The villa and the borgo
The apartment is 100 sqm in two levels, and situated in the mountains in the little village, Matraia, on a sunny hill side approximately 10 km north of Lucca.
The apartment is part of an area (il Borgo) attached to an ancient noble villa from 1546, and the entire area is totally restored in 2006. Within the area is an outdoor swimming pool also with a panoramic view to the Lucca valley. In the basement of the Villa is a huge indoor swimming pool, sauna, and fitness room – installed in the original vine cellar of the Villa.
Access to the area is through two electrically served gates by approaching a reception at Via di Matraia 24.
The area is reached in less than a quarter of an hour from Lucca along a small road winding up the hills, alongside and through three ancient noble villas. The location is characterized by the magnificent hillsides with olive trees, cypresses and picturesque and rustic houses.
From the area is approximately 10 km to Lucca, 90 km to Firenze, 40 km to Pisa, and to the beaches at the luxurious Forte dei Marmi are 47 km. Siena is approximately 120 km away, and the magnificent medieval town with the many towers – San Gimignano – is only 82 km away. The village with the exclusive beach promenade – Viareggio – is only 37 km from the apartment.
Seven beautiful golf courses are within a distance of 100 km, the nearest being Montecatini, that can be reached within 50 min. from the apartment.
In the winter, alpine skiing is a close possibility only one hour’s drive from the apartment to Abetone – the ski area of the Apennine hills, 2000 m above sea level.
Access to the area is through two electrically served gates by approaching a reception at Via di Matraia 24.
The area is reached in less than a quarter of an hour from Lucca along a small road winding up the hills, alongside and through three ancient noble villas. The location is characterized by the magnificent hillsides with olive trees, cypresses and picturesque and rustic houses.
From the area is approximately 10 km to Lucca, 90 km to Firenze, 40 km to Pisa, and to the beaches at the luxurious Forte dei Marmi are 47 km. Siena is approximately 120 km away, and the magnificent medieval town with the many towers – San Gimignano – is only 82 km away. The village with the exclusive beach promenade – Viareggio – is only 37 km from the apartment.
Seven beautiful golf courses are within a distance of 100 km, the nearest being Montecatini, that can be reached within 50 min. from the apartment.
In the winter, alpine skiing is a close possibility only one hour’s drive from the apartment to Abetone – the ski area of the Apennine hills, 2000 m above sea level.