we, a German family of 4, with one friend and two dogs, spent our second hollidays here consecutively in a row: 4 weeks in August, the hottest time of the year - but we could stand it, because of the pool. The house, although a bit old, but spacious and authentic, is very nice, the rooms are very nicely decorated and big enough, all the equipement needed is available. The villa lies in the rustic hills outside of Lucca. The villa has e very nice view over the small tuscan valley when you sit on the nice terrace, where we spent a lot time of the day.
The garden area around the house is huge, beautifully maintained, comfortable and perfect for a relaxing holiday, where you could do all kinds of outdoor sport activities with the kids and dogs, the pool good enough to relax - not meant for extreme sportive activities, even with all of us in at the same time.
The only thing, but which the owners cant help for, are the many mosquitos and punkies around the pool and in the evening hours on the terrace, when the light was on. Sometimes in the house, but if you keep the curtains inside of the sleeping rooms drawn during the day and the fly-screen closed, it is okay.
The owners are a -v e r y- nice, warm hearted and friendly family, Giovanni and his brother allways helpful, right from the first day - but never intrusive, although living directly next door. We became friends over the any weeks we spent there. Unfortunately the house war already booked for the weeks in 2013 we decided for, otherwise we woUld have come again this year. The villa is idealy located near Lucca (10 min. away by car) to visit many of the sights in Tuscany by car, just within two hours drive (max.). And the biggest advantage of the villa: is it a quiet place: no noises, only the chirring of crickets, where we could perfectly relax! THANK YOU! Giovanni