Rental Villa in Italy to rent - holiday lettings

Located on the Tuscan seaside, in the heart of the Apuan mountains and the marble caves of Carrara, La Rocca is this small castle, former Roman outpost, just restored to the highest standard, few km from Versilia, Forte dei Marmi and Viareggio.

From five terraces, there are incredible spectacular panoramic views of the countryside, mountains and sea.

This is the most creative artistic area in Italy, cradle of the sculpture stone studios and bronze art foundries of Pietrasanta where artists like Botero and Mitoraj just to name a few, come to work.

They are equipped with hi-tech facilities, interior decoration with the best modern Italian designed furniture.

Main apartment: has one double bedroom with en-suite full bathroom with bath and shower, a living room, dining room and groovy kitchen, storage room and toilette.

This apartment has a washing machine, dishwasher, fireplace. It's equipped with satellite television, internet access, hi-fi and many others facilities.

The property is surrounded by an antique wall and olive groves. The apartments are surrounded by green gardens with fruit trees and flowers, there is also a vegetable garden where, in the summer, are grown fresh tomatoes, salad, onions, cucumbers, string beans, courgettes, eggplants, peppers, basil, etc.

Dependance: has a living room/dining room with a kitchen corner, double bedroom and full bathroom with shower. Modern appliances, fridge, satellite tv, internet access. There is a sofa bed in the living room if you wanted to sleep two additional people.

There is an above ground pool, five terraces, one of which is a wonderful sun deck with a sun worshipping mosaic.

Terraces and gardens are fully equipped with sun deck chairs, umbrella, tables and chairs, barbeque, etc.

La Rocca is only 3 minutes walk on an old stone road through the very quiet old village, beautiful walking paths outside the village.

In order to bring up luggage and shopping, a trucked vehicle is available which the lady in charge of the house can drive.

The Medioeval village is located in front of the Tyrrhenian sea, the Apuan Alps at the back.

Nearby facilities
From la Rocca you can have a beautiful panorama stretching from the Maritime Alps in France (when it's very clear), the Gulf of Portovenere, the isle of Gorgona, Capraia, Corsica down to Pisa. Forte dei Marmi and Viareggio, where one can find shops and boutiques, night life and sports facilities, are 8-10 km away from La Rocca.

In the heart of the most creative artistic area in Italy, the Apuan mountains and the marble caves of Carrara (30km), the sculpture stone studios and bronze art foundries of Pietrasanta where world-wide artists come to work, the proximity of Pisa (30 km), Lucca (30 km),Florence (80 km), Siena (150 km) and all the wonderful little villages along the way, Portofino and Portovenere (70 km);