Easyreserve - La Gattaiola - Property ID 65827

La Gattaiola (or the 'catflap' in English!) offers everything for the perfect Tuscan dream holiday. it is located in the small village of Gattaiola on the outskirts of the Tuscan Renaissance walled city of Lucca, the birthplace of Puccini. La Gattaiola is also home to one of Italy's finest Slowfood restaurants and visitors in search of authentic Tuscan gastronomy will be delighted by this gem or we can arrange an English speaking Italian cook to cook for you during your stay. La Gattaiola is set amongst the Renaissance villas of south-west Lucca in one of the most beautiful and now the most protected and exclusive areas of Lucca

Although situated amidst the lush green Colline Lucchesi (Lucca hills), La Gattaiola is only a stone?s throw from the centre of the city, having every amenity to hand such as small local food and wine shops, supermarkets, bars and restaurants as Lucca is only 3kms or a 5 minute drive/7 minute bike ride away. There is a restaurant just a few steps from the villa, and many more at short driving distance.

La Gattaiola?'s accessibility to motorway links also makes it perfect as a base for touring the rest of Tuscany with other main art towns and cultural centres such as Pisa (20 minutes), Florence (45 minutes) and with Siena, San Gimignano and Chianti being within easy day excursion distance. As an added bonus, the beaches of the Versilian coast are only 30 minutes drive away and Torre del Lago where the Puccini Opera Festival is held every summer. There are also 3 beautiful and important golf courses within a 30 minute drive and Abetone ?...
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La Gattaiola (or the 'catflap' in English!) offers everything for the perfect Tuscan dream holiday. it is located in the small village of Gattaiola on the outskirts of the Tuscan Renaissance walled city of Lucca, the birthplace of Puccini. La Gattaiola is also home to one of Italy's finest Slowfood restaurants and visitors in search of authentic Tuscan gastronomy will be delighted by this gem or we can arrange an English speaking Italian cook to cook for you during your stay. La Gattaiola is set amongst the Renaissance villas of south-west Lucca in one of the most beautiful and now the most protected and exclusive areas of Lucca

Although situated amidst the lush green Colline Lucchesi (Lucca hills), La Gattaiola is only a stone?s throw from the centre of the city, having every amenity to hand such as small local food and wine shops, supermarkets, bars and restaurants as Lucca is only 3kms or a 5 minute drive/7 minute bike ride away. There is a restaurant just a few steps from the villa, and many more at short driving distance.

La Gattaiola?'s accessibility to motorway links also makes it perfect as a base for touring the rest of Tuscany with other main art towns and cultural centres such as Pisa (20 minutes), Florence (45 minutes) and with Siena, San Gimignano and Chianti being within easy day excursion distance. As an added bonus, the beaches of the Versilian coast are only 30 minutes drive away and Torre del Lago where the Puccini Opera Festival is held every summer. There are also 3 beautiful and important golf courses within a 30 minute drive and Abetone ?the most important ski centre in central Italy ?which is just 40 minutes away Built around a courtyard in the mid-nineteenth century (although it was almost certainly built around a much older house as some of the internal walls are around 2 feet thick!), the Casale was formerly the hub of Gattaiola. Owned and run by one family, it served as the village post-office, grocers, butchers, haberdashers and even as a fruit and vegetable exporter. It would also seem to have done a roaring trade serving the locals with olive oil and wine judging by the size and number of the (alas empty and disintegrating!) barrels and bottles found in the Casale?s cantina (cellar)!

After years of abandon, the current owners are slowly restoring the Casale and its garden into a delightful Tuscan home and holiday retreat for their guests.

La Gattaiola provides light and airy accommodation has spectacular views from every window. It sleeps up to 10 people and has been newly and lovingly renovated to a high tasteful standard with central heating. We have aimed to create a well-equipped apartment, placed on the 1st floor of the building, providing a ?home-from-home? environment consisting of:

¨ 3 spacious bedrooms to sleep 6 (two double bedrooms and one twin-bedded room)

¨ Large sitting-room with enormous picture window affording panoramic views (see below). One of the sofas converts to a double bed if needed

¨ Study with writing desk and a sofa which converts to a single bed if required

¨ Spacious shower room with WC, bidet and walk-in shower

¨ Spacious bathroom with WC, bidet and bathtub with shower attachment

¨ Kitchen and dining area to seat 10 people. Equipped with:

· Candy Dishwasher
· Smeg Washing Machine
· Smeg Fridge/Freezer
· Large 5-ring Professional Cooker/Oven
· Whirlpool Combination Microwave Oven
· Dualit Toaster
· Kenwood Kettle
· Cafetière and Stove-top Coffee Percolator plus Electric Dualit Filter Coffee-Maker
· Tefal Iron
· Ironing Board
· Plenty of quality crockery, cutlery, cookware, etc
· Coolbox and picnic basket with crockery/cutlery for those essential Tuscan picnics!

The property is equipped with smoke alarms and fire extinguishers and, therefore, meets the safety standards expected by UK regulations.

There is a seating area on the terrace and in the south-facing garden for guests? use with a barbeque on the terrace. The garden and terrace are both south-facing and bask day-long in the Tuscan sun.

There is ADSL Broadband internet connection at the Casale which may be used by guests on request although a charge may be made for this service and only limited access may be available at certain times. The apartment has SKY satellite TV and there is a wide selection of DVDs for guests' use plus a collection of games and puzzles.

A ?lending library? is located in the owners? entrance hall and which guests are free to use and to which guests are welcome to make donations of any of their unwanted holiday reading to make room for those extra souvenirs in their suitcases! There is also an extensive collection of literature of suggestions on what to see and do.


We occasionally have surpluses fruit, vegetables, herbs and nuts for purchase along with homemade jams, marmalades and sun-dried produce from our garden and orchard of almond, apple, cherry, fig, peach, pear, persimmon, plum, pomegranate, quince and walnut trees. Unfortunately, we only have 11 olive trees which do not produce enough oil for any surplus and we can drink the wine produced by our 100 vines without any help?! We do though frequently have organic olive oil for sale and some local wines for sale

*A baby's cot may also be provided on prior request Actual prices are billed in euros, the prices displayed are for reference only.
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Default Minimum Stay:  7 night(s)
Check In: 4:00 PM on
Check Out: 10:00 AM on
Currencies Accepted:  US Dollars

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50% non-refundable deposit to be made at reservation by credit card ( VISA OR MASTERCARD and 50% balance due 8 weeks prior to arrive directly to the owner.

CANCELLATION / AMENDMENT FEES
-50% from the date of confirmation, up 56 days prior to rental commencement period.
-100% from 55 to 0 days prior to rental commencement period 750 Euro security deposit required.
Rental price includes sheets, towels (not beach towels) and cleaning, etc but central heating is charged by consumption (3.5 Euros per cubic metre used). Actual prices are billed in euros, the prices displayed are for reference only.

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