A Colli is within easy distance of local shopping in Segromigno Monte. Guests will enjoy the surrounding countryside of beech, chestnut and pine, a paradise for nature lovers. Guests will also enjoy discovering local country restaurants, wineries and hamlets.
Summary: Lucca 14 kms (all facilities, restaurants, shops, train station). Beaches, shops at Forte dei Marmi, Viareggio 30kms. Montecatini Terme 35 kms. Florence 60 kms. Siena 120 kms. Cinque Terre 140 kms. Local shopping, supermarket and restaurants, bars in Segromigno Monte 3.5 kms. Capannori (motorway exit) 12 kms.
Airports: Pisa 39 kms. Florence 60 kms. Genoa 175 kms
Local Area
Some guests will want to linger by the pool, others may wish to explore walking trails connecting the local hamlets and to visit local vineyards and olive oil presses. Informal restaurants are within easy driving distance tucked away in the countryside or in nearby villages.
Within easy reach, Lucca is an enchanting Tuscan town, a tiny gem of a town encircled by massive walls. These walls fronted by lawns with trees, enclose a centre of atmospheric medieval streets and towers, well-preserved Romanesque churches and palazzi. Irresistible food shops, often with Liberty signs, wood pannelling and beautiful tiles offer delicious seasonal fare. Strolling through the historic centre, pausing at old-fashioned boutiques, cafes, pastry shops and visiting churches and museums is a real pleasure.
Lucca's classic dishes reflect the city's wealth, torta di erbe is a Renaissance vegetable pie studded with pine nuts and raisins fragrant with spices that only the rich could afford.
The elegant resorts of Forte dei Marmi and Viareggio with wide sandy beaches are approximately 30 minutes drive away. From the cafes you can watch the lively passeggiata, admire the Art Nouveau buildings. Fish lovers can visit the fish market and dine on fresh fish specialities.
The coastal resorts of the Cinque Terre with their picturesque clusters of houses painted in warm tones of apricot, rose and primrose yellow are also accessible from Lucca.
Walkers will enjoy the forests of pine, beach and chestnut of the Garfagnana region of Lucca and delight in sampling delicious mountain honey, sheep's cheese, wild mushrooms, game, rabbit and local wines.
For golfers, there are 18 hole golf courses near the coast within 45 minutes of Lucca.
Lucca's silk merchants and noble families built villas in the gentle hills cloaked with olive groves and vineyards around the town. These lavish villas with formal gardens can also be visited.
There are music, cinema and dance festivals in Lucca, at beach resorts, and smaller local festivals celebrating Saints days with impromptu suppers and dancing under the stars in the country villages.
At Torre del Lago, just south of Viareggio, there is the summer Puccini Opera Festival.
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