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This Tuscan-style mansion in California with an Italian vacation rental for $100,000 to $18 million.

This Tuscan-style mansion in California with an Italian vacation rental for $100,000 to $18 million.

This Tuscan-style mansion in California with an Italian vacation rental for $100,000 to $18 million.

This Calabasas estate includes a temperature-controlled wine cellar, saltwater aquarium fish and... A luxury vacation in Italy? Yes, you read that correctly. If the seller of this $18 million dollar Tuscan-style villa accepts the full price passed through escrow, they'll add a $100,000 trip to Portofino and Lake Como. This is certainly a first. But not to overshadow the main story - though we don't know which part of the deal is more exciting - this majestic estate is an astounding 13,000 square feet and sits on a nearly 1.5-acre lot in the dual-protected community of Estates of the Oaks.

This stunning estate

known as Villa Serenia, offers everything you would expect from''Italianate home, courtesy of developer and builder James Ring. There are Versailles limestone floors, century-old wood beam ceilings and European terraces.

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Inside, there are six dreamy bedrooms and ten bathrooms, including two master bedrooms with views of the Santa Monica Mountains.

Photograph of a room in Calabasas with a free trip to Italy - Credit: Joel Danto with The Luxury Level

This super exclusive estate

has many of the luxurious amenities you would expect from a property of this class, as well as some unusual additions. Among the usual accoutrements are a 15-person movie theater with its own counter, a resort pool and a temperature-controlled cellar with room for 800 bottles''wines.

On the other hand, fish lovers will love the 500-gallon saltwater aquarium and carp pond with waterfall. There's also a secret "men's study" designed in a speakeasy style. That is, shelves with cabinets serve as a portal into the room. There you'll find 200-year-old beamed wood ceilings, as well as a stunning open kitchen.

Villa Serenia was designed in Tuscan style and features a swimming pool, saltwater aquarium, wine cellar and home theater - Credit: Joel Danto with The Luxury Level

If you're wondering what a $100,000 trip includes, it's an 11-day trip that includes flights, five-star hotel accommodations and activities. The trip begins with a private room at LAX airport, and of course, travelers will'

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