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Villa |4 bedrooms |Sleeps 10

Barga in Tuscany

From £1120 per week

Short stays welcome

Changeover flexible

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Key info  Swimming pool, balcony/terrace, car advised, private garden, no pets allowed

About the home

The Villa is spread over 3 floors, with the main villa on floors 1 and 2, and an interconnecting one bedroom apartment on the ground floor. The apartment is fully independent with personal access, and eating area, but interconnects internally, with the main Villa as required.

The apartment is fully furnished, with an open plan style kitchen/diner/living all connected by arches, with direct access to the courtyard and garden. There is also a comfortable double bedroom and good size shower room. The sofa bed is also located in this apartment.

The Villa itself is very spacious, and is a well loved, well kept property, previously used as a family home.....In this part of the house, on the second floor there are 3 further bedrooms, and 2 bathrooms (one with a tub), with the first floor boasting a large entrance/living hall with wood burning stove, comfortable and ample living room with open fire, spacious and well equipped kitchen/diner leading to the garden.

The mature beautiful garden is fully enclosed, and flat, and boasts a large private swimming pool with views over the mountains, covered gazebo for dining al fresco

Facilities

Further details indoors:
Enter into gated grounds via gravelled driveway, where there is plenty of parking.
The entrance to the villa is at the back of the house and is reached via external steps.

Enter the villa into large entrance hall with woodburning stove
Left into spacious, airy and comfortable living room, with open fire, CD, DVD, and freeview SAT TV
Right into good sized kitchen/diner, with oven, hob, dishwasher, microwave, fridge/freezer, breakfast island, and dining table. Door leading into garden area


Upstairs there are 3 bedrooms - 1 double, and 2 twins, a shower room, and a bathroom with tub.

From the entrance hall, down into interconnecting apartment, whcih also has its own double doored entrance from garden/courtyard.
Through to large kitchenette/diner with beamed ceilings, oven, hob, fridge/freezer open fireplace, sofabed, and dining area.
There is a tv, and cd player.
Washing machine

There is a large airy double bedroom with 2 windows.

Shower room with WC, sink, bidet and shower cubicle

Further details outdoors:
Outside there is a gravelled courtyard area, for shaded relaxing, a large, mature and beautiful garden with wonderful views over the mountains.
Large pool (6M x 12M plus Roman steps. Depth ranging from 1.2M to 2M), various seating areas, 2 BBQ's, wood burning oven, covered gazebo.... A wonderful place for relaxing.
The garden is fully enclosed, and approached via electronic gates. Plenty of parking

Further details

Bedding and towels are included in the cost of any stay, as well as all utilities with the exception of heating which if required is payable locally
We take a 15% deposit with the remainder payable 8 weeks prior to arrival
We accept payment in sterling and euros

Conditions

English speaking contact on call.

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Pool and sunbathing area

 

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Villa Alva

The Tuscany / Lucca Province region

The Tuscan Region of Italy is well known for its warm balmy summers, beautiful countryside, rolling hills, mouth - watering food, and of course its towns and villages, rich with mediaeval architecture…

The Garfagnana region of Tuscany, often known as its ‘Green Lung’ is situated away from the milling crowds that can often be found at the most famous Tuscan locations and is totally unspoilt, remaining untouched by tourism.
The scenery is spectacular, green and mountainous with views of both the Apuane and Appenine mountains at every turn…And, due to the altitude whilst the weather can be very hot, it is always pleasantly cool for sleeping…
The food is usually home made, using home grown produce, and is typically simple and extremely tasty. Prices here remain very reasonable due to the fact that food is prepared with the locals, and not tourists in mind…The local wine is cheap and surprisingly drinkable!
The pace of life is slow and peaceful – spend your days enjoying secluded picnics, swimming in rivers, or watching locals play bocce or ‘cheese throwing’. Visit hundreds of ancient hill top villages, or relax at home basking in stunning scenery.
For ‘townie’ days, visit the mediaeval towns of Barga, Lucca, Castelnuovo, with Pisa and Florence within easy reach too…
This is Olde Worlde Italy

The Barga area

Situated just a 15/20 min walk from the centre of the town of Barga, with its hilly windy cobbled streets, duomos, 10th Century cathedral and ancient architecture. Barga is also renowned in the area for its good quality, but reasonably priced restaurants. There are often outdoor concerts/plays performed many times free of charge, and during the festas the town often puts on wonderful firework displays.
There is also a station for stress free exploring.

Closer to home, and within easy walking distance is a bar/restaurant/pizzeria with plenty more in town.

Barga itself is circa 1 hour from Pisa, 1 hr 30 mins from Florence; 45 minutes from the walled mediaeval city of Lucca and close to the National Parks of the Apuane Alps. Hilltop villages abound, and exploring can be either townie or totally rural - the choice is yours.

How to get there

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Pisa Airport 1hr 15mins
Florence Airport 1hr 50mins
Genoa Airport 2hrs 20mins
Bologna Airport 2hrs 30mins
Milan airport 3hrs 15mins

Activities near Barga

Guestbook for Villa Alva

Had a lovely holiday at Villa Alva,
We we had a brilliant time and found Alva very friendly.Thanks once again for all your help.
Thomas

We wanted to let you know that we have had a fabulous holiday at Villa Alva. Alva and Massimo were very welcoming and their villa is superb. The photographs really don't do it justice! The house is comfortable and beautifully appointed. The gardens are huge and private (perfect for our lively children)and the pool was larger than most and provided welcome refreshment from the gorgeous Italian sun. We found it hard to tear ourswelves away from the Villa, but there are beautiful places to visit neaby so we did venture out to the mountains and local towns. The children want to come back - as soon as possible (and so do we).
Best wishes
The Mallinson Family.

Rental prices

Prices for group size 10
Period	From	To	Weekly	Nightly rate		Minimum  stay
				Weekday	Weekend
	2 Oct 10	30 Apr 11	1120£ 1120	0-	0-	1 Week
	30 Apr 11	2 Jul 11	1490£ 1490	0-	0-	1 Week
	2 Jul 11	16 Jul 11	1585£ 1585	0-	0-	1 Week
	16 Jul 11	27 Aug 11	1865£ 1865	0-	0-	1 Week
	27 Aug 11	1 Oct 11	1490£ 1490	0-	0-	1 Week
	1 Oct 11	28 Apr 12	1120£ 1120	0-	0-	1 Week
	28 Apr 12	1 Jul 12	1490£ 1490	0-	0-	1 Week
	1 Jul 12	1 Sep 12	1865£ 1865	0-	0-	1 Week
	1 Sep 12	29 Sep 12	1490£ 1490	0-	0-	1 Week
	29 Sep 12	28 Apr 13	1120£ 1120	0-	0-	1 Week
	28 Apr 13	29 Jun 13	1490£ 1490	0-	0-	1 Week
	29 Jun 13	1 Sep 13	1865£ 1865	0-	0-	1 Week
	1 Sep 13	28 Sep 13	1490£ 1490	0-	0-	1 Week

NB: Prices may be subject to change at the advertiser's discretion.

We can accept payments by cheque or bank transfer in GBP or Euros. There is a security deposit of E300 payable in cash on arrival

Bedding and towels are included in the cost of any stay as well as all utilities with the exception of heating which is payable locally. Initial and final clean is included.

Cot and highchair can be provided free of charge

Availability

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2 years listed You are contacting Lorraine Venturelli Tuscan Retreats Ltd (property manager) Landline n/a Mobile +39 340 3919974 Payment accepted Credit cards accepted Languages spoken The property manager is based in Italy and has advertised with Holiday Lettings since 2009. This villa has so far received 0 reviews.

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