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Beautifully restored classic stone built Casa Colonnica, with private pool, Franchi provides spacious accommodation for large groups and with flexible changeover you may be able to take advantage of cheaper flights!
Renovated with love and care, this gorgeous house boasts traditional Tuscan Arches, beamed ceilings, exposed stonework, traditional flooring, chestnut windows and internal shutters.
The house has 7 bedrooms, most of which are clustered into 'suites' each with their own bathrooms, allowing families with children to have them sleeping close to them, but in separate rooms, giving couples their privacy.
For daytime living, there are two living areas, a family kitchen, with a further small kitchenette, and a large dining room.
Arranged over 3 floors:
2 living areas- TV, WIFI
Dining room – Dining for up to 20
Family Kitchen- double oven, 5 ring hob, dishwasher, microwave, marble sink and work surfaces, large fridge.
Bedrooms:
Suite one - double bedroom ; room with bunk beds. En Suite shower room. TV. Fridge.
Suite two - double bedroom ; room with bunk beds. En Suite shower room. TV. Fridge.
Suite three -double room; single room. En suite shower room, TV. Leading to small personal kitchen area (sink, fridge, 2 ring hob, table) which leads onto arched terrace.
Single room with en suite shower room.
Outside:
Gardens, outdoor wood oven, BBQ,
Fantastic views
Private pool 10M x 4.7M
Do note there is a €300 security deposit applicable
A little about location:
Conveniently situated on the outskirts of the small mountain village of Filicaia, approx 1 hour North Of Lucca.
The villa is situated in wonderful mature gardens,and the views from the house are absolutely beautiful, with the garden boasting views over the Serchio Valley, which itself is nestled between the Apennine, and Apuane mountain ranges.
In Filicaia itself there are 2 bars, one of which serves pizza at weekends, a small food shop, a bank and a post office.
Less than a 10 minute drive away is the local historic market town of Castelnuovo, with its various bars & restaurants, supermarkets and well-known Thursday morning market.
For days when one wishes to explore further afield, the stunning walled mediaeval city of Lucca is 50 mins/1 hour away.
Only a 30 minute drive is the popular mediaeval town of Barga, with its cobbled streets, wealth of restaurants, Cathedral, beautiful architecture, regular music festivals and great views!
Grotta del Vento, the wind caves is a 40 minute drive, and is worth a day out.
Pisa, for exploring the tower and of course for the airport is a 90 minute drive, with Florence circa 2 hrs.
More locally, there are plenty of opportunities to explore local towns, hill top villages, to walk and picnic, ride horses, fish, zip wire through the trees, visit the local fortress or the National Parks, swim in the river, or simply relax.
A good choice for a country/village stay, with some facilities within walking distance!
Lovely house close to the cozy town of Garfagnana Castelnuevo. The house is exactly as shown on the pictures. Nicely decorated and good mountain views.
When we booked 3 families with children aged 10-13 years, we discovered on Google Maps that the house with garden is on the main road. We wondered if this would be annoying, but due to the differences in the height of the large garden, this was not the case. The house is beautifully situated on the hill and offers beautiful views. In the low season it is used as bed and breakfast. You can notice that the spacious bedrooms, all en suite have a children's bedroom and bathroom. Furthermore, on the furthest layer of the house is a restaurant area, as the children called it. In this space we have never eaten because we ate outside on the long table on the terrace. The surroundings are beautiful, the mountain roads are an hour's drive away. A true recommendation, according to all of us, is the walk through the canyon of Orrido di Botri. Delightful 3 hours climb over rocks in a beautiful gorge with lovely cool water to a waterfall with small swimming pool and back. The construction pool in the furthest corner of the large garden also worked coolly, it was only a pity that it could not be pushed and dived. The villa has been carefully renovated and furnished, the large stove and oven are nice for a large group. We missed some glasswork, but a few glasses were brought on request. The communication with Laura, who lives with her husband in the neighboring house, is nice. We had a top holiday week!
This delightful, traditional style villa is situated in a large, well designed garden with a swimming pool and areas to sunbathe or relax in the shade, all with stunning views of the Tuscan hills! The rooms were very comfortable and the villa well equipped for a larger group (8 in our case) - plenty of space to eat and relax - indoors and outside.
The owners were friendly and helpful, and responded quickly to any queries. We had a wonderful family holiday!
This restored house is set on a beautiful hillside with stunning views across the valley. It is very well equipped for self catering and the outside eating area is ideal for family meals. If cooler the inside dinning room is also huge. The kids loved the pool and the garden. We went for walks up behind the villa and a short drive away is a beautiful lake that also makes for a great walk. Laura the owner was also very helpful, arranging to pay a parking ticket I got for "parking in a bad direction" in the nearby town. A car is essential but it's well placed for Lucca and the coast and there are lots of activities nearby for families including high wires, caves and lake swimming. We had a lovely time.
We had a wonderful holiday...very relaxing...lovely views.. Swimming pool....excellent accommodation, ideal for our family get together. Lovely and clean, very well equipped kitchen and lots of homely touches to make your stay a home from home. Laura was very friendly and only willing to help if asked. Would recommend
Nous avons passés ( 2 familles avec adolescents ) de très bonnes vacances dans cette maison magnifique et tout confort . propriétaires très acceuilants et toujours prêts à rendre service ( que je remercie encore pour leur gentillesse ) . Région magnifique à visiter et proche de hauts lieux touristiques italiens ( Pise / Florence / les 5 terres...) . Location à vivement recommander pour des vacances.
Google translated -"Very nice house in a beautiful region"
We went (2 Families with older children) a great vacation in this beautiful home and comfortable. owners very welcoming and always willing to help (I thank for their kindness). Beautiful area to visit and close to top Italian tourist places (Pisa / Florence / 5 Terre ...). rental highly recommended for holidays.
I highly recommend this villa for your stay in Tuscany. The villa is located with stunning views and has everything you might need for your stay. The kitchen is modern and well equipped - cooking dinner for 12 persons was not a problem at all! We really enjoyed the patio where everyone can sit outside and eat for hours - since there is a roof and blankets are available you can sit outside even when its cold or it it rains. The property was really well-maintained and the owner was very friendly and helpful.
Weekend with friends with whole place at our disposal . What to say? Heaven on earth! Total relaxation with pool , barbecue and pizza oven to have fun together .
In the house nothing is missing and everything is studied in detail .
The best surprise was the hospitality of Massimo and Laura and their friends, made us rediscover a forgotten human dimension . We will definitely return if only to find some friends and finally visit the Garfagnana . Even thanks and .... soon!!
01/04/2021 - 03/07/2021 | Summer |
1730
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03/07/2021 - 03/09/2021 | High Summer |
2160
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03/09/2021 - 31/10/2021 | Late Summer |
1730
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