Lucca holiday apartment rental with walking, balcony/terrace, TV, DVD

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Il Mattoncino (apartment)

Home description

A nice little flat on the first floor in an ancient edifice (of 1500). Red bricks and river stones, wooden beam ceiling, a wooden floor for rooms full of atmosphere. The particularitity of this house is that it is much luminous the thick wall of stone maintain the rooms in natural way cool and fresh. In the house, two couples can stay comfortably, being the separated rooms, also there are only 12 steps to reach the upper floor, so the house is accessible to old persons too.

The house is in the heart of the historical city centre, near the most important works of art.
This delightful house is comprehensive of an entrance, living room with sofa-bed, double bedroom, kitchen, bathroom and terrace where two persons can eat.

This house is furnished with TV, DVD, microwave/oven, washing-machine, dish-washer, hair-dryer, iron, children cot and toys for your children, push chair.

If you prefer quiet and silence typical of the historical city centre, if you love a family atmosphere and you enjoy walking, visiting museums, churches, elegant shops, parks... this is your home! We are waiting for you! See you soon!

Logo	Kitchen
Bedroom	Living room

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The Tuscany region

Lucca is in the North of Tuscany.
Outdide Lucca you can plunge into a deep and shadowy greenery of the most beautiful Villa’s parks of Lucchesia. Especially in springtime evrrything is a “triumph” of flowers: very well kept flowerbeds, camellias alleys, centuries-old trees and very rare plants.
You can easily reach other historic cities as Pisa (20 km) or Florence (65 km), but also the beach of Viareggio (24 km) or Natural Parks as Migliarino-San Rossore or Alpi Apuane (30 km).

COOKING
Cooking and food are very important elements of a population culture and their ingredients are rightly part of the landscape were smells and flavours survive in the memories as essential elements of a split of civilization.
Wheat, maize, wine, oil, chestnuts are the basis of traditional recipes enriched with farmyard animal meats or some fishes. And more bacon fat from Colonnata, chicks peas, beans and lentils, the home made pasta, delicate cheese and spelt in its typical preparations not only are great rediscoveries but also exploitation of poor foods full of history and meanings.

Lucca area

Lucca deserves to be seen and admired not only for the works of art in encloses, but also for being a rare and precious example of an almost intact historic centre.
The urban structure is has remained typically Roman-medieval.
In Lucca there are many hidden corner to discover.
The house is near San Donato door, one of the most ancient doors in the historical, beautiful walls, characteristic of the city.
You can easily reach the house walking from Piazzale Verdi (200 m, bus station). The railway station is 800 m away.

Near the house, you can find a small Tuscan restaurant with typical cuisine where you can appreciate “tastes of old times”.

The walls are close to the house. You can walk over, or rent a bike for the tour (4 km. long). You can take a rest in a green environment of Baluardo S.Croce or in the funfair park of Piazza San Donato.
The historic centre of Lucca is interdicted to the cars and car parking are paying. Free car parks are outside walls.

The city centre can be easily crossed by foot. You can appreciate the little medieval streets full of artisan shops and monuments as Torre Guinigi, Torre delle Ore, Piazza Anfiteatro, Palazzo Orsetti, Cattedrale San Martino, Chiesa San Michele, San Frediano.

How to get there

Lucca is very easy to reach by airplane, car or train. Pisa airport only 20 kms about one half hour drive. Florence airport 65 kms, about one hour drive. The train station is just outside the city walls within easy reach to the historic centre where the property is located.

Activities near Lucca

Facilities

Further details outdoors:
There is a little terrace where two people can eat.

Further details

English-speaking representative on hand to answer any questions.
You will find typical product of Tuscany

Conditions

Refundable breakages deposit of € 150,00 required on arrival, to be refunded within your departure (subject to satisfactory property inspection).
Deposit of 30% for booking of the flat

Rental rates

Period	From	To	Weekly	Nightly rate		Minimum  stay
				Weekday	Weekend
Hight	1 May 08	1 Oct 08	500£  394	0-	0-	1 Week
low	1 Oct 08	1 May 09	400£  315	0-	0-	1 Week

NB: Prices may be subject to change at the owner's discretion.
Cleaning costs and all charge (electricity, gas, hot water, towels and linen) per booking: € 60

Guestbook

"Our stay in Lucca was great. We enjoyed very much. The flat was very nice, quiet, central and clean."
31/05/07 Goldenberg A. Israel

"We stayed at this apartment in Lucca for 7 weeks during a summer Graduate program through our school, and our stay couldn't have been lovelier. The apartment was beautiful, in a great spot. We would love to return again!" 23/07/07 Heather K., New York

"We have enjoyed walking the cobblestone streets, tasting the tuscan food and esploring the churches & towers. We loved the quietres of your little apartment and ate on the balcony many fine meals and lunches. We will always remember Lucca and Il Mattoncino with affection."
27/09/07 Valery & Bruce from Melbourne, Australia

"We really enjoyed our stay in Lucca. The flat was very clean, comfortable and relaxing. We would certainly consider returning again." 05/10/07 Louis F., Sunderland

"Really cosy with lots of atmosphere. quiet area but near the walls and town centre. Lovely welcome and support throughout our stay. We would certainly stay there again." 12/10/07 Liz T., Cambridge

"We were greeted with a very warm welcome, at the train station. The apartment had all the ingredients for a successful holiday with a 4 month old. Cool, quiet bedroom, microwave and dishwasher. We enjoyed breakfast on the balcony with ingredients from the local pasticerrias. Great location, inside the walls but tranquil."
12/05/08 Elisabeth L. , London

Availability notes

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Contact owner

To contact this owner please visit: http://www.holidaylettings.co.uk/48329

Contact details for home 48329 Please mention Holiday Lettings
Name:	Annalisa Baldini
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Advertiser joined: 4 Feb 2008 This property added: 4 Feb 2008

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