It was by many considered the queen of italian televisionone of the most important media figures of recent decades in the Mediterranean country and a true pop culture icon who, in addition, had a very special relationship with Spain. Rafael Carrthe eternal feminine smile of Italy, died in 2021, paralyzing the entire television, film and music industry and leaving behind an inimitable legacy, a torrent of letters that flowed on many occasions from her frequent escapades to the Tuscan villa, in Monte Argentariowhere he fled from the noise of Rome.
This complex is now up for sale by decision of her heirs, whose identity remains anonymous due to the artist’s decision to preserve the privacy of her will. Although they will probably be Federica and Matteo who would have received the villa after the death, what leaves no doubt is that the management of it fell on the real estate agency Lionard Luxury Real Statewhich now shows the market an authentic architectural, cultural and historical jewel.
A diamond in the Tyrrhenian
The town was born in the mind of Gi Pomodoro, renowned artist and sculptor, who was commissioned, looking at an empty hill in Grosseto, to draw and design the estate. In front of the mountain, views of the sea and the island of Giglio. The main house has an area of more than 700 square meters, spread over three floors and built with local stone. that seeks to create a play of lights with sculptures spread throughout the room. Carr’s rest home was actually a optical-sculpting box.
The property has the same number of rooms as bathrooms seven, each, relaxation room, large living room with fireplace and gym; On a gastronomic level, the kitchen with pantry and two Tuscan style cellars. The roof has a vaulted shape and offers a curious spread and arrangement of shapes that are finished off with the terraces that protrude from the façade and from which the horizon can be seen panoramicly.
The house is surrounded by a six-hectare plot of land filled with olive trees and lavender, full of vines and in which the air of the Italian valley mixes with the smell of saltpeter from the coast. A discreet heliport culminates the details of the radiant orchard in which the artist spent confinement. The complex has a second villa spread over two floors and has an area of 236 square meters, with three bedrooms and three bathrooms, which functions as a house for guests or staff.
A third villa, closer to the sea and with two large rooms with two bathrooms completes the portrait of the landscape. The starting price of this dream place, which represents the Mediterranean ideal par excellence, is expected to be around two or three million euros, although the real estate company keeps this figure secret. Another enigma in the Mare Nostrum: a diamond in the Tyrrhenian Sea.
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