Restored farmhouse with private pool, unbeatable stupendous views and WIFI!

Our first visit to the Garfagnana!

Tuscany without the tourists- lots of hilltop towns to explore. Close-ish to the beautiful beach of Forte de Marmi for ‘that Riviera touch’ via a tortuous but amazing mountain road with shrines on each hairpin! Local food fantastic value from numerous mountain restaurants and local produce as always amazing. Activities locally if you don’t want to just chill poolside included kayaking and gorge traversing both of which were brilliant

Property is immaculate,pool perfect and Andrea and sister Silvia were so helpful and kind throughout our stay

Local train services excellent for easy trips to Lucca where the city wall biking is unique and a must do!

You don’t need to go to Florence-‘go to the Garfagnana ‘ instead and see the real Tuscany!

We had the most relaxing week at metello - the photos of the pool & view are far exceeded in reality

The accomodation was immaculate & had everything you would need - comfy beds & sofa - great WiFi connection

Andrea & his father were very welcoming and responded quickly when we had questions - the complimentary wine was lovely

Will definitely return - our most relaxing holiday ever.

The drive up the mountain is definitely worth it!

Highly recommend, would definitely stay here again!

Wow! That was our first impression of this property and it’s location. If you are tempted by the photos online then just book it as it does not disappoint. The views are just stunning and the villa itself is perfect. The infinity pool is great but very cold, that would be my one improvement to this property, pool heating. If we ever win the lottery we will be putting in a bid for this place, that says it all. Tutti fantastico 👍🏼

Grazie, Douglas and Carol

2nd to 9th June18

Unbelievable .. where do you start on describing this place ! .. this is the best villa we have ever taken, so good we have already booked it for next year. its very close to heaven, the house is a very usable format for a big family or two families. The kitchen is the best equipped we have ever come across in the last 10 years. We have stayed all over Tuscany from vine yards just outside Sienna, Greve and around the north of Florence, north Tuscany is less crowded, greener and Luca is brilliant (as seen on Top Gear)

Enjoy the tranquility, we were lucky enough to be there during the heatwave in July 2017, we enjoyed 37-38C most days but being on a mountain, there was a lovely breeze just enough to make sleeping comfortable.

The pool has a dark liner, which means it gets warmer and has a salt water cleaning system so no nasty chemicals.

The BBQ and Pizza oven work well, we enjoyed a few nights on the lower garden. You can buy pizza dough in the supermarket,so just a case of "man build fire", roll out the dough and add some toppings!

You need to take it easy getting there, the roads are small and twisty .. takes about 15-20 mins from Garfagnana, and there's not many shops nearby so you need to stock up. This is the place where you arrive, chill and leave totally revived, having read many books, or the reasonably good internet access (over wifi) its not really somewhere you use as a base to explore. Easily accessible with a regular car, the parking is good.