The lavish Tuscan villa in which Tony Blair and his family holidayed for free when he was Prime Minister, has gone on sale for £5 million.
The infamous estate, owned by former Paymaster General Geoffrey Robinson, earned Mr Blair the nickname “Tuscan Tony” following frequent visits to the region.
Set in 168 acres, near the medieval town of San Gimignano, the isolated 1870 villa has a 15-metre outdoor pool and landscaped tree lined gardens.
Mr Blair told an Italian newspaper in 1996: “Tuscany? I love it, there's so much history, culture, the weather's great, and I like the wine. It's fantastic."
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