Single family villa via Torre Alpina, Montepiano, Vernio

AREA DESCRIPTION: " HISTORY OF A VILLAGE BETWEEN ART _ FANTASY _ REALITY "
MONTEPIANO is a village in the Tuscan-Emilian Apennines located at 700 mt. above sea level in a pleasant position among coniferous woods. Gently undulating, panoramic plateau, crossed by the Setta river, between high hills in the woods and pastures of Poggio di Petto, Scoperta, Monte Casciaio and Tronale.
It is in this scenario that the charm of the nature of the Val di Bisenzio and Montepiano began to attracting tourists and was a popular place for climatic stays and bourgeois holidays since the second half of the 19th century:
Beautiful villas were built along the road that leads to the ancient Church of the Badia, buildings with splendid parks, among these VILLA TORRE ALPINA in the style of medieval castle with tower, Villa Sperling, Villa Delfiniana, Villa Pecorile; on this street we find the artificial lake, sports facilities and the "Parco del Sole" where the sculpture of the painter Bruno Saetti is located. Along the provincial road are the accommodation and recreational facilities of the town, the square overlooked by Casa Bartolini, the ancient customs house where the writer Lorenzo Bartolini lived.
HISTORICAL NOTE: BADIA DI MONTEPIANO HISTORY CORNER
Its first development took place the birth around the 11th century; the eighteenth-century village developed from the Abbey of Santa Maria. The Badia was a Vallombrosian monastery dedicated to the Virgin Mary, inside the frescoes of the nave describe the miracles of the blessed Peter.
SOURCES AND legendary FORESTS, places of ancient popular devotion immersed in the forests near the Badia - The Fonte dei Monaci with its miraculous waters, the Fonte del Romito
DESCRIPTION OF THE BUILDING - VILLA TORRE ALPINA FORMER CONVENT OF SQM: 450 ON TWO FLOORS PLUS ' TOWER _ PARK SQM. 3270 - with a beautiful central cloister now a garden, double access. At the end of the park is the little chapel of the Madonna which is all lit up in the evening.
Splendid convent in exposed stone, partially renovated, structure in good condition, perimeter ditch against humidity carried out in 1998, heating system with two boilers from the 2012. Currently divided as follows: Ground floor - dining room - meeting room - sitting room - private chapel - bathroom and laundry - Fl: 1st - 3 double bedrooms with bathrooms - 4 single bedrooms - dressing room - complete bathroom. 2nd floor - double bedroom with sink - 2 single bedrooms - 2 attics - 2 complete bathrooms. TOWER - 4 bedrooms with sinks - a full bathroom. Characteristics of medieval monasteries, original terracotta floors, wooden beams - the finishes have been preserved where possible, the rooms to be restored are in their original state. The Convent is located above one of the town's access gates.
USE - Mainly used as a location for events. various potential, REST HOME _ B&B _ RESIDENCE _ LOCATION: 40 minutes from Prato - 60 minutes from Bologna and Florence.--90affb594cca587e0a25a5c56f640d43!