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Perched above the medieval village of Bagnone, our villa sleeps
a maximum of 12 people and is set in the hills about half an hour
from the coast. It is perfectly placed for a peaceful Italian holiday
whether that be sun, sea and sand, culture and incredible scenery,
skiing and snow sports or just getting away from it all. Just an
hour from three different airports it is easily and cheaply accessible.
Florence, Pisa, Lucca and the Cinque Terre are all within easy driving
distance of the house.
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The villa is in North Tuscany, close to La Spezia and Pontremoli,
just over an hour from Pisa, Parma and Genova airports (all
of which are serviced by low cost airlines). Located a few
kilometres up into the hills from the Ligurian coastline,
the house is also only 55 minutes or so from the nearest ski
resort and around an hour from Portofino, Pisa and the romantic
walled city of Lucca. Nearer still are Portovenere, the five
cliff top fishing villages of Cinque Terre, the port of Lerici,
and a host of picturesque medieval villages amongst the rolling
hills and mountains of North Tuscany. Florence is less than
two hours away and can be easily reached for a day trip. For
more information about the local area click here.
The village of Bagnone itself is a network of cobbled alleyways
and ancient buildings, whose square overlooks a deep river
gorge filled with a series of waterfalls and clear blue pools.
A medieval castle sits on top of the hill above the village
and our villa is located with its own grounds close to this.
It's a 10 minute stroll down the hill from the house to the
town square, so it is conveniently located for easy access
to the local shops, bars and restaurants. Although the villa
within easy reach of the centre of the town, it retains a
sense of seclusion and independence and is surrounded by a
large area of private land bordered by a mountain stream at
the bottom.
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The
villa was originally a fairly grand land owner's style house and
dates from about 1900. It was unoccupied and neglected for more
than 15 years, but over the last four years we have extensively
renovated the whole of the interior, whilst
retaining as much of the original character and features of the
house as possible.
 It is set in 3,000 square metres of its own private land, with
steep terraces overlooking the mountain stream and natural pond
at the bottom of the garden. Arranged over three floors, the house
sleeps eight to ten comfortably, with room for a maximum of 12 people
if the sofa bed in the lounge is used. It has a large hallway with
a marble staircase leading up to the first floor,  an
ensuite master bedroom with a kingsize bed, a second bedroom with
its own private balcony and kingsize bed, a third double bedroom
with ensuite bathroom, a bunk room which sleeps four, a main bathroom,
a downstairs bathroom, a lounge (with a sofa bed), a huge kitchen
/ winter dining room, two balconies, a large ground floor terrace
overlooking the garden, two cellar rooms and a large cantina / summer
dining room / games area with table football and table tennis. The
second bedroom also has a sofa bed so this can be used as a twin
bedroom. The downstairs bathroom can be used as an ensuite for the
third bedroom or as a general bathroom. For detailed plans of the
villa click here.
You can see photos of the house here
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