"Friends of Tuscany Ltd." 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.
Casa Norma sleeps 6 people comfortably. Set over 3 floors the property hosts one master bedroom with kingsize bed, and two twin rooms. There are two bathrooms within the house – one of which includes a roll top bath were you can relax in luxury whilst admiring the spectacular Panio de Corfino Mountain. The second bathroom hosts a modern shower room on the top floor, also offering a view you’d never tire of looking at!
There are a variety of outdoor spaces to enjoy around the property. Please note : the house is semi-detached.
A magnificent view awaits from the terrace accessible directly from the kitchen, then meander down the stone steps to take a dip in your own private swimming pool. In the evening, have a quiet moment sitting under cover in the barn area as you wait for the pizza oven to heat up.
The electric fanned wood burning stove in the living area allows for cozy nights in, and of course the entire house comes with Central heating to allow for year round usage of this wonderful property.
The nearest airport is Pisa Galileo, which has daily flights in from London, and many regular flights from most regional UK airports. From the airport, the house is approximately 1hr 15mins by car. Many car hire options are available at Pisa airport. Full directions will be provided upon booking.
Alternatively there is a regular train timetable from Pisa Centrale station to Castelnuovo Di Garfagnana, a relaxing way to view the beautiful scenery on route. From there you can use local taxis (we can give you the telephone number of an English speaking driver) to reach the house.
There is a local mini-market within a 10 minute walk that supplies all your essentials. A large fully stocked supermarket can be found in Pieve (approx 15mins from the house). It's 20 minutes to walk to the village restaurant and pizzeria, and there are numerous restaurants with easy driving distance of the house offering superb italian fare at extremely reasonable prices. A 2 course lunch costs 10-12 euro including wine.
The historic village of Castiglione is a 6 minute drive by car or taxi and has a couple of bars with spectacular views and is the heart of local life in the area.
Additional house amenities include free WIFI throughout, bed linen, a children’s cot, washing machine and towels. Additional house cleaning is not included during your stay but can be arranged at local currency. One bag of logs provided out of season and additional logs can be provided upon request.
Garfagnana is 'Hidden Tuscany' at its best. With its stunning scenery it is the best area in Tuscany for walking and outdoor activities. We have close ties with an outdoor activities company who offer many international class adventures.
Castelnuovo, the nearby market town, has many restaurants, cafes, bars, supermarkets and all other types of shops. There is a tourist information office and a weekly market selling a wide variety of fashion, household goods, flowers, fruit and vegetables.
Mountain biking, hill walking and horse riding are all available locally.
There is a tennis court open to the public only 10 minutes walk, at the sports cafe/bar. The local lake and picnic area is a 5 minute walk and fishing is available.
The area around the village of Villa Collemandina is without doubt one of the most beautiful parts of all Tuscany
At Friends of Tuscany we give lots of local info and recommendations.
We can help arrange mountain biking, hill walking, horse riding, gorge walking, art classes and cooking classes which are all available locally.
Garfagnana is 'Hidden Tuscany' at its best. With its stunning scenery it is the best area in Tuscany for walking and outdoor activities. We have close ties with an Outdoor Activities company who offer many international class adventures.
Villa Collemandina 1 mile
Castiglione di Garfagnana 3 miles
Castelnuovo 5.5 miles
Barga 11 miles
Bagni Di Lucca 21 miles
Lucca 31 miles
Cinque Terre 62 miles
Pisa 89KM (airport)
Florence 85 miles (airport)
Bologna 80 miles (airport)
