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It has 68 rooms, 174 parking spaces, four bungalows, thalassotherapy pools, a gym... and even a volcano. And it has hosted the most prominent foreign leaders.
It is about Villa Certosa, one of the most iconic properties of Italy and the late former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, which will be sold according to Italian media for around 500 million euros.
The luxury property is set to change hands, reportedly to an Arab businessman, in what is expected to be the largest, or at least the most important, real estate acquisition in Italy.
The famous Sotheby's International Realty company is handling the sale, in partnership with Knight Castle Real Estate, a Dubai-based real estate firm specializing in luxury properties.
The 4,500-square-meter Villa Certosa, which spans 68 rooms, 174 parking spaces, four single-story villas and a 580,000-square-meter park, has been the focus of attention for several famous personalities, including presidents George W. Bush and Vladimir Putin, as well as former British Prime Minister Tony Blair. Among the villa's facilities, which include an amphitheater, gym and swimming pools, stands out the fake volcano, which caused alarm when it appeared to be about to erupt.
The villa belonged to Gianni Onorato, owner of the La Voce Sarda television network, and was purchased by Silvio Berlusconi through the intermediary Flavio Carboni, who was convicted of bankrupting Banco Ambrosiano in the 1980s. When pressure from creditors forced Carboni to sell it, the property was purchased by Silvio Berlusconi.
The villa was renamed "Villa Certosa", while its use as an "alternative place of safety" for the then Prime Minister of Italy made the villa even more mysterious.
The completion of the sale, according to Italian media, remains unclear, as the heirs of the former prime minister are in no hurry to give up this little paradise, just a few steps from the Costa Smeralda.
In recent years, following the death of the Cavalier, there have been various rumors of interest, some of which were less credible, such as last year's rumor of interest from the Sultan of Brunei, Hassanal Bolkiah, or from the hotel giant Four Seasons, which however denied any involvement with the ownership of Silvio Berlusconi's famous villa.
In the early 2000s, Villa Certosa was labeled "top secret," with the entire area under tight surveillance. This included the amphitheater, thalassotherapy pools, and the "007 pier," rumored to be connected to an underground cavern accessible by ships and submarines, like a scene from a James Bond film.
A decision by the port authority prohibited approaching within 500 meters of the shore. It was later revealed that the ban was not the result of a request from the "secret services", as had been revealed, but came from a company active in naval construction and wanted to keep the area empty of people.
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