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Self
Catering accommodation in our “Home from home” in Two bedroomed holiday
home on three floors in medieval hamlet of Castello in northern
View of Castello |
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Castello is a
traditional medieval hamlet on a hillside overlooking valleys, hills and
mountains, terraced vineyards and olive groves, and wooded slopes with
picturesque villages. It is 16 km from the walled city of Lucca and
only an hour’s drive from Pisa airport. There are daily scheduled flights
from the UK. You need a car to get to Castello, unless you are extremely
energetic! Castello is at the end of a winding mountain single-track road
above the village of Valdottavo, a distance of just over 2 km. It is
off the tourist track but an excellent base from which to visit a variety of
wonderful places. |
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View from the house |
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Our three-storey home - Number 7 Castello
- has been carefully restored in recent years to provide modern
self-catering accommodation and facilities. Original features have been
retained wherever possible and most of the rooms have Tuscan terracotta
tiles and beamed ceilings. All windows have internal shutters and mosquito
net blinds. In front of the house there is a half-roofed terrace
incorporating a log store and a stone paved patio area. The house has full
central heating and is comfortably equipped for four guests. A travel cot
and booster chair are available for children under three. |
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The front of the house |
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Through the
glazed front door there is a comfortably furnished sitting/dining room with
three piece suite, tiled dining table and six chairs. Opposite the front
door is the original bread oven. |
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The well
equipped kitchen is modern with traditional wooden doors, marble effect work
surfaces and a wood burning stove. It has a double sink, electric oven, dual
fuel hob (electric and gas), microwave with quartz grill, fridge, electric
kettle and toaster. There is all the cutlery, crockery and cooking utensils
you need. |
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Stairs from the kitchen lead to the first
floor landing with Italian Liberty coloured glass doors to the bedroom and
bathroom and a shuttered window. The bathroom has a bath, shower, wash
basin, toilet and washing machine. On the landing are linen chests, a full
length mirror and fitted wardrobe. |
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The main bedroom has a king sized bed, a
spacious wardrobe and plenty of drawer space. The floors and beamed ceilings
have terracotta tiles and the two bedroom windows provide beautiful views to
the front of the house. |
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From the
landing, the staircase winds up to the top floor with the second bedroom. It
has twin beds, fitted wardrobe, under bed storage and bed side cabinets.
There is also an en-suite room with shower, wash hand basin and a
traditional “vaso di notte”. Two windows give views to the rear and
the front of the house. |
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When you book we give you full
directions to Castello and we can help with routes for those who wish to
travel by car from the UK. In our comprehensive in-house notes we provide
information on what to do in the area – local walks, drives and excursions
(too many to catalogue here) and where to eat. We complement this with
leaflets for you to take with you on your days out and maps and directions
to help you find your way. Our bookcase has a wealth of information on the
many attractions within driving distance - the lovely cities of Lucca, Pisa,
Florence, Siena; the nearby Mediterranean resorts like Viareggio and Massa;
the Carrara marble quarries; the Cinque Terra with its quaint seaside towns
and villages; Borgo a Mozzano with its ancient Devil’s Bridge, and Bagni di
Lucca a favourite spa resort in the 19th century with excellent
outdoor swimming pools – just to name a few! For the golfer there are very good golf courses at Forte dei Marmi and
Castelfalfi both of which are under an hour’s drive from Castello and for
the skier the ski resort of Abetone is just over an hour from Castello. |
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Click here for
Location of Number Seven Castello Click
here for Prices and Conditions Click
here to check availability at last update Contact Us For more
information or to make a reservation, please
telephone or click here to E‑mail us at LesandDoreen.Thornton@tesco.net to
ensure the dates you want are still available. Then,
if you wish, you can print the booking form
to send to us, by clicking on this link. Les
and Doreen Thornton Telephone
UK 01926 853733 Telephone
International 0044 1926 853733 or +44 1926 853733 |
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