This Lucca villa rental combines all the convenience of being near town (Castelnuovo Garfagnana) with the quiet of the country. From the roof-terrace you gaze upon a superb natural landscape: the peaks of the mountains, including the Uomo Morto (literally 'dead man', this is a peak that looks like a man's face in repose). And there is the church tower of Sassi, a tiny hamlet clinging to the rocks. In autumn the trees turn gold and in winter the mountains are covered with a blanket of snow. You reach this country house to rent by passing through a chestnut wood. At the entrance you immediately see the house, entirely re-built in 2002-2003 in the typical country style of Tuscany’s Garfagnana. Surrounding the house is an estate of 100,000m², great for families with children. You’re within the Apuan Alps national park of course, so you may – if you’re lucky – glimpse squirrels and deer. Take a refreshing dip in the 12 x 6 metres swimming-pool with water-chute, or take the sun on the surrounding sundeck. The house is set up as follows. On the ground floor there's a large room, combining kitchen, living and dining room. The kitchen corner has an electric oven, microwave, a fridge-freezer and a dishwasher. The living room has a 32in satellite TV, DVD player and hi-fi. You should bring your satellite TV smart card: the decoder supports every code system except NDS. The ground floor also has a bathroom and lumber room. The first floor has three bedrooms (two large, one small) sleeping seven in total. Two of the bedrooms access a large roof-terrace with lovely views. There’s a further (large) bathroom on this floor. Outside, beneath the roof-terrace, there's a wood oven for pizzas and a long cellar/lumber room (within which you’ll find a washing machine). The seven guests have exclusive use of the whole property (house, swimming pool, gardens and so forth). For the cold season, the house has a radiator heating system. There's also a stone fireplace in the living room. Linen and towels are supplied, and changed weekly and the house has its own alarm system. Animals are welcome, and your hosts speak English and French. You’ll also find the farm strategically positioned for exploring Tuscany and for shopping for supplies. Castelnuovo Garfagnana is 1km away and the mini-market just 500m. Lucca is 40km away, the Versilian Riviera 45km, Pisa 75km and Florence 100km. You’ll find this Lucca villa rental easily accessible from the A11 and A12 highways – contact your hosts for detailed directions. To find out more about this Lucca villa rental, just click below. Your hosts will be delighted to help with any questions. Web site : www.pruneta.com