{"id":30549,"date":"2026-10-10T21:35:27","date_gmt":"2026-10-10T21:35:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/?p=30549"},"modified":"2026-10-10T23:03:50","modified_gmt":"2026-10-10T23:03:50","slug":"luxury-villas-in-tuscany","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/en\/luxury-villas-in-tuscany\/","title":{"rendered":"Luxury villas in Tuscany: an architect&#8217;s guide to choosing, renting or buying"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"30549\" class=\"elementor elementor-30549 elementor-30438\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8f4e254 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8f4e254\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" 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class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a82e099 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a82e099\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">ELRE<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-71a1490 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"71a1490\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Luxury villas in Tuscany: an architect's guide to choosing, renting or buying<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-954988a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"954988a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Types, areas, seasons, restrictions and taxes: the 12 checks an architect makes before choosing luxury villas in Tuscany, with official sources.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-92e1488 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"92e1488\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"#guida\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read the guide<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-457c86d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"457c86d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d95667c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d95667c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f375a83 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f375a83\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"guida\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Luxury villas in Tuscany: how to choose well<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-045cc45 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"045cc45\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Anyone looking for <strong>luxury villas in Tuscany<\/strong> has to choose between five kinds of house, six very different landscapes and a system of restrictions that few Italian regions have in such strength. Photographs of a farmhouse among cypresses show the atmosphere; they do not show the thickness of a stone wall, the state of a tiled roof, the damp rising from the ground, or what the landscape allows you to do with the garden and the pool.<\/p><p>This guide is written for people considering luxury villas in Tuscany, for a long holiday or to buy one. It starts from what an architect sees on entering a house and goes on to what you need to know before signing: areas, seasons, restrictions, taxes. Where there is a number or a rule you will find the link to the official source; where there is none, we say so. It is not a list of houses for sale and it does not try to sell you one: it is the guide we would want in the hands of anyone about to make an offer.<\/p><p>Elite Luxury Real Estate is a luxury real estate agency born beside an architecture studio: the method we use to read a house is the way the studio has designed and directed villas since 2002.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b120c65 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b120c65\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Luxury villas in Tuscany at a glance<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b627d99 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b627d99\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><strong>Five types<\/strong> of luxury villas in Tuscany: stone farmhouse, historic villa and estate, castle or village, contemporary designer villa, villa by the sea. Each has its weak points.<\/li><li><strong>Six areas<\/strong> to look for luxury villas in Tuscany: Chianti, Val d&#8217;Orcia, the Siena hills, Maremma and Argentario, Lucchesia, Versilia. Choose by how you will use the house, not by the name.<\/li><li><strong>Restrictions<\/strong>: for luxury villas in Tuscany the regional landscape plan and the Italian Code of Cultural Heritage decide extensions, pools and fa\u00e7ades, and can give the State pre-emption on the purchase.<\/li><li><strong>Taxes<\/strong>: a purchase from a private seller without reliefs pays 9% registration tax on the cadastral value; for villas (cadastral category A\/8) the \u00abfirst home\u00bb relief does not exist and IMU is due even on the main residence.<\/li><li><strong>Seasons<\/strong>: see the house in winter and in summer; damp and heat do not show in photographs.<\/li><li><strong>Before the offer<\/strong>: twelve technical checks valid for all luxury villas in Tuscany, listed below.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-06c670e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"06c670e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-afcc73e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"afcc73e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-opt-id=1906444219  fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1024\/h:683\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/formal-garden-with-hedges-and-cypress-trees-at-villa-la-foce-chianciano-terme-tu.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-30669\" alt=\"Formal garden with hedges and cypress trees at Villa La Foce, Chianciano Terme, Tuscany\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1920\/h:1280\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/formal-garden-with-hedges-and-cypress-trees-at-villa-la-foce-chianciano-terme-tu.webp 1920w, https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1536\/h:1024\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/formal-garden-with-hedges-and-cypress-trees-at-villa-la-foce-chianciano-terme-tu.webp 1536w, https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1920\/h:1280\/q:mauto\/f:best\/dpr:2\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/formal-garden-with-hedges-and-cypress-trees-at-villa-la-foce-chianciano-terme-tu.webp 2x\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c250621 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"c250621\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"margin-bottom:12px; border-bottom:1px solid #f0f0f0; padding-bottom:12px;\">\n<a href=\"\/en\/buying-a-luxury-villa\/\" style=\"color:#1a1a1a; text-decoration:none;\">Preliminary reading<\/a><br>\n<span style=\"font-size:13px; color:#999;\">Understand a villa before you buy it<\/span>\n<\/p>\n\n<p style=\"margin-bottom:12px; border-bottom:1px solid #f0f0f0; padding-bottom:12px;\">\n<a href=\"\/en\/architectural-assessment-method\/\" style=\"color:#1a1a1a; text-decoration:none;\">The method<\/a><br>\n<span style=\"font-size:13px; color:#999;\">Three checks, declared sources<\/span>\n<\/p>\n\n<p style=\"margin-bottom:12px; border-bottom:1px solid #f0f0f0; padding-bottom:12px;\">\n<a href=\"\/en\/uhnw-luxury-villa-architecture\/\" style=\"color:#1a1a1a; text-decoration:none;\">Signature Architecture<\/a><br>\n<span style=\"font-size:13px; color:#999;\">Design or renovate a villa<\/span>\n<\/p>\n\n<p style=\"margin-bottom:12px; border-bottom:1px solid #f0f0f0; padding-bottom:12px;\">\n<a href=\"\/en\/luxury-villas-for-sale\/\" style=\"color:#1a1a1a; text-decoration:none;\">Luxury villas for sale<\/a><br>\n<span style=\"font-size:13px; color:#999;\">International selection<\/span>\n<\/p>\n\n<p style=\"margin-bottom:12px; border-bottom:1px solid #f0f0f0; padding-bottom:12px;\">\n<a href=\"\/en\/the-villa-edit-luxury-interiors\/\" style=\"color:#1a1a1a; text-decoration:none;\">The Villa Edit<\/a><br>\n<span style=\"font-size:13px; color:#999;\">Materials and systems of the villa<\/span>\n<\/p>\n\n<p style=\"margin-bottom:12px; border-bottom:1px solid #f0f0f0; padding-bottom:12px;\">\n<a href=\"\/en\/dominican-republic-real-estate-faqs\/\" style=\"color:#1a1a1a; text-decoration:none;\">Real estate FAQ<\/a><br>\n<span style=\"font-size:13px; color:#999;\">Frequently asked questions with sources<\/span>\n<\/p>\n\n<p style=\"margin-bottom:12px; border-bottom:1px solid #f0f0f0; padding-bottom:12px;\">\n<a href=\"\/en\/blog\/\" style=\"color:#1a1a1a; text-decoration:none;\">Articles<\/a><br>\n<span style=\"font-size:13px; color:#999;\">By sector<\/span>\n<\/p>\n\n<p style=\"margin-bottom:0;\">\n<a href=\"\/en\/luxury-real-estate-contact\/\" style=\"color:#1a1a1a; text-decoration:none;\">Contact<\/a><br>\n<span style=\"font-size:13px; color:#999;\">Write to us<\/span>\n<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c59e02 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4c59e02\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"background:#1a1a1a; padding:25px; border-radius:4px; margin-top:20px;\">\n\n<p style=\"font-size:11px; letter-spacing:2px; text-transform:uppercase; color:#999; margin-bottom:12px;\">Private Service<\/p>\n\n<p style=\"color:#ffffff; font-size:16px; font-weight:600; margin-bottom:12px;\">Private Consultation<\/p>\n\n<p style=\"color:#aaaaaa; font-size:13px; line-height:1.6; margin-bottom:20px;\">Have you already found a villa in Tuscany?<\/p>\n\n<a href=\"\/en\/luxury-real-estate-contact\/\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center; border:1px solid #ffffff; color:#ffffff; padding:12px 20px; text-decoration:none; font-size:11px; letter-spacing:2px; text-transform:uppercase;\">Contact us<\/a>\n\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ac006f0 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ac006f0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-24d0331 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"24d0331\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dfa452c elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"dfa452c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The five types of luxury villas in Tuscany and what to check in each<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-359e962 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"359e962\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Luxury villas in Tuscany are very different houses. Telling them apart matters because the likeliest defects, the restrictions and the running costs change.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0e120e5 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0e120e5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The stone farmhouse<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6418001 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6418001\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>It is the restored farmhouse: thick stone walls, timber beams, clay tiles, threshing floor and outbuildings. The architect looks first at the water (rising damp, gutters, drainage), then roof and floors, then the building services, often added in several phases. A well-restored farmhouse keeps real materials; a badly restored one hides its problems under new plaster. On stone, read how to assess <a href=\"\/en\/the-villa-edit-luxury-interiors\/natural-stone\/\">natural stone<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-13c45e1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"13c45e1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-opt-id=1644043465  fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1024\/h:683\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/typical-farmhouse-in-the-val-d-orcia-near-san-quirico-d-orcia-tuscany.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-30670\" alt=\"Typical farmhouse in the Val d&amp;apos;Orcia near San Quirico d&amp;apos;Orcia, Tuscany\" 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old-srcset=\"https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1920\/h:1280\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/hay-bale-in-the-crete-dell-orcia-nature-reserve-tuscany.webp 1920w, https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1536\/h:1024\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/hay-bale-in-the-crete-dell-orcia-nature-reserve-tuscany.webp 1536w, https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1920\/h:1280\/q:mauto\/f:best\/dpr:2\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/hay-bale-in-the-crete-dell-orcia-nature-reserve-tuscany.webp 2x\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-286df5d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"286df5d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-484e7f2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"484e7f2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Invest<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e58fb8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2e58fb8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/en\/buying-a-luxury-villa\/\">Buying a Luxury Villa: the Preliminary Reading in 5 Points Before You Sign<\/a><\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e6492f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7e6492f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Before buying a luxury villa in Italy, the Dominican Republic, Zanzibar or Dubai: send us the\u2026<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f0491ee elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"f0491ee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/en\/buying-a-luxury-villa\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read more<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-06e0f92 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"06e0f92\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-opt-id=750465212  data-opt-src=\"https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1024\/h:683\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/chianti-hills-with-vineyards-tuscany.webp\"  loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20viewBox%3D%220%200%201024%20683%22%20width%3D%221024%22%20height%3D%22683%22%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%221024%22%20height%3D%22683%22%20fill%3D%22transparent%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-30677\" alt=\"Chianti hills with vineyards, Tuscany\" old-srcset=\"https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1920\/h:1280\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/chianti-hills-with-vineyards-tuscany.webp 1920w, https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1536\/h:1024\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/chianti-hills-with-vineyards-tuscany.webp 1536w, https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1920\/h:1280\/q:mauto\/f:best\/dpr:2\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/chianti-hills-with-vineyards-tuscany.webp 2x\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-de83087 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"de83087\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c331f7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4c331f7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9ddf7ba elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9ddf7ba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The historic villa and the estate<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9d4cd2a elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9d4cd2a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Patrician villas and estates with parks, chapels and lemon houses. The charm lies in the details (decorations, historic garden) and the risk in upkeep and restriction: if the building is declared a cultural asset, the sale follows special rules, explained below.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cba6f19 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cba6f19\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The castle, the tower and the hamlet<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c30c2b elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3c30c2b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Large surfaces, many rooms, often several buildings. The decisive question is not the price but who will look after the property: roofs, systems and garden multiply the costs, and a hospitality use changes the building and tax rules.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b2f9afb elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b2f9afb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The contemporary designer villa<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c78c4f8 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c78c4f8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>New or redeveloped houses with large glazing, infinity pools and contemporary materials. Energy, windows, systems and the dialogue with the protected landscape count here: building from scratch in the countryside is often limited, and it is easier to work on existing buildings. On the construction approach, the <a href=\"\/en\/the-villa-edit-luxury-interiors\/passive-house\/\">passive house<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f324bb1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f324bb1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7562ffb e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7562ffb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-881722a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"881722a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Architecture<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8183915 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8183915\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/en\/architectural-assessment-method\/\">The ELRE Method in 3 Checks: Architectural Assessment of a Luxury Villa<\/a><\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cbec62b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cbec62b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Architectural assessment of a villa before buying: three checks, declared sources, what is observed\u2026<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-75f9544 elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"75f9544\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/en\/architectural-assessment-method\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read more<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8b31103 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8b31103\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-opt-id=5988343  data-opt-src=\"https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1024\/h:683\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/chianti-landscape-near-radda-in-chianti-vines-and-hills.webp\"  loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20viewBox%3D%220%200%201024%20683%22%20width%3D%221024%22%20height%3D%22683%22%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%221024%22%20height%3D%22683%22%20fill%3D%22transparent%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-30678\" alt=\"Chianti landscape near Radda in Chianti: vines and hills\" old-srcset=\"https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1920\/h:1280\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/chianti-landscape-near-radda-in-chianti-vines-and-hills.webp 1920w, https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1536\/h:1024\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/chianti-landscape-near-radda-in-chianti-vines-and-hills.webp 1536w, https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1920\/h:1280\/q:mauto\/f:best\/dpr:2\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/chianti-landscape-near-radda-in-chianti-vines-and-hills.webp 2x\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e9d78a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4e9d78a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bd7e5b5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"bd7e5b5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c6b0cb8 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c6b0cb8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The villa by the sea<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-97a21cc elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"97a21cc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Versilia, Maremma, Argentario. Salt air wears windows, ironwork and systems faster, and the 300-metre strip from the coast is protected by law under the Code of Cultural Heritage and Landscape (art. 142): every external change needs an authorisation.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b8df4c elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7b8df4c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Where to look for luxury villas in Tuscany: six areas compared<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8f59ad5 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8f59ad5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The landscape decides how the house is used. Anyone looking for luxury villas in Tuscany to live in all year round looks at access, services and distance from hospitals and airports (Florence and Pisa are the main references); anyone looking for a summer house looks at exposure, shade and water. The six areas below cover most searches for luxury villas in Tuscany.<\/p><table style=\"width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;font-size:15px;margin:18px 0\"><thead><tr style=\"border-bottom:2px solid #8C6A3F\"><th style=\"text-align:left;padding:10px 8px\">Area<\/th><th style=\"text-align:left;padding:10px 8px\">Character<\/th><th style=\"text-align:left;padding:10px 8px\">Typical homes<\/th><th style=\"text-align:left;padding:10px 8px\">Check first<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #e0e0e0\"><td style=\"padding:10px 8px;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;hyphens:none\"><strong>Chianti<\/strong><\/td><td style=\"padding:10px 8px;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;hyphens:none\">Hills between Florence and Siena, vineyards, olive groves, villages<\/td><td style=\"padding:10px 8px;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;hyphens:none\">Farmhouses, estates, villas with a vineyard<\/td><td style=\"padding:10px 8px;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;hyphens:none\">Gravel-road access, water and drainage, the landscape rules of the Chianti area<\/td><\/tr><tr style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #e0e0e0\"><td style=\"padding:10px 8px;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;hyphens:none\"><strong>Val d&#8217;Orcia<\/strong><\/td><td style=\"padding:10px 8px;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;hyphens:none\">Clay hills, cypresses and farms; UNESCO cultural landscape since 2004<\/td><td style=\"padding:10px 8px;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;hyphens:none\">Farmhouses and farm estates<\/td><td style=\"padding:10px 8px;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;hyphens:none\">Very strict landscape protection: extensions and pools must be asked about first<\/td><\/tr><tr style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #e0e0e0\"><td style=\"padding:10px 8px;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;hyphens:none\"><strong>Siena hills and Val d&#8217;Elsa<\/strong><\/td><td style=\"padding:10px 8px;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;hyphens:none\">Medieval villages; historic centre of Siena UNESCO since 1995<\/td><td style=\"padding:10px 8px;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;hyphens:none\">Historic villas, farmhouses, towers<\/td><td style=\"padding:10px 8px;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;hyphens:none\">Cultural restrictions on historic buildings, possible State pre-emption<\/td><\/tr><tr style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #e0e0e0\"><td style=\"padding:10px 8px;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;hyphens:none\"><strong>Maremma and Argentario<\/strong><\/td><td style=\"padding:10px 8px;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;hyphens:none\">Open coast and hills, parks, beaches<\/td><td style=\"padding:10px 8px;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;hyphens:none\">Farmhouses, villas by the sea<\/td><td style=\"padding:10px 8px;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;hyphens:none\">Protected coastal strip, salt air on windows and systems, protected areas<\/td><\/tr><tr style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #e0e0e0\"><td style=\"padding:10px 8px;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;hyphens:none\"><strong>Lucchesia<\/strong><\/td><td style=\"padding:10px 8px;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;hyphens:none\">Hills around Lucca, villas with parks<\/td><td style=\"padding:10px 8px;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;hyphens:none\">Historic villas with gardens<\/td><td style=\"padding:10px 8px;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;hyphens:none\">Historic gardens, upkeep costs, restrictions on historic buildings<\/td><\/tr><tr style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #e0e0e0\"><td style=\"padding:10px 8px;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;hyphens:none\"><strong>Versilia and the Apuan coast<\/strong><\/td><td style=\"padding:10px 8px;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;hyphens:none\">Sea, Apuan Alps, seaside resorts<\/td><td style=\"padding:10px 8px;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;hyphens:none\">Modern and historic villas near the sea<\/td><td style=\"padding:10px 8px;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;hyphens:none\">Protected coastal strip, seasonality, space and parking<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><p><strong>Val d&#8217;Orcia<\/strong> has been recognised by UNESCO as a cultural landscape since 2004 (<a href=\"https:\/\/whc.unesco.org\/en\/list\/1026\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">UNESCO listing<\/a>): it is the reason it looks like a painting and the reason the rules on what can be built or changed are severe. <strong>Chianti<\/strong> offers, among luxury villas in Tuscany, the widest choice of farmhouses with vineyard and olive grove, but needs attention to roads, water and drainage. <strong>Maremma<\/strong> and <strong>Argentario<\/strong> combine countryside and sea with coastal and park restrictions; <strong>Lucchesia<\/strong> is the land of historic villas with gardens; <strong>Versilia<\/strong> is the most oriented to the sea and the summer season.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-342d55c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"342d55c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-11cb265 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"11cb265\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9529817 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9529817\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Architecture<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34c54d7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"34c54d7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/en\/uhnw-luxury-villa-architecture\/\">UHNW Luxury Villa Architecture: Bespoke Villas by Studio Cappellina<\/a><\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0667bb9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0667bb9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>UHNW luxury villa architecture designed and supervised by Federico Cappellina&#8217;s studio since 2002\u2026<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10da5dd elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"10da5dd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/en\/uhnw-luxury-villa-architecture\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read more<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e50e28 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5e50e28\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-opt-id=661149752  data-opt-src=\"https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1024\/h:683\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/autumn-sunset-in-pienza-province-of-siena.webp\"  loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20viewBox%3D%220%200%201024%20683%22%20width%3D%221024%22%20height%3D%22683%22%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%221024%22%20height%3D%22683%22%20fill%3D%22transparent%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-30679\" alt=\"Autumn sunset in Pienza, province of Siena\" old-srcset=\"https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1920\/h:1280\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/autumn-sunset-in-pienza-province-of-siena.webp 1920w, https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1536\/h:1024\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/autumn-sunset-in-pienza-province-of-siena.webp 1536w, https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1920\/h:1280\/q:mauto\/f:best\/dpr:2\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/autumn-sunset-in-pienza-province-of-siena.webp 2x\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f14c857 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f14c857\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9982a5e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9982a5e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-28a87b3 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"28a87b3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Luxury villas in Tuscany: when to go, season by season<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8b356c4 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8b356c4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Luxury villas in Tuscany change face with the seasons. <strong>Spring<\/strong>: green countryside and mild temperatures, the best season to see gardens and olive groves at their best. <strong>Summer<\/strong>: heat and sea; in Siena the Palio is run on 2 July and 16 August (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.comune.siena.it\/tutti-gli-argomenti\/palio\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Comune di Siena, in Italian<\/a>), with the city full. <strong>Autumn<\/strong>: grape harvest and olive picking, low light and fewer tourists than in the summer months. <strong>Winter<\/strong>: mist in the valleys, lit fireplaces, few visitors.<\/p><p>For buyers, the technical advice is to visit the villa in two seasons: in winter you see damp, heating efficiency and mud on the access roads; in summer, heat, shade and the water of the pool. If you can see the house only once, choose winter: defects do not hide.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1494380 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1494380\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The 12 checks an architect makes before choosing luxury villas in Tuscany<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-664a6ba elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"664a6ba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>These are the questions we ask of every property when we assess luxury villas in Tuscany, in order of the cost of a mistake. They apply to buyers and, with some adaptation, to anyone renting a villa for a long season.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b17bf5 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2b17bf5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">1. Stone walls and rising damp<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e575ac elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7e575ac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A stain at the foot of a wall or a musty smell says more than a photograph. Ask for the history of the works (drainage, ventilated crawl spaces, plaster) and have the moisture measured: in a farmhouse it is the costliest defect to postpone.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c4e8e54 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c4e8e54\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2. Roofs and gutters<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-28f96da elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"28f96da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Clay tiles and timber beams last centuries, but only if the water runs off. Check pitches, gutters, ridges and the state of the loft: a badly redone roof shows in winter, not in August.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ac4ee8d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ac4ee8d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ab2451b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ab2451b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8715dce elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8715dce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Invest<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-894a6f3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"894a6f3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/en\/luxury-villas-for-sale\/\">Luxury Villas for Sale \u2014 An International UHNW Selection<\/a><\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-30fcb17 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"30fcb17\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Luxury villas for sale in Italy, the Dominican Republic and Dubai, read with an architect&#8217;s method\u2026<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9797b94 elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"9797b94\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/en\/luxury-villas-for-sale\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read more<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5885db6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5885db6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-opt-id=1194334995  data-opt-src=\"https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1024\/h:683\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/view-of-montalcino-among-the-olive-groves-tuscany.webp\"  loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20viewBox%3D%220%200%201024%20683%22%20width%3D%221024%22%20height%3D%22683%22%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%221024%22%20height%3D%22683%22%20fill%3D%22transparent%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-30680\" alt=\"View of Montalcino among the olive groves, Tuscany\" old-srcset=\"https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1920\/h:1280\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/view-of-montalcino-among-the-olive-groves-tuscany.webp 1920w, https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1536\/h:1024\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/view-of-montalcino-among-the-olive-groves-tuscany.webp 1536w, https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1920\/h:1280\/q:mauto\/f:best\/dpr:2\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/view-of-montalcino-among-the-olive-groves-tuscany.webp 2x\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ebd5c84 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ebd5c84\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a480e13 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a480e13\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Invest<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c903ec2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c903ec2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/en\/dominican-republic-real-estate-faqs\/\">Dominican Republic Real Estate FAQ: 16 Answers with Sources<\/a><\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d14a235 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d14a235\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Dominican Republic real estate FAQ: buying as a foreigner, title, taxes, CONFOTUR, sourced yields\u2026<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c18abee elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"c18abee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/en\/dominican-republic-real-estate-faqs\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read more<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d6bbc13 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d6bbc13\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-164b806 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"164b806\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c4b3a6 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2c4b3a6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">3. Floors and structure<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d14138 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1d14138\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Vaults, beams and timber floors must be read together with the age of the building and the works done. Tuscany has municipalities in seismic zones 2, 3 and 4, none in zone 1 (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.regione.toscana.it\/-\/classificazione-sismica-della-toscana\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">regional classification, DGRT 421\/2014, in Italian<\/a>): ask whether seismic improvements exist and check the zone of the municipality.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7de8ee4 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7de8ee4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">4. Building services<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ea8e4d elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2ea8e4d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Boiler or heat pump, air conditioning, electrics, home automation: they are often added in several phases. Ask for diagrams, declarations of conformity and the energy performance certificate.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d3e84b3 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d3e84b3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">5. Water and drainage<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-83a8803 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"83a8803\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Mains water or a well? Septic tank, treatment plant or sewer? In the countryside, water and drainage decide how easy the house is to live in and what can be added, such as a pool.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-18d41dd e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"18d41dd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ff894ee elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ff894ee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-opt-id=2063156528  data-opt-src=\"https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1024\/h:683\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/sunrise-in-the-crete-dell-orcia-nature-reserve-tuscany.webp\"  loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20viewBox%3D%220%200%201024%20683%22%20width%3D%221024%22%20height%3D%22683%22%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%221024%22%20height%3D%22683%22%20fill%3D%22transparent%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-30681\" alt=\"Sunrise in the Crete dell&amp;apos;Orcia nature reserve, Tuscany\" old-srcset=\"https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1920\/h:1280\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/sunrise-in-the-crete-dell-orcia-nature-reserve-tuscany.webp 1920w, https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1536\/h:1024\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/sunrise-in-the-crete-dell-orcia-nature-reserve-tuscany.webp 1536w, https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1920\/h:1280\/q:mauto\/f:best\/dpr:2\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/sunrise-in-the-crete-dell-orcia-nature-reserve-tuscany.webp 2x\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-91b54fd e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"91b54fd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8e325d4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8e325d4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Architecture<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1aa26e6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1aa26e6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/en\/the-villa-edit-luxury-interiors\/\">Luxury Interiors for Villas 2026: The Complete Guide to The Villa Edit<\/a><\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f01737 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2f01737\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Luxury interiors for villas: the 12 systems of The Villa Edit, from passive house to furniture\u2026<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-274ff31 elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"274ff31\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/en\/the-villa-edit-luxury-interiors\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read more<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-01a6630 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"01a6630\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-776f29b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"776f29b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-59d53ff elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"59d53ff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">6. Windows and comfort<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8a0939a elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8a0939a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In stone houses the windows are small and the rooms can be dark; in contemporary villas large glazing needs shading and high-performance glass. Find out where the sun enters at different hours.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b16f19d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b16f19d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-opt-id=1840414981  data-opt-src=\"https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1024\/h:683\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/sunrise-over-an-old-farmhouse-complex-in-the-countryside-of-rignano-sull-arno-tu.webp\"  loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20viewBox%3D%220%200%201024%20683%22%20width%3D%221024%22%20height%3D%22683%22%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%221024%22%20height%3D%22683%22%20fill%3D%22transparent%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-30671\" alt=\"Sunrise over an old farmhouse complex in the countryside of Rignano sull&amp;apos;Arno, Tuscany\" old-srcset=\"https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1920\/h:1280\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/sunrise-over-an-old-farmhouse-complex-in-the-countryside-of-rignano-sull-arno-tu.webp 1920w, https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1536\/h:1024\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/sunrise-over-an-old-farmhouse-complex-in-the-countryside-of-rignano-sull-arno-tu.webp 1536w, https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1920\/h:1280\/q:mauto\/f:best\/dpr:2\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/sunrise-over-an-old-farmhouse-complex-in-the-countryside-of-rignano-sull-arno-tu.webp 2x\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a35c668 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a35c668\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f6485de elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f6485de\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-opt-id=71483456  data-opt-src=\"https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1024\/h:683\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/panorama-of-the-maremma-regional-park-tuscany.webp\"  loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20viewBox%3D%220%200%201024%20683%22%20width%3D%221024%22%20height%3D%22683%22%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%221024%22%20height%3D%22683%22%20fill%3D%22transparent%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-30685\" alt=\"Panorama of the Maremma Regional Park, Tuscany\" old-srcset=\"https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1920\/h:1280\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/panorama-of-the-maremma-regional-park-tuscany.webp 1920w, https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1536\/h:1024\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/panorama-of-the-maremma-regional-park-tuscany.webp 1536w, https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1920\/h:1280\/q:mauto\/f:best\/dpr:2\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/panorama-of-the-maremma-regional-park-tuscany.webp 2x\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa23008 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"fa23008\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-619858f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"619858f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Invest<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d2d6c51 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d2d6c51\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/en\/about\/\">About Us \u2014 Luxury Real Estate Agency<\/a><\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ee422d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5ee422d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Elite Luxury Real Estate is a premier luxury real estate agency specializing in exclusive\u2026<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9b1a9c3 elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"9b1a9c3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/en\/about\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read more<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0337016 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0337016\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-97f6109 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"97f6109\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f4d6ba7 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f4d6ba7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">7. Access and safety<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6decbee elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6decbee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Gravel roads, slopes, bends, parking, gates: a difficult access weighs on every day. Check that an emergency vehicle can reach the door and how the road looks in the rain.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0e5dca2 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0e5dca2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">8. Garden, olive groves and woods<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aedecb7 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"aedecb7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Trees, olive groves and woods can be subject to protection and to rules on felling and pruning: ask what can be changed and what cannot, and what it costs to keep them.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e20e74a elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e20e74a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">9. The pool<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c920868 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c920868\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Check whether the building permit exists, how the pool sits in the landscape, how much shade and sun it gets and what upkeep it needs. If there is none and you want one, ask the municipality before buying, not after (<a href=\"\/en\/the-villa-edit-luxury-interiors\/luxury-pools\/\">luxury pools<\/a>).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-917b94f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"917b94f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c86f9df elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c86f9df\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-opt-id=2090161778  data-opt-src=\"https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1024\/h:683\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/rocky-coast-of-the-uccellina-park-in-the-maremma.webp\"  loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20viewBox%3D%220%200%201024%20683%22%20width%3D%221024%22%20height%3D%22683%22%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%221024%22%20height%3D%22683%22%20fill%3D%22transparent%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-30686\" alt=\"Rocky coast of the Uccellina Park, in the Maremma\" old-srcset=\"https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1920\/h:1280\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/rocky-coast-of-the-uccellina-park-in-the-maremma.webp 1920w, https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1536\/h:1024\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/rocky-coast-of-the-uccellina-park-in-the-maremma.webp 1536w, https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1920\/h:1280\/q:mauto\/f:best\/dpr:2\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/rocky-coast-of-the-uccellina-park-in-the-maremma.webp 2x\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-193f804 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"193f804\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-49b35c3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"49b35c3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Architecture<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-72c9d2c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"72c9d2c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/en\/the-villa-edit-luxury-interiors\/natural-stone\/\">Natural Stone 2026: A Guide to Marble and Stone for Luxury Interiors<\/a><\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7521d3e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7521d3e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Natural stone for villas: marble, travertine, quartzite, local stones and wood. How to choose\u2026<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c444b0e elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"c444b0e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/en\/the-villa-edit-luxury-interiors\/natural-stone\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read more<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fc39585 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"fc39585\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e4b5665 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e4b5665\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c619131 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c619131\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">10. Planning and cadastral conformity<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ba2f27 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6ba2f27\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Cadastral plans, building permits, habitability certificate and the real state of the house must match. Discrepancies are paid for: a technician should find them before the offer, with the complete documents.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b2fc36d elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b2fc36d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">11. Landscape and cultural restrictions<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ae373e elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1ae373e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Coastal strip, woods, watercourses, the area of the landscape plan, a declaration of cultural interest: each changes what you may do. We explain them in the dedicated section below.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c7c0ad4 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c7c0ad4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">12. Real running costs<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b17d2f elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1b17d2f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Upkeep of stone and roofs, garden, pool, staff, insurance, annual taxes: ask for a full year of expenses, not an estimate. It is the item that most surprises people who buy a large country house.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bbef303 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"bbef303\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c2db3c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1c2db3c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-opt-id=931697813  data-opt-src=\"https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1024\/h:683\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/the-cypress-avenue-of-bolgheri-tuscany.webp\"  loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20viewBox%3D%220%200%201024%20683%22%20width%3D%221024%22%20height%3D%22683%22%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%221024%22%20height%3D%22683%22%20fill%3D%22transparent%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-30687\" alt=\"The cypress avenue of Bolgheri, Tuscany\" old-srcset=\"https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1920\/h:1280\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/the-cypress-avenue-of-bolgheri-tuscany.webp 1920w, https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1536\/h:1024\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/the-cypress-avenue-of-bolgheri-tuscany.webp 1536w, https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1920\/h:1280\/q:mauto\/f:best\/dpr:2\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/the-cypress-avenue-of-bolgheri-tuscany.webp 2x\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-19cb220 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"19cb220\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9baa136 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9baa136\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Architecture<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-79bb773 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"79bb773\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/en\/the-villa-edit-luxury-interiors\/luxury-pools\/\">Luxury Pools 2026: The Complete Guide to Pool, Garden and Outdoor Living<\/a><\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-474680a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"474680a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Luxury pools for villas: infinity edges, finishes, water treatment, heating, covers, robots\u2026<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-549798d elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"549798d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/en\/the-villa-edit-luxury-interiors\/luxury-pools\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read more<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb74284 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"bb74284\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e4f8c9f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e4f8c9f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-643baad elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"643baad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The most frequent mistakes when choosing luxury villas in Tuscany<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7146f3e elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7146f3e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><strong>Falling for the photographs<\/strong>: they show light and atmosphere, not damp, access and the state of the roofs.<\/li><li><strong>Seeing the house only in summer<\/strong>: the defects of a stone house are read in winter.<\/li><li><strong>Asking about permits after the purchase<\/strong>: a pool, an extension or a change of use must be checked before the offer.<\/li><li><strong>Underestimating running costs<\/strong>: garden, pool, upkeep of the stone and staff weigh every year, even when the house is empty.<\/li><li><strong>Trusting the word \u00abvilla\u00bb alone<\/strong>: the cadastral category decides the taxes and does not always match the listing&#8217;s description.<\/li><li><strong>Paying the deposit before conformity and restrictions are checked<\/strong>: after the preliminary contract is signed, going back costs.<\/li><\/ul><p>They are the same points as the twelve checks, seen from the side of the mistakes: anyone choosing among luxury villas in Tuscany deals with them before the offer, not after the deed.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-793e6c7 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"793e6c7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Restrictions and permits for luxury villas in Tuscany: the landscape decides<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-da4dcd7 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"da4dcd7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>For luxury villas in Tuscany the landscape comes first. The Region has a landscape plan (the PIT with the value of a landscape plan, approved by regional council resolution no. 37 of 27 March 2015, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.regione.toscana.it\/-\/piano-di-indirizzo-territoriale-con-valenza-di-piano-paesaggistico\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Regione Toscana, in Italian<\/a>) that divides the territory into areas, each with its own sheet and its own prescriptions. Above it stands the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.normattiva.it\/uri-res\/N2Ls?urn:nir:stato:decreto.legislativo:2004-01-22;42\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Code of Cultural Heritage and Landscape (Legislative Decree 42\/2004, in Italian)<\/a>: art. 142 protects by law strips of land such as coasts and lakes within 300 metres of the shore, rivers and streams within 150 metres, woods and parks; art. 146 requires a landscape authorisation before works that alter them, with the opinion of the Superintendency.<\/p><p>In practice, for luxury villas in Tuscany, extensions, pools, new openings, fences, fa\u00e7ade colours and trees may require an authorisation. The rule is the same for everyone: ask before buying, in writing, from the municipal technician or from a local architect.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-deadda7 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"deadda7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The cultural restriction and the State's pre-emption<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-97e556f elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"97e556f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>If the villa is a cultural asset declared by the Ministry, the transfer must be notified to the Ministry within thirty days (art. 59) and the State, or in some cases the Region, may exercise pre-emption within sixty days of the notification, which become one hundred and eighty if the notification is omitted, late or incomplete (arts. 60-61). It is a rule that affects the timing of the purchase: ask the notary before committing a deposit.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-55a4965 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"55a4965\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4fd6928 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4fd6928\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-opt-id=118902912  data-opt-src=\"https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1024\/h:682\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/olive-groves-vines-and-cypresses-in-chianti-tuscany.webp\"  loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20viewBox%3D%220%200%201024%20682%22%20width%3D%221024%22%20height%3D%22682%22%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%221024%22%20height%3D%22682%22%20fill%3D%22transparent%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-30688\" alt=\"Olive groves, vines and cypresses in Chianti, Tuscany\" old-srcset=\"https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1600\/h:1066\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/olive-groves-vines-and-cypresses-in-chianti-tuscany.webp 1600w, https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1536\/h:1023\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/olive-groves-vines-and-cypresses-in-chianti-tuscany.webp 1536w, https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1600\/h:1066\/q:mauto\/f:best\/dpr:2\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/olive-groves-vines-and-cypresses-in-chianti-tuscany.webp 2x\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c8656e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3c8656e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-67d122b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"67d122b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Architecture<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-952b51b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"952b51b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/en\/the-villa-edit-luxury-interiors\/passive-house\/\">Passive House 2026: The Complete Guide to a Luxury Passivhaus Villa<\/a><\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-afa4827 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"afa4827\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Luxury passive house design: building systems, insulation, airtightness, ventilation and Passivhaus\u2026<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aa5151f elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"aa5151f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/en\/the-villa-edit-luxury-interiors\/passive-house\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read more<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4517405 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4517405\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-opt-id=481909271  data-opt-src=\"https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1024\/h:683\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/piazza-del-campo-in-siena-seen-from-above.webp\"  loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20viewBox%3D%220%200%201024%20683%22%20width%3D%221024%22%20height%3D%22683%22%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%221024%22%20height%3D%22683%22%20fill%3D%22transparent%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-30689\" alt=\"Piazza del Campo in Siena seen from above\" old-srcset=\"https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1920\/h:1280\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/piazza-del-campo-in-siena-seen-from-above.webp 1920w, https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1536\/h:1024\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/piazza-del-campo-in-siena-seen-from-above.webp 1536w, https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1920\/h:1280\/q:mauto\/f:best\/dpr:2\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/piazza-del-campo-in-siena-seen-from-above.webp 2x\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d6f3596 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d6f3596\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0365f89 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0365f89\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d38563e elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d38563e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Renovating a farmhouse: from idea to site<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f5f6e1 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2f5f6e1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Many luxury villas in Tuscany are bought to be transformed, and the path has an order: skipping it is the costliest mistake. First the <strong>survey and the check of restrictions<\/strong> (planning, landscape, cultural), before the offer. Then the <strong>design<\/strong>, consistent with the prescriptions of the area. Then the <strong>landscape authorisation and the building permit<\/strong> from the municipality, with the Superintendency&#8217;s opinion where needed. Then the <strong>site supervision<\/strong>, because in a stone building the discoveries come once the site is open. Finally the <strong>completion and final paperwork<\/strong>.<\/p><p>Timing depends on the municipality and the Superintendency, not on whoever designs: ask for a written estimate of the steps and distrust schedules promised by word of mouth. The architecture studio behind ELRE has designed and directed villas on commission since 2002, in Veneto, on Lake Garda and in Lombardy (<a href=\"\/en\/uhnw-luxury-villa-architecture\/\">Signature Architecture<\/a>); in Tuscany, for dealings with the municipality and the Superintendency, a local technician is indispensable.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8b54305 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8b54305\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-opt-id=889179289  data-opt-src=\"https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1024\/h:683\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/brolio-castle-and-its-vineyards-in-chianti-tuscany.webp\"  loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20viewBox%3D%220%200%201024%20683%22%20width%3D%221024%22%20height%3D%22683%22%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%221024%22%20height%3D%22683%22%20fill%3D%22transparent%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-30672\" alt=\"Brolio Castle and its vineyards in Chianti, Tuscany\" old-srcset=\"https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1920\/h:1280\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/brolio-castle-and-its-vineyards-in-chianti-tuscany.webp 1920w, https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1536\/h:1024\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/brolio-castle-and-its-vineyards-in-chianti-tuscany.webp 1536w, https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1920\/h:1280\/q:mauto\/f:best\/dpr:2\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/brolio-castle-and-its-vineyards-in-chianti-tuscany.webp 2x\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4dd4ad2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4dd4ad2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-54c77fb e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"54c77fb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5de742a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5de742a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Invest<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f73020b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f73020b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/en\/partner-network-uhnw\/\">Luxury Real Estate Partner Network: Agencies and Local Professionals<\/a><\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-739abee elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"739abee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Elite Luxury Real Estate partner network: luxury real estate agencies, developers and local\u2026<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-749a02a elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"749a02a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/en\/partner-network-uhnw\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read more<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-19f2005 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"19f2005\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-opt-id=643591283  data-opt-src=\"https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1024\/h:683\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/the-towers-of-san-gimignano-tuscany.webp\"  loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20viewBox%3D%220%200%201024%20683%22%20width%3D%221024%22%20height%3D%22683%22%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%221024%22%20height%3D%22683%22%20fill%3D%22transparent%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-30690\" alt=\"The towers of San Gimignano, Tuscany\" old-srcset=\"https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1920\/h:1280\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/the-towers-of-san-gimignano-tuscany.webp 1920w, https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1536\/h:1024\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/the-towers-of-san-gimignano-tuscany.webp 1536w, https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1920\/h:1280\/q:mauto\/f:best\/dpr:2\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/the-towers-of-san-gimignano-tuscany.webp 2x\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c1d9e6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2c1d9e6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-opt-id=1219252380  data-opt-src=\"https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1024\/h:683\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/sunset-over-the-val-d-orcia-seen-from-pienza-unesco-world-heritage-site.webp\"  loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20viewBox%3D%220%200%201024%20683%22%20width%3D%221024%22%20height%3D%22683%22%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%221024%22%20height%3D%22683%22%20fill%3D%22transparent%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-30691\" alt=\"Sunset over the Val d&amp;apos;Orcia seen from Pienza, UNESCO World Heritage Site\" old-srcset=\"https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1920\/h:1280\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/sunset-over-the-val-d-orcia-seen-from-pienza-unesco-world-heritage-site.webp 1920w, https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1536\/h:1024\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/sunset-over-the-val-d-orcia-seen-from-pienza-unesco-world-heritage-site.webp 1536w, https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1920\/h:1280\/q:mauto\/f:best\/dpr:2\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/sunset-over-the-val-d-orcia-seen-from-pienza-unesco-world-heritage-site.webp 2x\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-520a4f2 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"520a4f2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-22eeb91 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"22eeb91\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9b2b7d4 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9b2b7d4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Renting or buying luxury villas in Tuscany<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-75bb817 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"75bb817\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Renting for a season<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f2628bd elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f2628bd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>To rent luxury villas in Tuscany on a short let, the owner must display and state in the listing the national identification code (CIN), mandatory since 1 January 2025 (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ministeroturismo.gov.it\/cin-termine-per-lacquisizione-spostato-al-1-gennaio-2025\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ministry of Tourism, in Italian<\/a>): ask for it before paying a deposit. Ask also what is included (cleaning, pool, garden, staff), the security deposit, the rules on guests and events, and the cancellation terms. A video call from the house, in the rain or in the evening, tells you more than the photographs.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8c04050 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8c04050\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Buying: the steps and the taxes<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-50fc285 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"50fc285\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>To buy luxury villas in Tuscany the sequence is the purchase proposal, the preliminary contract with a deposit, the deed before the notary. The main taxes, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.agenziaentrate.gov.it\/portale\/acquisto-di-una-casa-le-imposte\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Italian Revenue Agency (in Italian)<\/a>:<\/p><ul><li><strong>Purchase from a private seller without reliefs<\/strong>: registration tax of 9% on the cadastral value, plus 50 euro of mortgage tax and 50 of cadastral tax.<\/li><li><strong>Villas registered as A\/1, A\/8 and A\/9<\/strong> (stately homes, villas, castles and historic palaces) do not get the \u00abfirst home\u00bb relief: registration tax stays at 9% even for the main residence. If you buy from a company with VAT, the rate for these categories is 22%.<\/li><li><strong>IMU<\/strong>: A\/1, A\/8 and A\/9 homes pay it even as a main residence, with a base rate of 0.5% and a deduction of 200 euro; the municipality may vary it (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.finanze.gov.it\/export\/sites\/finanze\/.galleries\/Documenti\/Varie\/tabella-aliquote-IMU.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Department of Finance, in Italian<\/a>).<\/li><\/ul><p>Rates and rules change: have your notary confirm the calculations on the actual case.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-55b2edb elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"55b2edb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Foreign buyers and a reference price<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a436d34 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a436d34\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Citizens of the European Union face no limitations; for citizens of non-EU countries the condition of reciprocity of art. 16 of the preliminary provisions to the Civil Code applies, and the notary checks it (with exceptions for countries tied to Italy by bilateral investment treaties: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.esteri.it\/en\/temi\/diplomazia_giuridica\/condizreciprocita\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ministry of Foreign Affairs<\/a>). To orient yourself on the price of luxury villas in Tuscany, the Real Estate Market Observatory publishes <a href=\"https:\/\/www.agenziaentrate.gov.it\/portale\/schede\/fabbricatiterreni\/omi\/banche-dati\/quotazioni-immobiliari\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">quotations by zone, in Italian<\/a> with minimum and maximum values per square metre: they are ranges for a zone and a state of repair, not the value of a villa with park, outbuildings and restrictions, which is built case by case.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63aa191 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"63aa191\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d0c2e9c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d0c2e9c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-opt-id=1367266697  data-opt-src=\"https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1024\/h:683\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/the-city-walls-of-lucca-and-the-surrounding-lawn.webp\"  loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20viewBox%3D%220%200%201024%20683%22%20width%3D%221024%22%20height%3D%22683%22%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%221024%22%20height%3D%22683%22%20fill%3D%22transparent%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-30692\" alt=\"The city walls of Lucca and the surrounding lawn\" old-srcset=\"https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1920\/h:1280\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/the-city-walls-of-lucca-and-the-surrounding-lawn.webp 1920w, 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https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1920\/h:1280\/q:mauto\/f:best\/dpr:2\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/villas-with-gardens-in-forte-dei-marmi-versilia.webp 2x\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8bdb473 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8bdb473\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-opt-id=910261573  data-opt-src=\"https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1024\/h:683\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/the-harbour-of-porto-ercole-on-monte-argentario-tuscany.webp\"  loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20viewBox%3D%220%200%201024%20683%22%20width%3D%221024%22%20height%3D%22683%22%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%221024%22%20height%3D%22683%22%20fill%3D%22transparent%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-30694\" alt=\"The harbour of Porto Ercole on Monte Argentario, Tuscany\" old-srcset=\"https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1920\/h:1280\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/the-harbour-of-porto-ercole-on-monte-argentario-tuscany.webp 1920w, https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1536\/h:1024\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/the-harbour-of-porto-ercole-on-monte-argentario-tuscany.webp 1536w, https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1920\/h:1280\/q:mauto\/f:best\/dpr:2\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/the-harbour-of-porto-ercole-on-monte-argentario-tuscany.webp 2x\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cb948dc e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"cb948dc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-55beb32 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"55beb32\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8de20c4 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8de20c4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How we read luxury villas in Tuscany: the ELRE method<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c613b28 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c613b28\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Every assessment of luxury villas in Tuscany goes through three checks, always in the same order: the architectural reading of the project, the check on the ground by someone who lives or works in that market, the comparison with declared sources. The real estate work is done by the Real Estate team; the founder, architect Federico Cappellina, guarantees the method. The architecture studio is a separate activity, with its own commissions from clients: if you want to design or renovate a villa, the route is <a href=\"\/en\/uhnw-luxury-villa-architecture\/\">Signature Architecture<\/a>. The full method is described on the page <a href=\"\/en\/architectural-assessment-method\/\">The method<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7180a42 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7180a42\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Frequently asked questions about luxury villas in Tuscany<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-58d22e7 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-n-accordion\" data-id=\"58d22e7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;default_state&quot;:&quot;expanded&quot;,&quot;max_items_expended&quot;:&quot;one&quot;,&quot;n_accordion_animation_duration&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;ms&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:400,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"nested-accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-accordion\" aria-label=\"Accordion. Open links with Enter or Space, close with Escape, and navigate with Arrow Keys\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-9310\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" open>\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"1\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-9310\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> How much do luxury villas in Tuscany cost? <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-9310\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-263d672 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"263d672\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8dcbca1 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8dcbca1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>There is no single price: it depends on area, state, land, restrictions and fittings. As a starting point use the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.agenziaentrate.gov.it\/portale\/schede\/fabbricatiterreni\/omi\/banche-dati\/quotazioni-immobiliari\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">OMI quotations<\/a> for the zone and have a technician read the property: a farmhouse to renovate and a villa ready to live in cannot be compared.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-9311\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"2\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-9311\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Is it worth buying a farmhouse to renovate? <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-9311\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8b45232 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8b45232\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f841868 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f841868\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>For luxury villas in Tuscany to renovate, it depends on the state, the restrictions and the time you want to invest. The costs of a stone restoration do not follow those of a new house and landscape permits lengthen the timing: have a technical survey done before the offer.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-9312\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"3\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-9312\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Can a foreigner buy luxury villas in Tuscany? <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-9312\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6611909 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6611909\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-954abb2 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"954abb2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>EU citizens without limitations; non-EU citizens subject to the condition of reciprocity checked by the notary, with exceptions for countries with bilateral investment treaties.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-9313\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"4\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-9313\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> What is the cadastral difference between a villa and a \u00abvillino\u00bb? <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-9313\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-baed7e8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"baed7e8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3547f40 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3547f40\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The cadastre distinguishes homes in villas (A\/8) from small villas (A\/7) and from stately homes (A\/1): a listing may call \u00abvilla\u00bb a house registered differently. The category changes the taxes, because A\/1, A\/8 and A\/9 lose the \u00abfirst home\u00bb relief.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-9314\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"5\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-9314\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Can a swimming pool be built? <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-9314\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-49c82ba e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"49c82ba\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6716940 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6716940\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>It depends on the municipality, the landscape and the zone: in protected areas a landscape authorisation is needed. Ask for the written opinion before buying, not after.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-9315\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"6\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-9315\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> When should I visit a villa before buying it? <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-9315\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-590a900 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"590a900\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-340c4ae elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"340c4ae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>For luxury villas in Tuscany, in two seasons if possible: in winter for damp, heating and access; in summer for heat, shade and the water of the pool. If you can choose only once, winter.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-9316\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"7\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-9316\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Can I rent the villa out when I am not using it? <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-9316\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d8e68b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6d8e68b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-631f94b elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"631f94b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Yes, but short lets need the CIN, mandatory since 1 January 2025, and the municipality&#8217;s rules and the tax rules must be followed: talk to your accountant before buying.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-9317\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"8\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-9317\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> What is the landscape authorisation and who issues it? <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-9317\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-257048d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"257048d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-059b6b5 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"059b6b5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>It is the act that allows works in protected areas (art. 146 of Legislative Decree 42\/2004): the owner asks the Region or the body to which the Region has delegated the function, usually the municipality, which obtains the opinion of the Superintendency. It must be obtained before the building permit: once the Superintendency&#8217;s opinion is received, the administration decides within twenty days.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-9318\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"9\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-9318\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Is Tuscany a seismic area? <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-9318\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eb48397 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"eb48397\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8385125 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8385125\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In part: Tuscan municipalities are classified in zone 2, 3 or 4, none in zone 1. 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https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1920\/h:1280\/q:mauto\/f:best\/dpr:2\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/cypress-trees-on-the-hills-of-san-quirico-d-orcia-in-the-val-d-orcia.webp 2x\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-73a6ef1 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"73a6ef1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e3a8744 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e3a8744\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e4ae975 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e4ae975\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Have you already found one of the luxury villas in Tuscany?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a905eeb elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a905eeb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Send us the listing or the dossier: with the <a href=\"\/en\/buying-a-luxury-villa\/\">preliminary reading<\/a> we tell you what the house shows, what is missing and what to check with a technician and the notary before you decide. If you would rather look for other luxury villas in Tuscany or in Italy, the <a href=\"\/en\/luxury-villas-for-sale\/\">selection of villas for sale<\/a> and the <a href=\"\/en\/luxury-real-estate-contact\/\">contact page<\/a> are the place to start.<\/p><p><small>Sources: purchase taxes, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.agenziaentrate.gov.it\/portale\/acquisto-di-una-casa-le-imposte\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Italian Revenue Agency<\/a>; IMU, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.finanze.gov.it\/export\/sites\/finanze\/.galleries\/Documenti\/Varie\/tabella-aliquote-IMU.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Department of Finance<\/a>; quotations, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.agenziaentrate.gov.it\/portale\/schede\/fabbricatiterreni\/omi\/banche-dati\/quotazioni-immobiliari\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">OMI<\/a>; landscape, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.regione.toscana.it\/-\/piano-di-indirizzo-territoriale-con-valenza-di-piano-paesaggistico\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PIT-PPR Regione Toscana<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.normattiva.it\/uri-res\/N2Ls?urn:nir:stato:decreto.legislativo:2004-01-22;42\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Legislative Decree 42\/2004<\/a>; seismic classification, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.regione.toscana.it\/-\/classificazione-sismica-della-toscana\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Regione Toscana<\/a>; Val d&#8217;Orcia, <a href=\"https:\/\/whc.unesco.org\/en\/list\/1026\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">UNESCO<\/a>; reciprocity, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.esteri.it\/en\/temi\/diplomazia_giuridica\/condizreciprocita\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ministry of Foreign Affairs<\/a>; CIN, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ministeroturismo.gov.it\/cin-termine-per-lacquisizione-spostato-al-1-gennaio-2025\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ministry of Tourism<\/a>; Palio, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.comune.siena.it\/tutti-gli-argomenti\/palio\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Comune di Siena<\/a>. Official Italian sources are in Italian. Data consulted on 10 October 2026. Photos: Wikimedia Commons, cropped \u2014 <a href=\"\/en\/photo-credits\/#luxury-villas-in-tuscany\">authors and licences<\/a>.<\/small><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d8993f0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"d8993f0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"\/en\/buying-a-luxury-villa\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Request a preliminary reading<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d07ca3d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d07ca3d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d347b43 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d347b43\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Would you like a reading of the house?<\/p>\n<p>Send the listing or the dossier: we reply with the points to check.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb8e21f elementor-align-center elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"bb8e21f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"\/en\/luxury-real-estate-contact\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Contact us<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d06d82 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1d06d82\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-29f734a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"29f734a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Discover the UHNW Lifestyle<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c523a8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1c523a8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Real Estate articles: markets read with their sources.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-19dcb87 elementor-align-center elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" 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