Beautifully restored character property with private swimming pool, outbuilding with sauna/steam room and all with outstanding views, set close to the pretty market town of Fivizzano in the Lunigiana hills of Tuscany.
The entrance is into an open plan, spacious living/dining room and open plan kitchen with fireplace. Direct access to the lovely garden with swimming pool. There are two double bedrooms and a bathroom which has a shower and washing machine. Full of character with beamed ceilings and there are wonderful views from each window. The separate annexe houses a combined sauna and steam room and bathroom and upstairs there is a further room. Outside, as well as the pretty, lawned garden there is a small vineyard. The garden has a good barbecue and an outdoor sink and is a perfect place for long summer evenings in the warm sunshine.
There is enhanced electricity capacity, and there is underfloor heating in the annexe and radiators in the main house. The central heating can run off the wood-burning fireplace or from the gas boiler. Satellite TV is installed and broadband internet is available. Perfect as a holiday home, or for home and rental or and as excellent rental opportunity. Strong rental record.
The property is situated at the edge of a village with a restaurant. The larger town of Fivizzano, a medieval walled town with a central cobbled piazza and often referred to as the Florence of Lunigiana, is just 4 km away. The bustling town hosts many cultural events over the summer with concerts in the piazza and reenactments of medieval parades. With its musical heritage the town also attracts international musicians during its annual folk music festival. There is a hospital, shops and restaurants in the town. The rolling landscape is liberally sprinkled with castles of Medici or Malaspina vintage and for lovers of the coast the sea is only half-an-hour away. The golden sandy beaches around Lerici and the pebble coves of the Cinque Terre are ideal for swimming and sailing. The area is criss-crossed with marked footpaths for walks to the hills and mountains. The airports of Pisa, Parma and Genova are all just over an hour away.
Distances: Fivizzano 4 km, Aulla (motorway and trains) 14 km, Lerici (beaches) 30 km, Cinque Terre 40 km, Carrara 50 km, Pietrasanta 60 km, Lucca 90 km, Pisa (airport) 95 km.