Just 8 km from Lucca, in an exceptionally good position on a hill, with a panorama stretching from the towers of Lucca to the town of San Miniato, lies this wonderful historic home, which has origins way back in history: it was first built as a fortified village, then in the middle ages it became a lookout tower and finally around the 15th or 16th century it became a country residence for a family that was part of the Lucca nobility.

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Lucca area Villa i443
Lucca, Lucca area, Italy
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VILLA I443 IN LUCCA, LUCCA AREA, ITALY
Just 8 km from Lucca, in an exceptionally good position on a hill, with a panorama stretching from the
towers of Lucca to the town of San Miniato, lies this wonderful historic home, which has origins way
back in history: it was first built as a fortified village, then in the middle ages it became a lookout tower
and finally around the 15th or 16th century it became a country residence for a family that was part of
the Lucca nobility. It then became a convent and during the centuries had many illustrious guests. It
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has been recently renovated with a painstaking work of conservation and recovery of all its original
characteristics, and the result is a faithful representation of the typical Lucca villa of the 1500s, as
described by Samminiati, the great intellectual and architect. They have knowledgeably re-used all the
old construction materials such as stone, terracotta, hand-forged ironwork, and they have recovered
the monumental fireplace, the typical loggia with its arches, columns and frescoes looking over towards
the olive grove, but above all they have respected the original layout of the rooms, which are large and
airy. Put together with the furnishings, which are composed of a collection of special antique pieces and
many from the 1800s, some of which have come from old convents and churches, it all gives this house
an original atmosphere of austerity, elegance and simplicity, capable of bringing back the rhythms of
life of times gone by. In order to provide guests with complete relaxation, the villa has also been
equipped with the most modern comforts: hydro massage tubs in most of the bathrooms, under-floor
central heating, satellite TV, high-quality comfortable mattresses, and above all it offers a complete,
personalized and detailed assistance for guests: daily cleaning and linen changes, buffet dinner on
arrival, on request the organization of many trips (tour with wine tasting, cooking courses,
participation at the Viareggio carnival or at the Puccini music festival, and so on. Outside, the villa has a
panoramic garden area with a pergola, furnished for relaxing and dining outside; in the old renaissance
pond, at the rear of the villa towards the olive grove, they have made a small 9x3m swimming-pool, so
that you can keep cool in the summer months and in front of the house, where during the Etruscan
times there was a water basin, they have built another oval shaped pool ( 12 x 7 meters) with a splendid
view of the surrounding green hills. The beaches at Versilia are about half-an-hour's drive
away.GROUND FLOOR: entrance into a salon of 70 sq.m with brick vaulted ceilings, dining table and
living area with TV, 1 long double room with tables and access to the garden, 1 large kitchen with
antique stone sink and access to the garden, 1 room with large antique fireplace and wood-burning
oven, 1 twin bedroom, 1 bedroom with 2 small double beds, 1 small doublebedroom, 1 bathroom with
hydromassage shower, 1 bathroom with hydromassage tub. FIRST FLOOR (the 'piano nobile'): large
central reception room (150 sq.m) with large stone fireplace and access to the furnished, frescoed
loggia, dining room, small living-room, studio, 1 WC with washbasin, access room with fireplace (in
the old tower) for the stairs leading to the SECOND FLOOR: large central living-room of 150 sq.m
with high trussed roof and monumental fireplace, 3 twin bedrooms, each with private bathroom with
shower, 2 twin bedrooms each with private bathroom with hydro massage tub, 1 walk-through junior
suite with small living-room with writing table and double bed accessing 1 twin bedroom with private
bathroom with shower.
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