We stayed here for 2 weeks in August and frankly, you will struggle to find a better villa in Tuscany. It is even better than the photos show on the site. With 5 bedrooms, the villa itself is huge, immaculately clean, beautifully maintained and has more than enough room and different spaces for our two family party of 10 to be together or find our own bit of solitude as required. Surrounded by vineyards and olive trees there are large sunny areas of secluded garden and patio with plenty of shaded areas to eat. Inside the Villa there is a Jacuzzi, sauna and steam room which are great for an occasional dull day. -Beware though, as Francesca will warn you, gas and electricity are very expensive in Italy. - we only used them a few times during the 2 weeks and our fuel cost was over €250 in total, so make sure you budget for this.

The villa is situated in the quiet village of Montemagno, high in the lush green mountains a 25 min drive from the beaches of Viareggio and Lido di Camiore one way and the fabulous town of Lucca in the other direction. Further afield, Pisa is only about 40 mins by car and Florence just a 90 min train ride from Viareggio- although if you do this we found it easier to get the train from Pietrasanta which is closer and where it is easier to park the car.

In Montemagno there are 2 restaurants, one of which is owned by Francesca, and a small bar / bakery which is ideal for pastries in the morning. Francesca proved to be the perfect hostess, generous, cheerful & always helpful, surprising us with fabulous dishes prepared in their restaurant throughout our stay. The restaurant itself is well worth a few visits, it can get busy with good food and reasonable prices. We also found it very handy for freshly made take away pizzas on a few nights!

I really can't recommend the villa highly enough.