The death of former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi last June as a result of fulminant leukemia left his five children in the clutches an inheritance worth more than 6,000 million. A huge fortune, to which is added the enormous real estate fortune that “Il Cavaliere” has accumulated over its 86 years of existence. Villa CertosaThe crown jewel is the impressive mansion on the island of Sardinia, where the tycoon spent a long time and on which his heirs have just hung the “For Sale” sign.
“The deal of the century.” That’s what they called in Italy the purchase and sale process of Berlusconi’s estate, the scene of many of his controversial parties and “elegant dinners,” as the politician called the orgies with prostitutes that he organized during his last term as boss the government of Italy. And also a place of reception for numerous executives and international leaders like your good friend. Wladimir Putinthe former British “Prime Minister” Tony Blair, the former President of the United States George W Bush or even the Spanish José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero and José María Aznar.
According to the Financial Times newspaper, the property will be located on the prestigious Emerald Coast for sale for 500 million euros. The financial newspaper points out that Marina, Piersilvio, Barbara, Eleonora and Luigi have placed the delicate matter in the hands of the Dils real estate agency, something that has not yet been confirmed by any spokesman for the family, although in the transalpine country this is a matter of course.
It was the years of the last century when Berlusconi decided to purchase the property in Porto Rotondo, in the heart of the Costa Smeralda, from Gianni Onorato, owner of the La Voce Sarda television channel. At that time, Il Cavaliere was already a visionary businessman with interests primarily in the world of construction, who had just launched the country’s first private television, Canale 5. A risky experiment that not only turned him into a multi-million dollar media tycoon with a communications company, but also opened the doors to politics for him a decade later, making him three times Prime Minister of Italy through a political artifact, Forza Italia, which barely survives after his death.
The property was later expanded and renovated until it became a unique property of almost inestimable value. It is a 4,500 square meter mansion with more than 60 rooms, 180 meter garage and another 174 parking spaces. All this on a 120-hectare estate with private access to the sea, where “Il Cavaliere” built a theater, four individual bungalows, five swimming pools, football, tennis and golf courts, a gym, a tower and even a “medicine house” garden ” of 300 square meters.
In 2021, a technical report by Berlusconi’s trusted expert Francesco Magnano put the villa’s value at almost 260 million euros. An exorbitant number that is not suitable for all budgets and significantly reduces the number of possible candidates for new tenants. The property was already for sale between 2010 and 2015. According to “Corriere della Sera”, the tycoon Elon Musk, owner of Tesla and the platform, comes from Sardinia. In 2015 The Berlusconi family rejected an offer of 450 million from a sheikh from the United Arab Emirates dollars and another from the son of the King of Saudi Arabia for around 500 million euros. The same amount that the magnate’s heirs now receive in return for parting with the house that “Il Cavaliere” had dreamed of.