" Ex-hayloft in an ancient farmhouse that has been tastefully renovated and is situated in the hills between Lucca (10 km). View of the countryside and the surrounding hills.Portico equipped for outdoor dining and swimming pool (6x12) with large equipped lawn (6,000 m2) are at the guests' disposal.Parking.
The ground floor has a fully fitted kitchen (oven, toaster, microwave, freezer, dishwasher) and separate dining room with seating for 8 people. living/dining room with fireplace,
1 small study (TV), 2 double bedrooms one of which with access to the garden and bathroom with shower, 1 bathroom with bath with wash hand basin, toilet and bidet, 2 bathroom with shower with wash hand basin, toilet and bidet..
1st fl.: 1 double bedroom, 1 twin bedded room. Air conditioning in the bedrooms.
Casa Elia is furnished with great care and charm – terracotta tiled floors – Tuscan style.
For your added comfort during the summer months mosquito nets are fitted to all windows. Baby-bed available.
For what concern tasting wine, we are producer of white and red wine , in fact the vineyard are next to the house! The first bottle for our guest is a present. Prepare dinner at home is our speciality! we do this service very often, we prepare it for you, all typical Tuscan dishes!
Casa Elia is situated at 800 mt about a village, called S.Martino in Freddana. In the village there are one shop for every genre as a supermarket,a pharmacy, some resaurants, some pizzeria. Delicatessen, Butcher Shop, Bakery, Coffee Shop, Tobacco Shop, Hair Salon, Mechanic, Dry cleaners, Edicola. "
" Lucca with its monuments, squares, fountains, museums; with its tranquil medieval town centre in great part pedestrian, with its theatre, the Teatro del Giglio, and it's esteemed seasons of opera, prose, orchestral music and dance; with its important cultural events such as the Comics Revue and the Summer Festival, the traditional ones such as the procession of Santa Croce during the city's September festivities, or the Flower Market in April. Lucca is a city which offers the tourists attractions of historic interest and natural beauty with the sure knowledge that you can walk through the city and surrounding areas at any time in complete safety.
2000 years of history will catch your eyes walking around Lucca’s squares and streets. It is home to splendid Romanesque churches, museums, monuments, and birth place of Giacomo Puccini (1858) one of Italy most famous composer.
During the summer Lucca welcomes some of the most famous singers of the world for the “Summer Festival”’s concerts, held in the major squares of the town. Nearest Beaches (25 mins by car) The Versilia coastline spreads out from Viareggio to Marina Carrara and is one of the most fashionable coasts of Italy including the sophisticated resort of Forte dei Marmi where you can mingle with the Italian aristocracy. there are different free beaches in Torre del Lago and in Viareggio. is one is one of the more famous coast resorts in Versilia and a tourist destination known all over the world. It is an amusement-centre, the country of the Carnival with Carnival’s “Cittadella”. "
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Means of access The villa is set in the countryside around Lucca, about 10 km far from the centre of the town. Lucca is close to Pisa.
Pisa airport is quite small and you pass through the formalities quickly. An alternative airport is Florence. all the major companies are present, such as British Airways, Air France, Iberia, and also low costs companies such as Ryan Air and Easy Jet. From there is just a short drive - 20minutes from Pisa, 45 minutes from Florence to reach the town.
Direct flight from New york (JFK) to Pisa (PSA) operated by Delta Airlines.
At both airports are present all major car rentals companies - hertz, avis etc etc
For a complete list of please see
http://www.pisa-airport.com/
http://www.aeroporto.firenze.it/EN/index.php
From Pisa Airport:- Take indications from Pisa Airport to Motorway (Autostrada A12) in direction of Genova. Take 1st exit on to Autostrada A11 towards Firenze(Florence) and take the first exit off this motorway for Lucca. Follow indications for city center (centro) and you will see the walls of the city in front of you. Follow signs for Camaiore. Go along this road for 9 km and when you reach San Martino in Freddana turn right for Loppeglia/Fiano and after 1 km you can see from the street vineyards and olive trees. When these are passed, take the first little street on right and go ahead until the indication Casa Elia.
