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A luxurious two-bedroom villa with hillside terraces and private pool situated on the edge of a small village in Northern Tuscany, affording privacy without a sense of isolation.
Casa della Quercia
Gillian Drake and Ronald James
Via della Quercia 12, Reusa, Casola in Lunigiana, MS 54014, Toscana, Italia
Italy telephone: 0-585-949-155 • Italy cell: 339-608-1935 • USA: (508) 255-5084
For prices, availabilty, and reservations, go to:  www.OwnersDirect.co.uk, property number IT1165
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Casa della Quercia is a three-story stone house dating from the 1500s, but with earlier (Roman) foundations. The villa is spacious and comfortable, with air-conditioning in bedrooms and fireplaces in both the living room and kitchen for cooler evenings. The accommodations are on the top floor, which is the same level as the village, and include two en-suite bedrooms with private bath, a large living room, dining room, and eat-in kitchen. The villa was designed as the owners' second home, not a rental property, and the renovations and furnishings are of the highest quality. Adjacent is a patio with sun umbrella for breakfast and morning coffee, and a dining terrace with barbecue and arbor. There are several sunbathing areas and nooks for quiet contemplation on the various levels and terraces, and the pool is accessed by two flights of steps and a path which winds through olive trees and terraces planted with lavender and rosemary.

The house looks out over chestnut-wooded valleys and hillsides to the mountain peaks of the Apuan Alps National Park. It is located 50 miles north of Lucca, and is just a 45 minute drive from the coastal villages and famed seafood restaurants of the Italian Riviera and the Cinque Terre.

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Northern Tuscany

The region of Lunigiana, in northern Tuscany, is a land of ancient castles, chestnut-wooded hillsides and tumbling rivers, protected by a ring of mountains—the Appenines to the north, and the Apuan Alps to the south. It is a place where timeless country traditions and seasonal farming cycles still govern the pace of life, and the region remains mostly untouched by our modern age. Here you will experience the tranquility and peace of the countryside, with only the sounds of owls hooting in the woods and church bells to break the silence.

A view of the village showing the villa and terraces leading to the swimming pool; Casa della Quercia is the three-story building to the right of the cypress tree.

 

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