Vacation rentals, Lucca, Tuscany

Lying on the outskirts of the Tuscan village of Castagnori, this spacious villa has four apartments, sleeping up to eighteen guests, with four bathrooms.

Tenuta San Martino is a lovely casale dating back to the sixteenth century, and sits at the foot of the Tuscan hills outside the city of Lucca. The house occupies extensive grounds, stretching over 40,000m² of woodland, orchards and gardens. There are four charming suite-apartments available: Orfeo, Euridice, Persefone and Cassiopea. These have wood-beamed ceilings, a mezzanine floor, and frescoes on the walls, created by a famous Lucchese painter.

Apartment Orfeo has a spacious living room with a kitchen corner, two bathrooms, one twin room and one double room. Apartment Euridice is an independent casetta with a living room-kitchen, a bathroom on the ground floor and a twin bedroom and a bathroom on the first floor. Aparment Persefone consists of 2 double bedrooms, a twin one, 2 bathrooms, 1 kitchen and a living room with frescoes on the walls. Apartment Cassiopea is composed of a double and a twin bedrooms, 2 bathrooms and a living room with a kitchen corner.

This Lucca vacation rental has satellite and terrestrial TV, there is a mobile phone (cellphone) available to rent, and there is a fax. Comforts are both modern and traditional, with the central heating being complemented by marvellous open fires (firewood is provided).

The well-equipped kitchen includes an oven, cooking hobs, fridge, freezer and Italian coffee maker. There is a lovely shared swimming pool, and an extensive garden with furniture. The gardens have a dining area and barbecue.

This Lucca vacation rental is perfect for families with children. You can walk into the village, but you will need a car for exploring further afield and for getting into Lucca (12km away).

The nearest bus stop (to Lucca) is 200m away, the bar 200m, bank 400m, chemist/pharmacy 800m and supermarket and post office 1km away. The nearest rail stations are at Lucca and Viareggio (20km away). You can fly to the international airport at Pisa, 26km away.

You can explore the superbly unspoiled countryside of Tuscany – San Martino runs along the floor of a valley flanked by forest-clad hills. And there is plenty to do in town too.

Lucca is a marvellous, predominantly medieval city, though its roots date back far further, to the pre-Christian Etruscan civilisation that gives Tuscany its name. With a street grid laid out by the Romans, and narrow, winding medieval alleyways, all contained within massive fourteenth century defensive walls. Lucca affords endless exploration.

You’ll probably fly in to Pisa, and it’s worth paying a visit to explore one of Europe’s most impressive Renaissance cities. The Leaning Tower sits at the centre of the Campo dei Miracoli. Comprising the Tower, the Baptistery, the Duomo and the Camposanto, this is a spectacular collection of Renaissance architecture.

And you can unwind at the beach, with the smart resort of Viareggio 20km away on the Versilian Riviera. Enjoy a coffee or a glass of wine, stroll with a gelato, or just soak up the Mediterranean sun.

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