Villa Toscana Standalone Villa - Family Lodgings - Green Vacations

Character: Typical Tuscan country home in a wonderfully off-the-beaten-track historic village. Advantages: Very affordable, peaceful, authentic, great amenities. Superb for hikers. Friendly owners also have a restaurant. Location: In a miniscule hamlet about 15 minutes' drive from Viareggio. Near the Carrara marble mines. Great for visiting the Cinqueterre, Lucca, and Pisa. A wonderful choice for those who wish to see Tuscany without tourists, in the nearby hill towns of the Garfagnana and the Apuan Alps. Click here to see a map. Size: Sleeps 6; double living room, eat-in kitchen, two double bedrooms, one twin bedroom, three bathrooms (two with shower, one with tub). Private garden. Features: Swimming pool, fireplace, satellite TV, DSL Internet access, telephone, dishwasher, oven, full fridge/freezer, hair dryer, washing machine. Minimum stay: Saturday-to-Saturday. Disadvantages: For some, it may be too isolated, and it is not ideal as the only base for first-time visitors to Tuscany. Car needed: Yes.

This nice family home is surrounded by a large private garden near the top of a hill overlooking the sea along the Tuscany-Liguria border. Although it is only 10 km from the shore, it is high enough in the foothills of the Apuan Alps to provide cool temperatures in summer, beautiful colors in autumn and heavily-scented flowers in spring. Just 300 meters down the road is an exquisite medieval hamlet, where you can enjoy a drink on the ancient terrace after your delightful hike through the woods. Because it is slightly off the beaten track, this area offers a wonderful opportunity to experience Italy as the Italians do, not merely as a foreign holiday destination.

Inside, Villa Toscana is furnished like an authentic Italian home, with a mixture of comfortable contemporary pieces and pretty antiques. On the main entry level there's a double living room with sofas and chairs, fireplace, card table, satellite TV, and telephone as well as a modern eat-in kitchen with full stove, refrigerator/freezer, dishwasher, plenty of dishes and cookware, an iron and ironing board. Across the hall is a large bathroom with shower and hair dryer.

Upstairs are a double bedroom that overlooks the balcony and valley, a twin room overlooking the garden, and between them, a bathroom with bathtub.

Downstairs, on the garden level, a third double bedroom can be accessed from inside or through its own door from the garden. A bathroom with shower completes this level. The house has central heating throughout, and there is a washing machine on a covered patio. Your family is bound to spend time enjoying the garden, which has a spectacular 22 x 12-foot in-ground swimming pool, table and chairs, sun lounges, outdoor shower, and a wood-burning oven that can be used for pizza or for barbecuing.

For this property:
Prices include: taxes, services, water, heating, gas, electricity and one set of bed and bath linens per person.
Mandatory extras: 100 Euros for weekly or final cleaning; metered telephone, if used.

The owners speak fair English.

Check-in: 4-7pm
Check-out: by 10am
Refundable security deposit: 260 Euro

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Please note that you need a car to stay here.

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