This rustic 200-year old Tuscan farmhouse on a hillside near Cortona has unrivalled views over the Val di Chiana. Set in its own private garden and park, not overlooked, yet within easy reach of shops and restaurants. The house is surrounded by gardens and blends into the landscape with its own drive far from busy roads. It has the remarkable advantage of accommodating a small or a large group without affecting its special atmosphere.

There is a banqueting table under a vine and rose pergola, and a millstone table commanding a panoramic view across the valley to Monte Amiata. There is another millstone table in the blue and white garden by the barbeque grill. All these places are great to sit, read or enjoy food and drinks, whether in company or alone.

The fenced pool patio is set amongst vines and olives. There are statues in the ‘secret garden’, a stone circle and ‘theatres’ with Apollo and Venus, as well as an Etruscan temple in the park.

The house has been in the family for over 40 years. It is the setting for a prize-winning novel, In Restoration, and combines the tranquillity and privacy of a writer’s home with plentiful connections to the outside world.