Villa Margherita
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About the home
A charming 19th century chapel in Pisa countryside,transformed into 2 studios. Upstairs studio with original stone altar and stained glass windows. Downstairs studio with terracotta floor and arches and marble bathroom. All surrounded by garden in naturale state with pond and secular trees. The visitor can choose among several areas for dining and relaxing outdoors.
| Size: | Sleeps up to 6, 4 bedrooms |
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| Nearest beach: | Tirrenia, 20km |
| Will consider: | Corporate lets Long lets Short breaks |
| Access: | Car advised Nearest amenities: 400m |
| Family friendly? | Suitable for children of all ages Unsuitable for people with restricted mobility |
| Notes: | May take pets - please enquire Smokers welcome Self-catering |
Facilities
| General: | Air conditioning, TV, Table tennis, Wi-fi available |
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| Standard: | Iron, Hair dryer |
| Utilities: | Cooker, Microwave, Fridge, Washing machine |
| Rooms: | 4 Bedrooms, 4 bathrooms of which 4 family bathrooms, Solarium / Roof terrace |
| Furniture: | Sofabeds (4), Single beds (2), Double beds (4), Cots (3), Dining seating for 12, Lounge seating for 6 |
| Other: | Linen and towels provided Highchair available |
| Outdoors: | Balcony / Terrace, Private garden, BBQ, Bicycles available |
| Access: | Secure parking |
Further details indoors:
From the chapel two separate studios have been created.
LA NICCHIA has been decorated in the typical Tuscan style with vaulted ceilings of old red brick,terracotta floor and bathroom done out in Italian marble.The apartment,which is situated on the ground floor,includes a spacious bathroom with shower and an open plan room of about 45 sq.metres.In this room three distinct areas have been created with two steps delineating the areas:a living area with sofa,a bedroom area with double bed and a fully equipped kitchen area.From the kitchen you go out onto a small loggia with a table and chairs which overlooks a pound.There is another door at the side of the building which takes you into the living area.The forniture is in keeping with the building,simple but comfortable at the same time.
LA CAPPELLINA is a delightful studio which has a ceiling with wooden beams and brick supported by two tie beams and a Tuscan terracotta floor.From a small balcony(with cast iron table and chairs)you go through an imposing door and a magnificent glass door with its original coloured panes into the apartment.Once inside you find yourself in a large bright room(50 sq.metres).Here two distinct areas have been created:a bedroom area with double bed and a living room with sofa bed(sleeps one or two).The kitchen area is slightly raised and fully equipped.A few steps and a hidden door lead you to the bathroom.
There is the possibility to have two separated bedrooms:actually we have another apartment in 30 mt. from the chapel(La Chiocciola);it has 2 bedrooms (on request I can add another),2 bathrooms,1 kitchen and one big sunny terrace.It is on the 2nd floor ;it has a detail:for the moment the access is with a spiral-staircase,but till now it wasn't a problem for our guests.Please contact the owner for prices or more information.
Italian lessons given on request.
Further details outdoors:
Big fenced park with old trees.Chairs,tables,chaise-longue,ping-pong table,table football,mountenbikes.Parking in a private drive.
Conditions
High season changeover day:Saturday to Saturday.Arrival time from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m..Late arrival after 8p.m.possible on request.Departure time:leaving the apartament at 10 a.m..
In low season changeover day flexible and more flexibility also as to arrival and departure time.
The prices indicated are the prices for one apartament.The prices include bed linen,bath and kitchen towels,final cleaning,gas,electricity.Prices can still vary according to the number of persons and the length of stay.Low season,minimum stay 3 nights.
The Tuscany / Pisa Province region
Tuscany is one of the most important tourist regions in Italy.Its towns are famous all over the world:Florence with its beautiful buildings,monuments,art -galleries,libraries and churches;Pisa with its Leaning Tower;Siena,an ancient Etruscan town with its medieval traditions.
Tuscan landscape is various;there are mountains(Appennino with Alpi Apuane,Where Michelangelo found the precious marble to create David and La Pietà),hills with their vineyards and olive-groves,the coast from Versilia(with wide sandy beach) to Argentario,where we can find many lovely places for swimming and for watersports .Off the coast there is the Arcipelago Toscano with its isles: Elba, Capraia, Giannutri, Giglio, Montecristo and Pianosa.
The Pisa area
Villa Margherita is situated in Fauglia,a little village of Pisa countryside(in 20 minutes by car from the city).It has an ideal location at the top of the village,with a view of the local hills and the Leaning Tower of Pisa.The ancient village of Fauglia has all amenities(banks,chemist,grocers',restaurant and other shops).
Ideally located for trips to Tuscan towns such as Pisa,Lucca,Florence,Volterra,SanGimignano,Siena and to seaside resorts.Those who like to be more physically active,can make excursions in the lovely surroundings of Fauglia on foot,by bike(avaiable on location)or on horseback.Water sports can be done at the beach reachable in a 20 minutes'drive,where there are also several tennis courts and 2 golf courses.( The Cosmopolitan Golf Tirrenia Pisa has 18 holes, and Golf club Tirrenia has 9 holes ).
The restaurants in Fauglia and near the village serve typical Tuscan dishes and wines of the vineyards of the surrounding area,the Chianti delle colline Pisane and white wine San Torpè.
How to get there
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| Nearest Travel Links | |
| Airport: | Pisa: 20 km |
| Railway: | Pontedera: 14 km |
| Ferry: | Livorno: 19 km |
BY CAR:
-From Pisa Galilei airport : leaving the hired cars'parking,turn right and then still right,direction Florence( you are on FI.PI.LI );exit Navacchio-Visignano (second exit );here there is a roundabout,turn immediately right,direction Collesalvetti;after 3,5 Km there is a cross-road :turn left into via Emilia( SS 206 );go on to Vicarello ( don't enter into the town ) but continue direction Cecina for 1 Km and at the roundabout turn left direction Ponsacco;go on for 4 Km and take the third road on the right for Fauglia;go on for 4 Km and at the cross-road turn left ( via Garibaldi );go on for 50 mt.,on the left there is an electric black gate (n° 10 ):this is my home.
-From Genova:A12 for Cecina,exit Collesalvetti;take s.g.c.Fi-Pi-Li for Florence,exit Lavoria.
-From Milano:A1 for Bologna;A15 for La Spezia;A12 for Cecina,exit Collesalvetti;take s.g.c.Fi-Pi-Li for Florence,exit Lavoria.
-From Florence:A1 for Roma,exit Signa for s.g.c.Fi-Pi-Li for Livorno;exit Lavoria.
-From Lavoria:at the exit of s.g.c.Fi-Pi-Li,turn right for Fauglia and go on to the roundabout:here take the first road on the right,direction Lorenzana-Crespina;go on to the second roundabout and here take the first road on the right,direction Pisa;go on and when you are in Valtriano,take the first road on the left.Go on for about 4 Km and at the cross-road turn left.You are in Fauglia.Go on for about 500 m.and at the cross-road turn left into via Garibaldi.Just next the narrow passage,on the left there is the number 10.Ring at the black electricgate.
By PLANE:
fly to Pisa Galilei Airport or to Florence Vespucci Airport,where you can rent a car.
Activities near Pisa
Tennis in town
Watersports
Horse Riding
Golf within 30 mins drive
Rural / countryside retreats
Reviews
 14 Jan 2012 |
We booked on very short notice for less than the recommended stay and were taken care of by Silvana very quickly and efficiently. We stayed here for two nights and had a lovely stay. Our girls are 5 years old and they were able to run and play on the wonderful property - they were especially delighted with the dogs, who were friendly and gentle. Silvana was very helpful and friendly, always there to assist if we needed and, even though we are hopeless with the Italian language, Nilo attempted to converse with us which we much appreciated! The converted chapel was our accomodation and our parents were in la Nicchia below and it was very convenient for dinner and for the kids to go back and forth. The recommended restaurant was good for lunch and we were able to drink our cappucinos on the patio in the sun all at a very reasonable price. Pisa was very near and we were happy to leave the busy city and come back to this quiet country place. The only thing missing for us was a toaster and a coffee maker but this may be a North American thing - we enjoyed this vacation very much and would recommend it to anyone!! Thank you! Response: I'm very happy you enjoyed your stay in our property:you all are so pleasant and friendly people and your young girls are very,very nice(my old dog missed them !!). I'm only sorry I forgot to put in the apartments the tosters and the American coffee machines:I have them,but I don't know why they were not in the studios.In case,next time ask me what you wish. Thank you very much for your great feedback,best regards ! |
07 Jan 2012 |
My girlfriend and i stayed at la cappelina for a week and had a really good time. The appartment itself was unique in many ways. An old chapel with high ceilings and tainted windows with many authentic details. The owners are very friendly and extremely dedicated to the renovation of the old house. They were also very willing to show us around and give us good tips on the surrounding area. All in all a very good experience. |
29 Sep 2011 |
My 3 yr old son and I stayed in La Cappellina, a very tastefully converted chapel in a wooded section of the owners grounds. It's a peaceful, private accommodation with everything you'd... more |
Guestbook for Villa Margherita
-We certainly enjoyed our stay in Fauglia. Also, as I mentioned the tour you arranged at the winery and also the lunch we had there was wonderful. I would recommend it to your other guests. We really appreciated all the information you provided on things to do in the area. We used many of your maps and information and I hope put it back in the booklet okay. I left a few additional things we obtained. Again, thank you for everything . Ciao! Carolyn and James Barrett
-Thank you for a lovely holiday in your property we really enjoyed the peace
and quiet in such beautiful surroundings.We hope one day to return to visit you.Thank you again
Lynn and Robert
-We both had a fantastic time, travelling around. It was especially nice to
be able to join in with the grape harvest at Nilo's fathers, and to be
invited to the meal that evening.We are looking forward to the opportunity to return again next year - in
time to taste some of the wine that we picked this year!
Katrin is continuing to practice her Italian, and I too have bought a book -
so when we return I will also be wanting lessons.Thank you again for your hospitality.
Richard & Katrin
-Thank you for letting us stay at your beautiful property.We had a wonderful time and will surely return in the future.We also tell all our friends and family about your property and how kind and helpful you were during our stay!Thanks for the card and the wine,it was a lovely gesture.Thank you again
Mark and Amanda
-I just wanted to email to say thank you for a wonderful week spent in "La Nicchia". My friend Alison and I had a lovely relaxing week in your beautiful apartment. Although we did not hire a car we found the public transport to be affordable, convenient and reliable. We had particularly pleasant day trips to Pisa, Florance and Lucca.
We wish you and your husband all the best for the future and wouldn't hesitate in recommending your accommodation to others.Kind regards,
Madelaine & Alison
-It was fantastic to wake up every morning with the beautiful and diversified songs of the birds who inhabit the trees of this magnificent property. The owners, Nilo & Silvana really succeeded the restoraration of this little chapel. It's so nice, clean, intimate and peaceful. It's good to seat at one of the many sundecks, just to rest or to drink a good glass of wine after a long day visiting museums villages, etc... Silvana is a really nice and discrete woman who kindly answers all your questions and helps you if you need it. Her abilities in both french and english is definetly helpful, and enjoyable. We really appreciated the time we passed in this “little paradise". Marlène S, Yves et Marie-Pierre P"
-Just to say thank you once again for letting us stay at your wonderful chapel in Fauglia. We had a fantastic time, especially, cycling around the country roads. Please let us know when your orangery is completed, we would love to come back. Thanks again,Vicky & Rachael
-Thank you for your hospitality during our stay in La Cappellina a few weeks ago. We really appreciated the warmth of your welcome and your helpfulness throughout our stay. We had a wonderful holiday, enjoying both the apartment and its location within easy reach of the big cities and the lovely beach at Cecina.
The holiday apartment keeps all of the features of the original chapel, right down to the altar!, and at the same time creates a warm and welcoming room with equipment and furnishings needed for a relaxing holiday. The wooded surroundings create plenty of shade, and we left having explored only a small portion of the grounds.Many thanks for a really memorable holiday.Kind regards Tracy & Brian Lowe -Thu 10/22/09
-During the past Sept./Oct.for one month we rented the apartment "La Chiocciola" situated in the main house belonging to Silvana and Nilo. The apartment is spacious, nicely decorated with authentic Italian furniture and well equipped for a month rental. As well there was a very large sunny terrace where we loved to eat most of our meals and generally relaxed. The property is very spacious and there is a feeling of tranquility.
Fauglia is lovely, quaint village and we were able to buy our daily grocery needs.
We did not have a car and were not able to bring our bicycles from home, but there were several bicycles at the villa that we could use. We explored the area around Fauglia in about a 40 km radius. It is a fantastic cycling area, even some of the hills to the villages! The countryside is great for walking as well. With cycling and walking we discovered so many interesting places.
Bus transportation from Fauglia to Pisa is very good and then trains can be taken to Lucca, Florence and places further away. If a car is needed, it can be rented at the Pisa Airport.
The MOST SPECIAL part of our month was our very amiable and kind hostess SILVANA. Her consideration of us and our needs was greatly appreciated.
A month is a great length of time to be in one place. It becomes home. In fact we would say after we had been out cycling, walking or out further afield, "let's go home and relax"! 30/10/2009 Vancouver, Canada
-Hello Silvana,I am writing to thank you for your hospitality during our stay at your apartment in Pisa. We really had a great visit to Italy and loved staying at your place. It was comfortable, clean, spacious and quiet. You were also very helpful and accomodating in helping us find our way and find places to tour. We loved our visit and wanted to thank you for being so welcoming. Thanks again and we wish you well. Kathleen,30/10/2009 USA
-"We stayed at la nicchia which is a lovely, spacious and comfortable studio apartment which is set in beautiful grounds near local amenities. More importantly are Silvana and Nilo who are lovely and truly helped us to see all parts of Tuscany including some beautiful vine yards!! We only stayed a week and are definitely looking forward to going back and have already recommended to friends and family for a lovely relaxing holiday. "Angus & Shadi 12/17/09 England
Rental prices
| Rental prices originally quoted in: Euros € | Convert to: |
| Prices for group size 6 | ||||||
| Period | From | To | Weekly | Nightly rate | Minimum stay | |
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| low season | 25 Nov 11 | 17 Dec 11 | € 420 | - | 80 | 3 Nights |
| medium season | 17 Dec 11 | 9 Jan 12 | € 490 | - | 93 | 3 Nights |
| low season | 9 Jan 12 | 31 Mar 12 | € 420 | - | 80 | 3 Nights |
| medium season | 31 Mar 12 | 14 Apr 12 | € 490 | - | 93 | 3 Nights |
| low season | 14 Apr 12 | 28 Apr 12 | € 420 | - | 80 | 3 Nights |
| medium season | 28 Apr 12 | 23 Jun 12 | € 490 | - | 93 | 3 Nights |
| hight season | 23 Jun 12 | 25 Aug 12 | € 590 | - | 113 | 3 Nights |
| medium season | 25 Aug 12 | 29 Sep 12 | € 490 | - | 93 | 3 Nights |
| low season | 29 Sep 12 | 15 Dec 12 | € 420 | - | 80 | 3 Nights |
| medium season | 15 Dec 12 | 8 Jan 13 | € 490 | - | 93 | 3 Nights |
NB: Prices may be subject to change at the advertiser's discretion.
Besides: special offers could be given in case of extended periods : more than one week (10% discount for the second week; 15% for the third week onwards).
Another special offer (10% discount) for both apartments rented together.
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* Required fields Please check the following errors: | 6 years listed You are contacting Nilo Silvestri
Languages spoken     The owner is based in Italy and has advertised with Holiday Lettings since 2005. This apartment has received 6 reviews from previous guests.  |
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