Behind a gated entrance, this private residence on five acres meets you with manicured gardens and a soaring marble porte cochere.

The vast home is 2,831sqm, and is to be sold fully furnished. 

The home has eight bedrooms, ten bathrooms, a home office, grand indoor and outdoor entertaining areas, and sweeping verandas. The indoor pool has an attached steam room and sauna.

Other features include caretaker's quarters, a six-car garage with workshop, wine cellar, home theatre, and floodlit tennis court.

The property will go to auction on 16 June, with bidding to start at $4 million - this could be the buy of the century.