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Villa Sant'Anna is an 18th century stone farmhouse surrounded by manicured lawns dotted with olive trees, rosemary and lavender
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The perfect setting for a lazy Tuscan day …
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The heated swimming pool is lined in blue&white mosaic tiles. An automatic cover maintains the water at a perfect temperature
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View from the house down to the pool
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Originally the stables, the living areas have exposed, whitened beams, hand made terracotta floor tiles ...
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... and French doors onto the outdoor living spaces.
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There is a living room with a stone fireplace, and an adjoining room with game table to play cards or board games.
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The dining room; the fireplace is flanked by larges cupboards filled with the villa's crockery
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Last of the ground floor en suite rooms is the pale green kitchen equipped for fine cooking.
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Lunch is set with hand-made ceramics and glasses
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On the first floor a library with Italian history, literature and travel books ...
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Adjoining is the master bedroom 1 with antique iron bed and stone fireplace ...
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... as well as a large en suite with Victorian tub and huge shower.
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The Master bedroom 2 has a working space and direct access onto ...
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... the light flooded artist studio which in turn opens onto ...
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... the front yard.
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The studio also opens onto a sitting area with stone fireplace, TV and staircase leading down to the kitchen.
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Details of owner's work: an oli painting of trees and preparatory draft for her sheep sculptures.
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The second floor hallway
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On the second floor two sister bedrooms: this is bedroom 3 that can be double or twin. It has a reading area and ...
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a pale blu en-suite with tub and shower
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This is bedroom 4, a spacious double with reading/working space and en-suite with shower
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The smallest bedroom, can be found on the ground floor ...
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... and it has a French door into the garden
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View of bedroom 5
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Table set for lunch ...
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... and afternoon snacks.
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Ancient olive trees on the villa grounds
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The vegetable garden with aromatic herbs, salads and tomatoes, ingredients used to prepare ...
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... delicious local food
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Owner's bronze sculptures are based on the endangered Pecore Massese sheep that she first encountered in the ancient Roman town of Camaiore
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Another view of the pool
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A presto ....