villas for sale Florence: Serpiolle, Careggi

In one of the greenest areas of Florence, nestled between the Orti del Parnaso, the Giardino dell'Orticoltura, Villa Fabbricotti and the Baden Powell Gardens stands a splendid neo-Renaissance style villa, currently being renovated. The plans, by Studio Casamonti, envisage a restoration in contemporary taste while fully respecting the original construction. The more than three and a half metre high ceilings and the important internal cubage allow the spaces to be designed and furnished in a twentieth-century or contemporary manner, to display large paintings or pieces of designer furniture. The ground floor is raised above street level and is accessed by the original stone staircase leading to a large hallway from which one enters the kitchen on the right and from it to the huge living are