Villa la Lepre is in the enchanting, Tuscan, medieval village of Caprese Michelangelo, the birthplace of the incomparable Renaissance master, Michelangelo.
Caprese Michelangelo is a small town of approx. 1,500 inhabitants in the Tuscan countryside of the Upper Tiber Valley and offers breath taking views over the surrounding hills.
This beautiful, detached villa is located in a quiet, residential area but within walking distance to local amenities and superb local restaurants specialising in seasonal dishes with truffles, wild mushrooms and boar.
The villa is set out over 3 floors for a total of approx. 270 sq m, as follows:
- Lower ground floor: Taverna with an open fireplace, boiler room, laundry room, storage room and wood storage room.
- Ground floor: Entrance, large open plan kitchen and double height living area with ventilated fireplace, 2 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms.
- First floor: gallery, bedroom, bathroom and loft space converted into another double bedroom.
The property is in class A +++ for energy efficiency and is equipped with a photovoltaic system and solar thermal system and a pellet boiler that powers the underfloor heating system on the ground and first floor and the radiators in the lower ground floor.
The villa is surrounded by 1700 sq m of landscaped gardens, mature plants and 14 olive trees. The garden has its own well and an automatic irrigation system complete with drip irrigation for single plants.
The entrance to the property has a lovely portico while the rear of the property boasts a beautiful wooden loggia with lovely, rounded stone pillars with direct access both from the kitchen and the living room. The loggia creates the perfect flow between inside and out for easy outdoor dining and entertaining.
The property also offers a useful annex of approx. 60 sq m currently used as a double garage with workshop and woodshed. To the rear of this is a double dog kennel in wood with paved floors, lighting and its own cesspit.
A wonderful opportunity for anyone interested in life in a stunning Tuscan town but with all the creature comforts of a stunning modern home.
Nearby towns & cities
Sansepolcro (22 km); Anghiari (14.5 km);Città di Castello (37 km), Arezzo (36.6 km); Cortona (61 km); Montepulciano (89 km); Perugia (93 km); Pienza (95 km); Firenze (108 km); Assisi (109 km); Siena (111 km); Spello (113 km); Todi (131 km); Orvieto (144 km); San Gimignano (153 km); Roma (263 km).
Airports
Perugia Sant’Egidio (93 km); Forlì L Ridolfi (99 km); Firenze Peretola (105 km); Bologna G Marconi (176 km); Ancona Falconara (179 km); Pisa Galileo Galilei (190 km); Roma Ciampino (266 km); Roma Fiumicino (282 km).
