For sale villa in quiet zone Albisola Superiore Liguria

Detached villa in a quiet and private area, albeit close to the town center and a ten-minute walk from the sea. In an elegant context of great emotional impact, enclosed in an atmosphere of other times. The villa is shown in its stately and refined renovation, completed in the ´90s, in full respect of the original elements. The Watchtower,from the 1400s, overlooks the “Hortus conclusus“ , a garden enclosed by period walls,and is connected to the 18th-century part of the structure to form a living area of 405 square meters. The interiors are divided on three floors.On the ground floor a large entrance hall introduces us into the living area consisting of two spaces used as living room and sitting room, a bedroom and a bathroom useful for guests.On the second floor we find a living room with dining room, the kitchen and a study.The bedroom and bathroom complete the floor. On the second level the same pattern is repeated but with two bedrooms, a living room, the study, kitchen and services.Two external bodies, one of which is used as a studio and the other as a tavern, complete the structure giving it working and conviviality solutions. The interiors are renovated with fine materials and restrained elegance, with soft but essential lines that follow the original lines of the time of construction. It seeps from the linearity of the rooms the ability of the structure to adapt to historical changes: from residence of Popes, Sixtus IV and Julius II, to family residence of the Folia, to spiritual home of the brethren of the Suffrage. The definition of Torre Calcinara comes from its transformation into a ceramics factory and, not least, a military garrison. Here history comes to a halt and becomes a private residence after careful and considerate renovation.The garden, landscaped to the smallest detail, becomes a place of serenity and meditation. Centenary trees and a flowering of ancient shrubs and roses as well as aromatic plants immerse us in an atmosphere of great beauty where the various species intersect in an only apparent naturalness. The villa can be divided into three units thanks to a possible elevator that would make each floor perfectly independent.

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