Description

Multi-folding hills, softened with forestry, form giant cushions of calm around this historic house, punctuated here and there with tiny hamlets and terraced vineyard slopes. Pretty, private gardens surround it, scented with herbs and banks of flowers, and following the lie of the land with lawned paths and little stone stairways. And the villa itself is a wonderfully sympathetic restoration of a sturdy former farmhouse and its equally ancient barn, which now forms a very comfortable poolside Guest House. In the main building, the kitchen opens on to a dining terrace, and light streams into a spacious, sunny sitting room with country furniture, colourful kilims and a dining area. Three bedrooms on the first floor include the master double, with an en suite walk-in shower inlaid with pebbles. With its own breakfast room /kitchenette, and sitting room with a piano, the guest annexe houses two additional bedrooms and opens onto a lounging and dining area beside the swimming pool. Local shops at San Martino in Freddana are within 4km of the villa, Lucca’s fine restaurants are just 13km away, and the nearest beach is a mere 20km drive.

Features

Ground floor

Kitchen opening onto terrace
Sitting/dining room
Utility room
WC

First floor

Double bedroom (can be made up as twin) with bathroom en suite
Double bedroom (can be made up as twin) with shower room en suite
Double double bedroom with bathroom en suite three steps below

Guest house - ground floor

Breakfast room with kitchenette and shower room

Guest house - first floor

Sitting room
Double bedroom (can be made up as twin) with shower room en suite
Twin bedroom (can me made up as double) with bathroom en suite and separate shower

Facilities

Children's facilities

Cot and highchair

Cooking outdoors

Portable barbecue

Entertainment

Italian SKY satellite TV with cinema
WiFi
DVD Player
Stereo
CD player

Keeping cool

Portable fans in all bedrooms
Insect screens

Kitchen essentials

Fridge/freezer
Dishwasher
Hob
Oven

Private pool

12m x 6m
0.8m x 2.5m deep
Built-in steps
Salted water
The pool is open from end of May until beginning October
Pool can be fenced on request

Villa essentials

Washing Machine

Games and sports

Table tennis
Boules court

Nearby

Places of interest

Lucca 13km
Montecatini Terme 45km
Florence 80km
Cinque Terre 110km
Siena 120km