L'Opinione di Caasa^® per la casa indipendente in vendita a Fauglia a 250.000 € (cod.651791bc)

In the hills of Pisa, 20 km from Pisa Airport and the coast, the ancient town of Fauglia was a popular tourist destination in the XIX century; many period palaces are still showing their splendor in the centre of the town. Palazzo San Lorenzo is one of them and it is located next to San Lorenzo Church, right in the main piazza where there is an easy parking area. The prestigious "palazzo" has been renonvated and divided into 5 units over 3 floors. We offer for sale the largest of these, a grand apartment that occupies the entire second floor. Access from the street is through a beautiful wooden door, to an elegant stone staircase. The property comprises: large living room with cotto flooring with marble inlay, high ceiling and 3 windows; large kitchen with mezzanine; 3 large bedrooms; and 3 bathrooms. One the bedrooms also has a mezzanine and one of the bathrooms has a bathtub while the other two are with shower. Fauglia is a busy little town with excellent restaurants such as 'La Gattaiola', with good Tuscan, seasonal specialities, and with pizzerie and coffee bars with sunny terraces perfect for watching the world go by, and with a good selection of shops. Perfectly located, less than half an hour to the coast and to Pisa, Fauglia boasts beautiful panoramic views to the villages of the Pisan hills, in the surrounding area. It is known for some exquisite Tuscan villas where families of the nobility, writers and some famous artists lived, most notably from the nineteenth century Macchiaioli art movement. 'Unless you are a nineteenth century art historian, an Italian native, or have spent a significant amount of time in Florence, chances are that you have never heard of the Macchiaioli. However, this short-lived artistic movement indigenous to Tuscany, which shared many conceptual similarities with Impressionism but pre-empted the French movement by nearly a decade, represents one of the earliest developments of European modernism. Not only do the Macchiaioli hold a unique place in this transitional period[…]