2 bedrooms semi-detached house, 224 m²

Podenzana, Massa-Carrara (province)

Lunigiana

Restored two bedroom, two bathroom stone house with outbuilding, beautiful land and views to the coast.

Lovely stone entrance hall, on the ground floor accommodation comprises: taverna with fireplace, bathroom with shower, storage / laundry room. Doors to portico and lovely gardens. Upstairs: living room with doors to terrace, kitchen, bathroom with shower, and two bedroosm (1 double, 1 single).

The property is full of character throughout, with exposed stone walls, chestnut beams. Gas central heating and double glazing throughout.

The two storey outbuilding provides a laundry and a further room.

Outside the terrace is wonderful place to relax and dine al fresco, with far reaching view to the coast and the little island of Tino. The gently terraced land includes an olive grove of around 30 trees. Parking is close by in the village car park.

The area of Podenzana is a series of villages strung along the hills and ridges above the town of Aulla. Podenzana is famous for the 'panigacci' and there are numerous local restaurants offering this speciality. 'Panigacci' are crisp pancakes cooked in terracotta dishes over the embers of an open fire and served in baskets with trays of cream cheese and assorted salami, Parma ham and pancetta. Sandwich them together and eat with your fingers, whilst sipping the local red wine. Simply delicious.

The Cinque Terre are five picturesque villages strung along the narrow coastline north of the Gulf of the Poets and La Spezia with pretty coves, beaches. They are accessed on foot, by boat or with the local train which shuttles between the villages. Anyone visiting the Cinque Terre should take a walk along the cliff paths which link one village to the next, stop in one of the bars or restaurants and try the anchovies marinated in olive oil and garlic, served with fresh bread and delicate white wine made from the grapes which grow in spectacular fashion, up the steep terraces above the villages. The Cinque Terre is a UNESCO World Heritage site.

The Gulf of the Poets is an enclave with a group of three islands at its tip, with fishing villages with exceptional fish restaurants, as well as opportunities for sailing, canoeing, snorkelling or just relaxing on one the beaches hidden in craggy bays around Fiascherino or Tellaro. The easiest way to get around the gulf is by boat and services run from Lerici, La Spezia, Portovenere and on to The Cinque Terre. The name Gulf of the Poets is from the literary connection as some of the world's most famous poets lived here at one time, including Shelley, Byron and D H Lawrence.

Distances: Podenzana on the doorstep, Aulla (autostrada, train station) 4 km, Lerici (sailing, beaches) 30km, Cinque Terre 35 km, Lucca 80 km, Pisa (airport) 90 km, Florence 150 km.