Charming property with garden and terrace

Elegance in Parma has a new name: Villa Picedi, a complex of buildings undergoing a complete renovation, where class and refinement embody a new lifestyle. In these buildings, which tell a story of timeless elegance and delicate, enveloping sophistication, Engel & Völkers is pleased to offer for sale five spacious and prestigious properties, each with unique living features to suit different needs. Of these five, the property we are presenting here is a particularly charming two-level flat that occupies the ground and first floors of the southernmost building, immersed in the lush greenery of the villa's historic park. The ground floor area is arranged around a delightful and spacious private courtyard and comprises an entrance hall with a large floor to ceiling window overlooking the courtyard, a living area with double French doors to the courtyard and two further east-facing windows, a large kitchen and dining area with triple exposures, a large French door to the courtyard, an east-facing window and a south-facing French door leading to a paved area and a large private garden created from part of the original lush parkland. The ground floor is completed by a study or third bedroom, a windowed bathroom and a laundry room. On the first floor, there is a bedroom with an adjacent bathroom and a master suite with a bedroom, study or walk-in wardrobe, and bathroom. This area overlooks a beautiful 20 square metre south-facing terrace with views of the park and the Lungo Parma. The incomparable charm of a historical complex, restored to its former glory through innovative interventions, studied down to the smallest detail. Villa Picedi, built in the first half of the 17th century as a hunting lodge and oratory for the noble Fioruzzi family from Piacenza, passed to the Counts Picedi at the end of the 18th century, who added the other two buildings that make up the current neoclassical complex. In the late 19th century, the villa hosted the Bishop of Parma, Francesco Magani, hence the common name “Villa del Vescovo”. The complex is situated in a historically important area, at the eastern end of the ancient Ponte Dattaro, which crosses the Parma torrent. Historically, this area was the southern border of the city and the large park of the villa, which once extended as far as the village of Mariano and was crossed by the so-called "path of love", testifies to the prestige and importance of the property. The villa appears majestic to those arriving from the bridge, dominating the riverbed and the greenery of its banks.