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Old Country house -100 square metres- with separate barn (which has been completely renovated in keeping with the original features of the place).
Typical features include original wooden beams, terracotta floors and “mandolate”( dove-tailed red-brick wall sections).
The GROUND FLOOR consists of a large living room (which can accommodate 7 people) that opens out onto a cozy but fully equipped kitchen,(Double sofa-bed is in the living room). There is also a bathroom on the same floor.
On the FIRST FLOOR: there are three bedrooms(with air-conditioning). The first bedroom has a bed with an antique wrought-iron bedstead. The second bedroom has twin beds that can be joined together to make a double bed, if required. The third bedroom is a single room with one single bed. Cot available on request. There is also a blue and white bathroom situated on the first floor.
Although the original structure of the building has been preserved it still retains comfortable period furnishings and every modern convenience has been provided.
The farmhouse is situated on a hill surrounded by age-old olive groves with scenic views over the city of Lucca.
There is a large outdoor area, (completely fenced in) with a swimming-pool for exclusive use. The pool measures 12.60m X5.40m (Depth at the deep end = 2.20m / Depth at the shallow end = 1.10m). Just outside the front door there is a vine-covered pergola and nearby stands a gazebo where visitors can eat outdoors and enjoy views over the surrounding countryside and the underlying plain of Lucca.
Just a stone’s throw away, there are some wonderful walks and opportunities for mountain biking and trekking .
Ideal location for a relaxing holiday characterized by a sense of peace and well-being. This house is perfect to use as a base while exploring Lucca and other parts of Tuscany.
This Holiday House is north of Lucca in a small village its name is S. Colombano. This area is rich of beautiful ancient villas as Manzi, Torrigiani, Reale, Grabau etc.. once the home of the nobility of Lucca, opens today for the public to visit. The panoramic rod that runs through “Borghi” and “Fattorie” where to buy the best oil and wine. Near this village there are some good restaurants, a big supermarket in Marlia, banks in Segromigno in Monte ,chemist etc...
This house is to 9 kilometres from Lucca. Lucca is a city of Ligurian -Etruscan origins, enclosed by a circle of 16 th-century walls, that with its palaces, churches ( S. Martino Cathedral, San Michele, San Frediano etc..) important monuments, the amphitheatre square, towers as “Guinigi Tower” and “Tower of Ore” and gardens, is a small enchanted world. From the charming garden on top of the “Tower of Palazzo Guinigi “ there is a splendid view of the city, with its red rooftops, its campaniles, and the surrounding countryside which ends in the distance with the majestic profile of the Apuan Mountains.
In the city center of Lucca “via Fillungo” is the most important street and walking towards the centre you will discover 14-century houses, renaissance loggias, small antique shops open along the stone-paved alley ways.
Also it is possible to rent bicycles to ride around the antique walls (about 4 kilometres long). In no time at all you can reach other equally beautiful destinations like:
FLORENCE (80 kilometres from this holiday house) the most important city of art in Tuscany) PISA (40 kilometres fom this holiday house) world famous Piazza Miracoli and the Tower. SIENA (145 kilometres from this holiday house) it is famous for the Palio (horses ride) and Chianti wine... S. GIMIGNANO (125 kilometres from this holiday house)
There are antique churches and Towers. VERSILIA BEACH (38 kilometres from this holiday house) Viareggio, Marina di Pietrasanta, Forte dei Marmi. GARFAGNANA (32 kilometres from this holiday house) Valley.
And beautiful sea-side tows of Lerici (80 kilometres distance), Portovenere (100 kilometres distance) and the fishing village of the “Cinqueterre” (105kilometres distance) in Liguria from Lucca you can travel by train , and Elba Island.
As well as other splendid cultural and environmental sites. Trattories and places where typical products from the region Tuscany are made, await you to sample various delicacies such as oil, and wine.
NOTES TO THE RENTAL RATES A deposit is required on Booking. The balance payable at the arrival. Price for week includes: the rent of the property, sheets and towels. Price for week DOESN'T INCLUDE: electric energy, heating , gas consumption (hot water and ring stoves). Extra should be paid on the leaving day. Price for week DOESN'T INCLUDE: the final cleaning. Weekly reservations usually from saturday to saturday. Check in from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Check out from 8 a.m. To 10 a.m. |