Lucca area:
During the summer Lucca welcomes some of the most famous singers of the world for the Summer Festivals concerts, held in the major squares of the town.
While in the brand new open air theatre on the Massaciuccoli lake, in Torre del Lago Puccini, 20 km from the villa, in front of the villa where Puccini wrote some of its best pieces, the Puccini festival takes place. From June until August, the composer’s most popular operas are performed in a spectacular scenario.
Nearest Beaches (25 mins by car) The Versilia coastline spreads out from Viareggio to Marina Carrara and is one of the most fashionable coasts of Italy including the sophisticated resort of Forte dei Marmi where you can mingle with the Italian aristocracy.
There are different free beaches in Torre del Lago and in Viareggio. This is one of the more famous coast resorts in Versilia and a tourist destination known all over the world. It is an amusement-centre, the country of the Carnival with Carnival’s “Cittadella”.
Further details outdoors::
The property is superb for outdoor living as it enjoys sunshine from dawn to dusk. The gardens provide perfect areas for relaxation and for children to play. The garden has a private swimming pool with sun loungers and covered Loggia with BBQ for Al Fresco dining. Swimming pool only available from April to October.
"Casa Elia" is situated at 500 mt about a village, called S.Martino in Freddana. In the village there are one shop for every genre as a supermarket,a pharmacy, some restaurants, some pizzerias, delicatessen shops, a butcher shop, a bakery,a coffee shop, a tobacco shop, a hair salon, Mechanic, Dry cleaners, Edicola, Catholic Church.
For what concern tasting wine, we are producer of white and red wine , in fact the vineyard are next to the house! The first bottle for our guest is a present. Prepare dinner at home is our specialty! we do this service very often, we prepare it for you, all typical Tuscan dishes!
How to get there::
The villa is set in the countryside around Lucca, about 10 km far from the centre of the town. Pisa airport is quite small and you pass through the formalities quickly. An alternative airport is Florence. It is 20minutes from Pisa, 45 minutes from Florence to reach the town. Direct flight from New york (JFK) to Pisa (PSA) operated by Delta Airlines. Take indications from Pisa Airport to Motorway (Autostrada A12) in direction of Genova. Take 1st exit on to Autostrada A11 towards Firenze(Florence) and take the first exit off this motorway for Lucca. Follow indications for city center (centro) and you will see the walls of the city in front of you. Follow signs for Camaiore. Go along this road for 9 km and when you reach San Martino in Freddana turn right for Loppeglia/Fiano and after 1 km you can see from the street vineyards and olive trees. When these are passed, take the first little street on right and go ahead until the indication Casa Elia.
Golf:
GOLF CLUB SERBACCO on site:
We only simply modified the land surrounding our houses vacation, moved enough to create a pleasant and nice route, where each of the six holes has its own feature which makes it different from the others. The field is in the middle of vineyards, olive trees and cypresses, with its wild plants creating natural hedges. The location of the holes has been designed so that the player can easily follow every stages of the game, but also to satisfy the curiosity and the desire to discover this wonderful sport for people who do not know anything about it. The Pitch & Putt as the Golf let you to stay outdoors; it is a sport where concentration, self-discipline, physical and mind activity live together like a game entertainment with the nature. The practice green has been designed as an area where players of any level can both practice, enjoy and meet friends. The roofing for indoor practice has a modern but not ordinary design. The patting green, the pitching green and the locations are arranged as to be easily reached and near the bar area. The driving range is 180 metres long and it is oriented towards the ills of the town of Pescaglia. We offer both single courses and for groups. The costs are very accessible as we think this the best way to start people to play this sport. Here you can rent all the equipment needed without having to buy all the material
