It is a charming, 17th century aristocratic villa set in a peaceful, green valley in the southern hills of Lucca. It was once the country residence of a Lucchese count and today offers the very best in luxury Tuscan living with 8 luxurious guest bedrooms for up to 16 guests and has beautifully restored frescoes in the reception rooms giving it a wonderful air of elegance. Villa has immaculate Italian gardens with a fresh water brook that runs into two small lakes with weeping willow trees. Elegant cypress trees and fragrant lemon trees make a perfect backdrop to the large swimming pool. Villa is located just outside of the elegant, walled city of Lucca and within easy reach of the Tuscan coast making it a perfect location to explore Northern Tuscany and the coast.
Main Features
- Sleeps up to 16 guests in 8 luxuriously appointed double bedrooms
- 3 twin bedrooms, 4 Queen bedrooms, 1 King bedroom
- All en suite bathroom and shower facilities
- Bathrooms have hairdryers, bathrobes
- Pool towels supplied
- 4 kitchens, one on each floor and an antique wood burning stove in the cellar
- Main kitchen is well equipped and in Tuscan style
- Spacious formal dining room
- Breakfast room
- 3 living rooms, one on each floor
- Aristocratic living room with HI FI, cinema system, satellite TV, DVD
- Card room and pool table
- Library
- Various outdoor dining areas
- BBQ
- Laundry room
- Study with phone, fax, computer
- WI FI Broadband internet connection
- Phone line in each room
- Individually controlled heating / air conditioning in each room
- Well stocked wine cellar
- Floodlit swimming pool 20 x10mts and 1.5 - 3mt deep
- Italian style gardens with a stream and 2 small lakes
Points of Interest
Nearest train station Lucca 15 mins (slow line), distance from airports Pisa 30 mins, Florence 45 mins, Rome 4 hrs, Milan 3 hrs, distance from nearest towns Lucca 15 mins, Rome 4 hours, Florence 45 mins, Siena 1 hour 50 mins, Viareggio & Forte dei Marmi 30 mins, other amenities: 2 hot spas and beauty farms within 30 minutes, tennis 5 kms, Golf 24 kms, local restaurants within easy reach, nearest villages - Guamo (bars, post office), Vorno (grocery, butcher, local restaurant, bar ) only a few mins.