Villa Lucca is a beautiful 18th Century Italian villa located in the panoramic Morianese hills of Northern Tuscany just five kilometres from the medieval town of Lucca. The villa sits on a hillside just five hundred metres from the tiny village of San Quirico de Moriano, overlooking the mountains and the town of Lucca. Sleeping up to ten in splendid accommodation, the owners have ensured this very historic and private property is also a fabulous holiday villa with lovely gardens and a large swimming pool.
The Villa has been the home of the Raffaelli family for more than five generations and is furnished to a high standard, with many family antiques. The villa is surrounded by an attractive mature garden with swimming pool, bar area and alfresco dining facilities. The villa has its own olive grove and vineyard and lovely views across open countryside to the mountains.
Accommodation Details
Ground Floor:
Entrance hall, fully equipped kitchen with dishwasher, Breakfast room, Formal dining room, Cloakroom, Sitting room with fire place and French doors leading to garden.
First Floor:
Grand Salon with French doors leading onto the front external staircase which descends to the garden. Master bedroom with four poster bed and en-suite bathroom with bath and separate shower, Double bedroom and en-suite bathroom with shower.
Second Floor:
Sitting room, Double bedroom with en-suite bathroom and two twin Bedrooms also with en-suite bathrooms.
Outside Facilities
To the front of the villa the delightful garden with its palms, cedars and citrus trees is on two levels. On the lower level can be found the swimming pool with its own poolside entertaining area with fridge, ice machine and HiFi. The upper level of the garden has alfresco dining facilities and a barbecue area.
The beautiful chapel situated in the grounds of the villa is also 18th century and is an exact replica of the chapel of `Madonna di Loreto`, which is especially important since the original was destroyed by fire. The chapel ensures this villa is a wonderful location for weddings.
Local Area
The medieval city of Lucca is a perfect little walled town unspoiled by tourism, with marble-paved streets, beautiful churches, an incredible market and the most delicious cafes and stalls selling pizza and polenta. Amongst many fiestas, celebrations and cultural events, on the third weekend of every month there is an expansive, outdoor antiques market centred around Piazza San Giusto. Everything about this charming small city delights the visitor. One of the great attractions is to walk along the top of the Renaissance-era walls which completely surround the city.
The surrounding countryside is exceptionally beautiful and quite different from other parts of Tuscany. Spectacular mountains, deep river valleys and intensely rich forest areas.
In winter there is snow skiing in the mountains to the north, only about thirty minutes drive away, and the villa is just twenty kilometres from the beach resort of Viareggio and the Mediterranean coast and thirty kilometres from the renowned beachside glamour of Forte Dei Marmi.
This is a perfect location for day trips to the fabulous city of Florence and other nearby places of interest like Barga, Castelnuovo and Bagni di Lucca.
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Characteristics
- Swimming pool
- Mountain setting
- Village setting
- Garden
- Near beaches