6 Bedroom B&B/Hotel in Tuscany Reference Borgo Antico 698 Setting Mountain Region Tuscany Bedrooms 6 Price £952,381 / €1,200,000 / $1,900,000 Historic farmhouse and three cottages situated in a beautiful wooded valley in the hills above Lucca

Description

This is a hamlet of a historic farmhouse and three cottages situated in a beautiful wooded valley in the hills above Lucca. The houses date from the mid 1700s and have many original features, including exposed stone walls and original ceilings with chestnut beams and cotto tiles. The property is set in three and a half hectares of pine and chestnut wood, with over 100 abundant olive trees and other fruit trees, with beautiful views over the valley.

Main property

Originally built in 1743, the substantial farmhouse was completely restored in 2004. On the ground floor there is the kitchen, dining room and utility / shower room. The large, eat-in kitchen has a SMEG cooking range, built in kitchen and original stone walls. Large wrought iron and glass doors exit to the rear terraces. The dining room has a high ceiling with chestnut beams and terracotta tiles. The large utility room has a shower, WC and bidet.

An iron and chestnut staircase leads to the first floor, which at present is arranged as a suite of three sitting rooms. Each of the rooms has ceilings of chestnut beams and terracotta tiles. The Sitting Room has a large, working fireplace and double doors leading to the marble paved courtyard. The Summer Room, opens to the staircase, has double aspect views across the valley. The Winter Room has another large fireplace and an iron wood burning stove. A door leads from this room onto a small, raised terrace that gives wonderful views across the valley.

The staircase continues to the third floor, which at present is arranged as two bedrooms and a large bathroom. The Master Bedroom is very large, with double aspect windows. The Guest Bedroom also has double aspect windows.

The large Bathroom has been designed to the highest standards. It is tiled in travertine stone and has a large shower, well over two metres high. There is also a ‘slipper’ bath with claw feet, which sits at an angle to the window, allowing a wonderful view up the valley from the bath. There is also a WC and bidet from Pozzi Ginori, in white china.

Beneath the farmhouse is a small laundry room for use by guests in the three cottages. This has separate, independent access from the farmhouse.

La Roccia

La Roccia is situated across the marble courtyard from the main house. It is named after the massive boulder built into the kitchen that forms the foundation of the house. Downstairs, this traditional two-storey farmhouse has a large eat-in kitchen. On the ground floor there is also a double bedroom and a bathroom with a shower, sink, WC and bidet.

Up the wrought iron staircase, you’ll find a two zone, double width sitting room, a double bedroom and a bathroom with a tub. There is currently a sofabed in the first half of the sitting room. This area could easily be made into a third bedroom with the addition of a simple wall. There is an open fireplace in the sitting room. The house overlooks the valley and has two private, outside terraces.

La Stalla

La Stalla, formerly the old stable dating from 1743, is a two storey cottage. It has a pretty sitting room with a wood burning stove and a kitchen downstairs, and one double bedroom and a bathroom with shower upstairs. The private, outside terrace has extensive views over the valley. The cottage is about fifty metres from the other houses and overlooks – but isn’t overlooked by – the swimming pool.

Il Forno

Il Forno is the second of the smaller two storey cottages. It was originally the old bakehouse and still has the original, full size pizza oven in the sitting room. La Stalla has its sitting room and kitchen on the top floor and a double bedroom and a shower room on the ground floor. The bedroom has double doors onto the private, outside terrace, which offer extensive views over the valley. The house is shaded by a large, productive fig tree.

The Swimming Pool

The pool measures 8 metres by 4 metres and seems to hang above the trees, giving wonderful views across the valley. The whole area was remodelled in 2004, with the addition of a brick path with stone steps, a large brick patio area and a wooden deck suspended over the valley.

Additional information

The Medieval and Renaissance glories of the walled city of Lucca are only 18 kilometres away, while Pisa and Florence are close enough for day trips. The glamorous beach resorts of Viareggio, Marina di Pietrasanta and Forte dei Marmi are only a short, but stunning drive across the Apuan Alps. Nearby, Barga and Torre del Lago have wonderful music and opera festivals throughout the summer. Nearby there are two very warm and welcoming, family owned restaurants, ‘Molin della Volpe’, a pleasant ten minute walk away, and ‘La Fonte’ in Trebbio, a ten minute drive away.

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