Location: Pieve Fosciana in Italy
Car: recommended
Despite the peaceful country location just 20 mins by car from the Appenine peaks, the house is situated 1 hour north of Lucca, and only 1.5km from the large village of Pieve Fosciana. This village boasts all amenities, including what is considered by many, to be the best restaurant in the area, a wonderful delicatessen shop and many other shops, banks, and bars. 5 minutes in the car, is the market town of Castelnuovo with its famous Thursday morning market, shops, bars, restaurants and train station for easy exploring. Hill top villages abound for relaxing days exploring locally, and the Apuane peaks are only a 20 min drive away too. For townie days, there is the medieval town of Barga - 20 mins; Lucca 1 hr; Florence 1 hr 40 mins; Pisa 90 mins.
Airports: Pisa 90 mins; Genoa, 2.5 hrs; Florence 1 hr 45 mins; Milan 3.25 hrs; Bologna 2.45 hrs.