harmony with the main building, with a separate apartment on the raised ground floor and a storage room on the lower level. Ready to live in and with excellent potential to accommodate tourists for their vacations, La Residenza Borghese is a residence that retains its original character and the charm of Tuscan residences.