May take pets - please enquire Suitable for children No smoking at this property Self-catering
Home description
Casa Valeria is set amongst sunlight and dappled shade with a view across Bagni di Lucca down below and across to the hills beyond. The house has 3 sitting rooms and 3 bedrooms making it ideal for a mixed family party. Books and personal mementoes give it a lovely lived-in feeling and many visitors return for a second and third visit.
Front of the house
Coming up to the house
Kitchen
One of the bedrooms
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The Tuscany region
Casa Valeria is set in the Media Valle del Serchio just north west of Lucca. It is a mountainous area with the Apennines on one side of the Serchio river and the Apuan Alps on the other side. The house is on the Apennines side of the valley set above the river Lima which flows into the Serchio. The area is known for its superb flora and fauna and small hill top villages where medieval churches often have frescoes and carvings so that visitors can make genuine discoveries. It is excellent walking country.
Lucca area
Bagni di Lucca is a spa town known in the 18th Century as a minor stopping off point for gentlemen doing the Grand Tour of Europe. It has the oldest casino in Europe (recently restored). Today it still retains a faded elegance from those times. It also has a pleasant bustle of tourism with ice cream parlours, bars and restaurants, ranging from lively local trattorias to elegant and sophisticated where you can enjoy the height of gourmet cooking. There is also a summer season of concerts and theatre. Bagni di Lucca is on the river Lima in the valley while Casa Valeria is on the hills above the town which can be reached on foot down a track - it's steep coming back up though! The swimming pool is naturally heated and is down the track below the property.
A great treat for visitors is to visit the spa, a short stroll away down the lane. Here you can relax in a steaming grotto, enjoy an all over mud bath, have a pedicure, a facial or whatever takes your fancy. Details and prices can be sent on request.
Another advantage is that Casa Valeria is only about 35 mins drive away from Lucca. Visitors can also leave their car at the local station and go by train or catch the bus from the centre of town. Florence, Pisa and the sea are all possible for a day out.
How to get there
- Fly to Pisa with Ryan Air or BA - We can organise your car hire at very competitive rates (please enquire) - Other airports are Florence and Genoa.
Nearest Travel Links
Airport:
Pisa: 57 km
Railway:
Bagni di Lucca: 3 km
Activities near Lucca
Sports: Tennis in town Fishing
Great for: Walking holidays Rural / countryside retreats Cycling holidays
Facilities
Luxuries:
Log fire
General:
Central heating, TV, CD player, Safe
Standard:
Kettle, Iron, Hair dryer
Utilities:
Cooker, Fridge, Washing machine
Rooms:
Bedrooms (3), Shower rooms (2), WCs (2)
Furniture:
Single beds (4), Double beds (2), Cots (1), Dining seating for 8, Lounge seating for 4, Sleeps maximum of 8
Other:
Linen and towels provided. Highchair available.
Outdoors:
Balcony / Terrace, Private garden
Access:
Secure parking
Further details indoors: The house is comfortably furnished and well supplied with kitchen equipment including a filter coffee jug and teapots. The beds are good with bedside lamps and there is ample garden furniture
Further details outdoors: The house is set beside a track which carries on through the wood and is excellent for walkers. Immediately outside the house is a small sunny area for taking in the morning sun while the garden, set with loungers, chairs and a table is just over the other side of the track. The whole area is very rural with a few cottages dotted around and a small hamlet further up the lane.
Further details
A track leads from near the house directly down to the local swimming pool. It also branches off to the village where there are bars, shops restaurants etc. Past visitors have managed with public transport., please enquire for details.
Conditions
We can be flexible for changeover days
Rental rates
Rental prices originally quoted in: British £
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Low season
31 Dec 07
20 Apr 08
465£ 465
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Mid season
20 Apr 08
6 Jul 08
575£ 575
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High season
6 Jul 08
7 Sep 08
665£ 665
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Mid season
7 Sep 08
12 Oct 08
495£ 495
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Low season
12 Oct 08
1 Jan 09
465£ 465
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NB: Prices may be subject to change at the owner's discretion. Special September - October mid-season rate!
Tariff includes linen and towels. Winter heating extra according to use
Guestbook
"We thoroughly enjoyed it ... we had a super time, everything was lovely," Liz Bates, Chichester 2002 "Words cannot do justice to the fabulous time we had there ... House delightful, scenery beautiful," Jerry Woollett, Sussex 2003 & 2004 "We were amazed and delighted by our stay here in this wonderful place ... this holiday has been magical," Hilary Beach, Chepstow 2003, 2004, 2005
Availability notes
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Contact owner
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Contact details for home 5064
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Name:
Elisabeth Bond
Tel:
+44 (0)20 7278 0672
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Advertiser joined: 20 Jan 2005 This property added: 20 Jan 2005
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