Ex Berlusconi villa in Sardinia sold to Qatari sheikh, ex PM

The former Sardinian luxury villa of

late premier Silvio Berlusconi has been sold to Qatari Sheikh

Hamad bin Jassim bin Jaber Al Thani, the former prime minister

of the Gulf emirate, the Berlusconi family holding company

Fininvest said Wednesday, confirming media reports.

Villa Certosa has been sold to the royal family's Constellation

real estate group for an undisclosed sum, it said.

The Sultan of Brunei had also voiced interest in the 500 million

euro villa, for decades one of the most famous private estates

in Europe.

Located on the stunning coastline of Sardinia, the sprawling

waterfront compound became closely associated with three-time ex

premier Berlusconi and his larger-than-life lifestyle.

Satellite images of 150-acre Villa Certosa show an amphitheatre

on the grounds, and Berlusconi reportedly built a giant mock

volcano on the property for a party, as well as an underground

escape tunnel to the beach for a quick getaway of needed.

The villa was not the main location for the media mogul's

infamous bunga bunga sex parties, which largely took place at

his primary residence at Arcore outside Milan.

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