Siena Real Estate: Apartments, Farmhouses and Villas in Tuscany

The historic centre is a car-restricted UNESCO site with Gothic palaces, the Duomo and a university. Buying in the walls means small apartments in old buildings with tight access. Out in the hills toward Chianti, farmhouses (casali) come with land, olive groves and sometimes vineyards, but need heavy maintenance. Florence is about an hour away by road, and Pisa and Florence airports serve the region.

Other Tuscan markets in range: Montepulciano, Cortona, Arezzo, Castiglione del Lago, Roccastrada and Florence. Florence is the largest and priciest.

Non-EU buyers are generally allowed under reciprocity rules; confirm with a notary. You need an Italian tax code. The process: a purchase offer, a preliminary contract (compromesso) with a deposit, and the deed (rogito) before a notary. Registration tax is about 2% for a main home and 9% for a second home on the cadastral value, plus small fixed taxes; new builds from developers carry VAT instead. Notary fees and agent commission of about 3% plus VAT also apply (approx.; verify locally). Rural property needs checks on planning permission (urbanistica) and whether renovations are legal. Annual IMU tax applies to second homes.

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