Beautifully located just outside a tiny traditional Italian mountain village, is this wonderful 6 bedroom 4 bathroom property.
Split into a 4 bedroom, 3 bathroom traditional style Tuscan villa along with a 2 bedroom, 1 bathroom cottage with private pool with stunning mountain views, these two houses are rented together with private use of gardens and pool.
Sleeping 12 in total, this is a wonderful peaceful retreat, yet within walking distance of a couple of restaurants and just a 20 minute drive in either direction to two market towns, with other villages and restaurants on the way...
Ideal for a relaxing break, and perfect if you like walking as the properties are close to the tracks leading up to the Apuane peaks. This really is a picture post card location, with complete privacy at the pool.
Both properties are made out of traditional stone, creating a romantic olde worlde feel, and ensuring the houses stay beautifully cool for sleeping.
Main Villa:
This character farmhouse has been renovated with love and care, and is furnished with a mixture of new and antique furniture. Windows are chestnut, with internal shutters adding to the Tuscan feel of this property which boasts wonderous views...
Ground floor:
Well equipped country style Tuscan kitchen/breakfast room, leading to a very spacious living/diner, with comfy seating, fireplace and dining table for up to 12.
Also on this floor is a utility room with washing machine.
Ground floor shower room with WC, shower and washbasin.
A staircase from the living room leads to a very spacious landing with a sofabed.
From the landing there are:
2 twin bedroooms
2 double bedrooms, one of them with ensuite shower room, with shower, wash basin, WC and bidet and private balcony with stunning view - complete romance!
Family bathroom with telephone style shower mixer tap.
Cottage:
This renovated stone cottage is ideal for anyone wishing to have privacy from the rest of the group
Enter the cottage via a covered loggia area, ideal for dining al fresco or relaxing in the shade whilst drinking in the stunning vista.
The cottage boasts a living room with fireplace and sofa, along with a kitchen.
There is a steep narrow wooden staircase leading to:
Twin room
Double room
Shower room, with shower, WC, handbasin and bidet
Outside:
Extensive land leading to open fields and stunning mountain views.
2 covered pergolas for al fresco relaxing and dining, with that at the main house providing enough room for all guests to dine together.
Barbeque.
Private 9M x 5M pool with a gentle saline system - offering softer, low-chlorine water that's kinder on skin and eyes. Total privacy at the pool area, overlooking the mountains - a perfect place to forget the world.
NB - this is unsuitable for very small children/elderly and infirm due to terraced nature of garden and uneven land.
NB - The owner lives on site but fully respects privacy of guests and the pool area has been designed to ensure guests are not overlooked at all.
A little about the area:
Please note that automated distance information can be misleading in rural areas. Although some places may appear close “as the crow flies,” walking routes are often impractical.
The market town of Castelnuovo with its famous Thursday morning market, and various bars and restaurants is only a 20 minute drive too.
The real beauty of this area however is the stunning scenery and hundreds of beautiful hilltop villages to explore…..
Perfect for walkers, this property is within walking distance of the most famous Mountain Peak in the area - Pania della Croce.
Overall, a perfect base for exploring the Garfagnana, the walks of the Apuane mountains, and also other Tuscany delights.
