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T U S C A N Y
VILLA VOLTERRA, TUSCANY, ITALY
Set in an elevated position among olive
groves with panoramic countryside views,
this stunning property consists of a main
11-bedroom villa and several substantial
outbuildings, plus a large swimming pool.
Bedrooms 22 Bathrooms 20
Price 7,900,000
Contact Annabelle Dudley,
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T U S C A N Y
PODERE SAN SANO, TUSCANY, ITALY
A 72-acre estate with a three-storey main
house finished to a high standard, with
a designer kitchen and bathrooms. In the
well-kept grounds are an infinity pool and
a separate three-bedroom guest cottage.
Bedrooms 6/7 Bathrooms 6
Price 3,300,000
Contact Nikolaus Barnewitz,
Italy: always
in favour
While the global economic
downturn took its toll in Italy’s
prime markets, certain areas
have never fallen out of favour,
their enduring appeal driven by
a covetable lifestyle. Price falls
of 30% in rural Tuscany since
their 2008 peak are seen as a
correction in a market where
average values have doubled
every 10 years since the late
1960s, when the British first
‘discovered’ this enchanting
corner of Italy. The resilience of
these privileged pockets is
helped by strict planning and
conservation laws, which mean
little new build.
Venice, always its own bubble
commanding the interest of
rarefied and elegant buyers, has
seen growing demand during
2016 from buyers from Italy
itself, while the French remain
the most active international
buyers, closely followed by the
British. A high proportion of
these purchasers let out their
apartments, given the city’s
high-value year-round rental
market. Britons, together with
Germans and Scandinavians,
have also remained loyal to
Tuscany and Umbria, and 2016
has seen the return of American
buyers to the market.
ANNABELLE DUDLEY
Head of Italy desk