Villa for sale in Tuscany, Italy, with pool and land

Set high in the hills which surround the medieval city of Lucca, this is a superb 13th century country house for sale.

This Gothic Tuscan villa for sale is tucked away in the hills, yet is just ten minutes from the highway. It is a superb historic building yet with every modern comfort. This is an Italian home that contains a perfect balance of old and new, seclusion and convenience.

The house is 20km da Pisa, and from the Versilian Coast and the blue Tyrrhenian Sea. This spectacular buildings has characteristic elongated rectangular windows, arched doorways, and turreted towers.

This Tuscan villa for sale sits within 450sqm of lawns and gardens, which in turn give onto 2 hectares of cultivated land, with orchards and other partly levelled areas.

The entire property is protected by closed circuit video and infrared security systems. There is a marvellous swimming pool, with dressing rooms and a tennis court. Beneath the villa, 250sqm of space have been created, housing a garage and a gym.

This historic building is listed and protected under Italian government regulations, though it has already been sympathetically modernised, with all the contemporary comforts you would expect.