This enchanting farmhouse villa in Sant’Alessio is located just 3 km from the city walls of Lucca. Nestled at the top of a sunny hill between a vineyard and woods, the villa (500 sq. m) keeps the sophisticated marks of many centuries. Its most recent owners have restored the villa perfectly, at once revealing the best features of its rich heritage and adding high-end modern facilities and great artwork. It is now one of the best private homes in the area of Lucca, with stunning views of the Tuscan countryside, elegant alfresco and interior living spaces, a private swimming pool, and 5+1 lovely bedroom suites — a unique and charming vacation rental in one of the most famous regions of Italy's countryside heartland.
Set on a lovely hillside, the magnificent structure of the villa enjoys panoramic views of a verdant, bouncing valley with the town of Lucca at your feet. Generous terraces on the ground and upper levels offer dreamy settings for alfresco meals or sunset viewing in the fragrant air. The interior living areas blend antique and country style elegance with refined modern charm. The gourmet kitchen is housed within exposed stone walls and wood ceilings — an elegant space for classic Italian cooking. Beside the kitchen you will find a wood fired pizza oven and a grill. French doors on every side lead to the panoramic alfresco dining and living areas.
The villa's bedrooms likewise balance a lovely, bucolic elegance with luxury modernist touches. All five main suites feature comfy beds and stylish bathrooms some of them with Jacuzzi. In April 2017, British actor Jeremy Irons stayed here for a week.
While granting absolute privacy, villa also places you in the heart of Tuscany, an easy drive from Florence, Cinque Terre, Siena, Pisa, Montecatini Terme, Pistoia, San Gimignano, Garfagnana, Chianti, Livorno, Versilia Coast, Forte dei Marmi and Viareggio. Numerous vineyards and bespoke wineries are scattered in the countryside all around the villa, where you can taste artisanal wines pressed from the region's Sangiovese and indigenous Canaiolo grapes, among other delightful varieties.
Main house/ground level: double living room with fireplace and piano, dining room, bathroom (shower), spacious kitchen with wood-oven, storage and laundry room, large pergola porch with alfresco dining area.
First level: grand suite with double bed and singe bed, terrace and en-suite bathroom (shower) accessible both from the bedroom and from the corridor; 2 further double bedrooms and 2 bathrooms (shower).
Second level: living room with fireplace and piano, double bedroom with en-suite bathroom (Jacuzzi bath), another double bedroom with en-suite bathroom (shower).
Dependence: living room, dressing room, bathroom (shower), double bedroom.
