2 bedrooms semi-detached house, 90 m²

Fivizzano, Massa-Carrara (province)

Lunigiana

Character property that has been beautifully restored maintaining original features with a pergola covered courtyard, stone flagged terrace and garden.

Set in a lovely position at the edge of a village with views over the surrounding valleys and hills and just a few minutes drive from the medieval market town of Fivizzano.

There is a gated entrance from the village lane to the garden.

The property comprises an ample entrance hall with pellet stove, two bedrooms, bathroom and utility/wc

upstairs is an open plan living room-kitchen-dining area. The living room has a wood burning stove and opens onto a pretty balcony with views. Beautiful chestnut wood floor and beamed ceiling.

The garden has a shady pergola for eating out 'al fresco', and is planted with fig, olive and cypress trees.

Complete with solar panel.

The property is sold fully furnished.

All double glazed windows and fly screens.

There is ample free parking in the village.

Fivizzano (5 km), often referred to as the Florence of Lunigiana, is a medieval walled town both beautiful and practical with supermarkets, restaurants and coffee bars. The bustling town hosts many cultural events over the summer with concerts in the piazza and reenactments of medieval parades and a popular food festival. There is a hospital, shops and restaurants in the town. The town hosts the international music festival in July.

There are many great day trips to explore. Lucca is a beautiful Tuscan town protected by massively thick 16th-century walls, featuring some of Italy's finest medieval and Renaissance architecture, superb dining, antique markets, classical and rock music at the Lucca Summer Festival and with easy access to stunning nearby villas in the surrounding hills. The central Piazza dell'Anfiteatro in the centre is stunning. Pietrasanta is a historic medieval and artistic town in northern Tuscany sometimes called the City of the Artists or Small Athens for its marble studios and monuments. It is an important centre for working marble and was used as a marble source by Michelangelo. And, of course, the art and architectural treasures of Florence are a must.

The Ligurian coastline is within easy reach. The Cinque Terre (UNESCO World Heritage site) is made up of the five fishing villages: Monterosso, Vernazza, Corniglia, Manarola, Riomaggiore and the 18km of coastal walks along the old mule-tracks between them, the most famous of which is the Via dell’Amore. Just south of the Cinque Terre is Portovenere where you can catch a ferry to the Cinque Terre or to Lerici, swim at Byron’s Bay or visit one of the islands Palmaria, Tino or Tinetto. The villages of Lerici and San Terenzo, each with impressive castles, face each other across the Gulf of the Poets and Tellaro has been named as one of the top 100 most beautiful hamlets in Italy. Neighbouring Fiascherino is just as beautiful. In addition to being known as a seaside tourist town, Viareggio is famous for its Carnival in February and the Puccini Festival during July and August. So the Ligurian coastline offers endless possibilities for days swimming or sailing, or for catching a boat trip or for simply taking a 'passeggiata al mare' and sipping an aperitivo.

The Ligurian coastline is special and Lunigiana, the northernmost part of Tuscany, is magical. The rolling landscape is liberally sprinkled with castles of Medici or Malaspina vintage and the year round calendar of festivals offer wonderful local specialities to try in each of the ancient towns and villages. The airports of Pisa, Parma and Genova are all just over an hour away.

Ski resort of Cerreto Laghi is 25 kms, with skiing over the winter months and also open in the summertime to pick up a chair lift up to wonderful summer hiking in the mountains


Distances: Fivizzano 5km, Aulla (motorway and trains) 20 km, Lerici (beaches) 45 km, Cinque Terre 50 km, Lucca 95 km, Pisa (airport) 95 km.