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Property description
In the center of the charming medieval village of Montecatini Val di Cecina, just 35 minutes drive from the sea of the Etruscan Coast, we offer for sale this lovely historical building arranged on 3 floors, CASA LEONIS: a spacious apartment spreading over 2 floors (first + second) as well as large attic rooms where you can get a pocket terrace. The house is in good condition but needs several works of adaptation and restoration. Casa Leonis measures 190 square meters of cadastral area and consists on the first floor of a double living room with kitchenette and adjoining terrace with access to the courtyard. On the second floor, which is accessed by an internal staircase, there are 4 large bedrooms with 1 bathroom and there is the real change of obtaining a large terrace with beautiful view of the Belforti Tower that dates back to the 11th century.
From this floor you can access the attic rooms, which can be used as a storage room, from which you can infer the complete renovation of the roof occurred in recent times.
For its structure, logistics and layout, Casa Leonis lends itself to become an ideal B&B with the possibility of obtaining 4 important suites with excellent income, given the particular effervescence of the current foreign tourist market in the Montecatini Val di Cecina area.
The town of Montecatini nestles among the hills of the Cecina valley, a few miles from the city of Volterra. In ancient times it was known by the name of Monte Leone (Castrum Montis Leonis), and was in a constant tug-of-war between Pisa and Volterra, before finally falling under the dominion of Florence in 1472. The history of Montecatini is closely tied to the nearby copper mines of Camporciano, which were exploited from the time of the Etruscans right up the early twentieth century. In the 1800s, they were the largest copper mines in Europe. Walking through the streets of the historic centre, you cannot fail to notice the piazza that lies in the shadow of the castle and the bulky eleventh-century Belforti tower. The old copper mines are located around a kilometre from the town, and inside them you can see numerous tunnels an the famous Alfredo Shaft, and learn about all the stages in the ancient process of copper-working. A 20-minute drive takes you from Montecatini Val di Cecina to Volterra, the alabaster city.
CASA LEONIS - Ref. 17968
- 190 sqm
- 4 rooms
- 1 bathroom
- double kitchenette
- terrace