Sophia Loren’s Former Villa on One of Rome’s Oldest Roads Is for Sale
Once home to Sophia Loren and her husband, film producer Carlo Ponti, this secluded villa on Rome’s Appian Way sits above an ancient basalt quarry, with Roman mosaics, 2,000-year-old fragments and a history tied to Cinecittà, Rome’s legendary film studio and the heart of Italy’s postwar cinema.
A Medieval Tuscan Villa Near Florence With a Grotto-Like Limonaia Asks €4.7 Million
Portrait artist to European royalty and leading cultural figures, Michele Gordigiani reshaped Striano with architect Luigi Del Moro as a house for painting, music and entertaining. Its extraordinary limonaia draws on the same Florentine garden tradition as the famous grotto at the Boboli Gardens.
A Restored Italian Farmhouse on 10 Acres Near Rome Listed for €2.5 Million
Less than an hour from Rome, this restored 19th-century farmhouse sits on nearly 10 acres in the Etruscan countryside. Rebuilt from a ruin by 21-year-old photographer Filippo Chia, it reflects both his family’s Renaissance roots and the international art world he grew up around.
A 500-Year-Old Tuscan Villa With Frescoed Interiors Near Lucca Comes to Market
Commissioned by Francesco Burlamacchi, who was executed for plotting to unite Tuscany’s independent republics against Medici rule, the villa later became home to antifascist jurist Paolo Rossi, who helped draft the constitution of modern Italy.
A Centuries-Old Aristocratic Villa Near Cortona, the Town Featured in “Under the Tuscan Sun”
Minutes from the historic centre of Cortona, a cypress-lined drive leads not to the intimate farmhouse fantasy popularised by Under the Tuscan Sun, but to a vast aristocratic residence shaped by one prominent family over several centuries.
For Sale: An 18th-Century Villa Overlooking Italy’s Quiet Alternative to Lake Como
While Como and Maggiore draw the crowds, Lake Orta remains the quieter insider’s choice—a smaller northern Italian lake favored by those seeking discretion, character and a slower pace.
A 1970s Brutalist Villa Near Milan Is For Sale for the First Time
In the 1970s, a concrete “spaceship” appeared among the colourful Art Nouveau villas of Cusano Milanino, less than 30 minutes north of Milan.
For Sale: A Private Tuscan Village on 1,063 Acres with a 15th-Century Villa, Vineyards, and Agriturismo
Set in the hills of Valdarno, the estate’s historic buildings are linked by underground passages, internal hallways, courtyards, and gardens, and are surrounded by olive groves, Chianti DOCG vineyards, and an established agriturismo.
A 19th-Century Villa in the Hills of Bologna, Covered in Frescoes, Lists for €4.1 Million
Villa Impero is not a typical private villa. Built in the early 1800s for the Marquis Mazzacorati, it was originally conceived as a Neoclassical reception pavilion for the nearby Villa Aldrovandi ai Camaldoli estate, with frescoed interiors designed for balls, receptions, and formal gatherings.