Location: Castelnuovo di Garfagnana in Italy
Car: necessary
Casa Casatico is set a minute or so (15 min. walk) from the village of Casatico which is set in the heart of the green and mountainous Garfagnana region of Northern Tuscany. The village itself has a bar, shop and a good restaurant and is 1 hr 15 mins north of Lucca, less than 2 hrs from Florence and 90 mins. from Pisa. Castelnuovo is famous for its Thursday morning markets in around 20 mins. or so away and the mediaeval town of Barga 40 mins. Garfagnana with its stunning scenery is perfect for walking, picknicking, relaxing, visiting countless hilltop villages, visiting the National Parks of the region. The closest larger village is Camporgiano around 2km away - there is a small supermarket, shops, bars, restaurants, pharmacy, and train station for easy exploring of the area.