'Friends of Tuscany' manage all aspects of your villa booking with tailored information to get the most from your holiday. We can help to arrange a shopping delivery service, home made meal on arrival, wine tours, children’s activities, wild swimming spots, festivals, events, and restaurant recommendations based on our personal knowledge of the area built up over 30 years.
Interior
Fienile is a stylish high quality house created in - a traditional working farm.
You can get to know the animals on the farm and relax round the pool with a fantastic view of the Apuane Mountains. The house has been restored from an old barn. The structure is rustic, and in contrast the furniture is stylish, modern and functional. There are 2 bedrooms and 1 bathroom. The kitchen/ dining/ living room is spacious and open plan. The modern kitchen is fully equipped with dishwasher, oven and fridge/freezer. A washing machine is also available.
There are two electric mountain bikes for the guests to use.
Exterior
Outside there is a spacious terrace with table and loungers and a panoramic view of the dramatic Apuane Mountains.
There is a wood oven and a BBQ in the garden.
The large shared 12x6 metre pool has a wonderful view over the mountains, with incredible sunsets over this unique place.
There is an adventure playground in the garden for the guests to use.
Surroundings
There is an excellent family run restaurant in Silico, only a one minute walk from the farm. The village itself is interesting; tiny but with fine buildings and wonderful views. A well known medieval festival is held there during August.
The fascinating medieval village of Silico is a few metres walk, and there are mapped walks all around the village. The village itself has cultural attractions and events throughout the year.
The area of Garfagnana is best known for its wonderful scenery, old fashioned ways, rustic food and outdoor activities.
Additional
-It is possible to by products from the farm ( cheese, salamis, ham, marmalade, chestnut flour, faro, and other preserves.
-We can help arrange mountain biking, hill walking, horse riding, gorge walking and cooking classes which are all available locally.
