Holiday Rental Borgo Castellino located in Montuolo Tuscany, Italy.

Sleeps	8
Bedrooms	4
Bathrooms	3

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Property Description

BORGO CASTELLINO is a very nice farmhouse that once belonged to and old abbey, no longer existing.
It is set on a slope of the hills- with a beautiful view on the plain of Lucca, the Apuan Alps and the valley of Serchio river.
It is surrounded by a large terraced property with beautiful olive groves.
The house has been restored with great taste and great care for the minimum details, both inside and outside, always using old stones, terracotta tiles and wood beams.
The owner is a young antique dealer who found most of the restoring decorative elements among real antiques, like the kitchen old carved marble sink. Unusual and valuable antique furniture and objects are spread everywhere.
Some antiques have been adapted to new decorating uses as the beautiful mirror gilded frame turned into a very original bed head- In any corner this lovely house retains all the traditional charming atmosphere of a tuscan home.
To reach the house one has to drive through a nice country paved road and then up on a gravelled private road ( about 600 mts) to the house and to the wide open space surrounding it.
The owner lives in the independent restored barn.
At guests' disposal:
The pool is nicely set among olive trees with wide view on the valley. It is mt 10x5.50 depth 1.2-2.3 open from 1 May to 30 September, shared with the owner.
Traditional wood oven for pizza, BBQ, pergola for dining “al fresco”, large parking area.
Distances:
Montuolo the nearest village for shopping 2 km with grocery shop, butcher, post office, very good local restaurants within few minutes.
Lucca 5 kms. Golf course- 30 kms, beachs of Viareggio and Forte dei Marmi at half an hour.
Florence 60 kms
Pisa 20 kms
Siena one and half hour
Chianti area one hour
Portofino-one and half hour
Cinque Terre one hour
Carrara and Michelangeloi marble caves, one hour
Pietrasanta- the artists town, 30 minutes.

Interior Description

The house ( 220 m2) lays on a terraced ground, on three floors.

Ground floor: entrance, living room with fireplace, SAT TV, traditional country dining room/kitchen fully equipped ( dishwasher, fridge etc ).
A bathroom with tub-bath.

First floor: 1 double bedroom with fireplace, 1 double bedroom,1 twin bed bedroom, 1 bathroom with shower, 1 toilet.

Lower ground floor: 1 double bedroom, 1 bathroom with shower: this bedroom is fully independent with entrance also from outside.
Private outdoor area for
A service room with washing machine
Central heating, Internet WI FI connection.

Location Montuolo, Tuscany, Italy

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Airports: Pisa (Psa), 21.8 Km

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Location Montuolo, Tuscany, Italy

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