3 bedrooms semi-detached house, 125 m²

Casciana Terme Lari, Pisa (province)

Portion of country cottage in a pretty, little town, on two levels, ready to live in, with garden on two sides of the house and a back garden which stretches for 10 meters (30 feet).

Entrance into the living room/dining area and beautiful built-in kitchen with exit to the garden from both the living room and the dining area. Bathroom with toilet sink and washing machine. On the first floor are three bedrooms, two bathrooms, closet and large corridor. In the village there is a coffee bar and a grocery store and also a good pizzeria. Casciana Terme is 5 km away.

The house is located in a small and charming village with shop, bar, cafe and restaurant and a great pizzeria. The property is perfect to enjoy your holidays in a small and quaint Tuscan village, or equally it would make a lovely, permanent home and it is perfectly placed to explore this beautiful area. It is just 5 km from the beautiful town of Casciana Terme, famous for its thermal waters and with a newly renovated spa which is a perfect place to spend a day relaxing, with indoor and outdoor pools. Casciana is dominated by a castle, with a beautiful central piazza and since Roman times it has been famous for the curative warm thermal waters. Today it is a bustling town with a busy weekly market and great shops and restaurant and a famous theatre. It is halfway between the famous hilltop village of Volterra and Pisa. The area offers many activities with easy to join cooking classes, art classes, Italian language classes, wine tasting, hill walking and even Vespa tours around the rolling hills of the area. The friendly community is ready to welcome you in and there are so many great places within easy reach - it really is a great spot from which to explore the whole of Tuscany.

The coastal cities of Castiglioncello and Cecina, the golf courses of Pisa and Castelfalfi, and the historic towns of Volterra and San Gimignano are all close by, and each make a wonderful day out. The old town of Livorno is close too, from where it is possible to hop of the ferry to the magnificent island of Elba, just off the coast.The town is located in Valdera in Central Tuscany between Pisa and Florence. This colourful landscape of rolling hills is dotted with medieval villages, castles and lanes flanked with tall dark green cypress trees, all of which epitomise the Tuscan landscape. The nearby città d’arte (cities of art) include Volterra, San Gimignano, Palaia and Florence, each offering splendid art and architecture to admire. In Lajatico, Andrea Bocelli, the famous tenor, was born and it is in the heart of Valdera that his Teatro del Silenzio (the Theatre of Silence) draws some of the biggest names in opera, when he hosts a summer festival each year in July.

Distances: Walk to shops and restaurants in the village, Casciana Terme 5 km, Pontedera (trains, supermarkets) 20 km, Pisa (airport) 35 km, Cecina (beaches) 35 km, Volterra 40 km, San Gimignano 50 km, Lucca 70 km, Florence 80 km.