Description
In Bagni di Lucca, once renowned for the presence of the "waters of health", a spa place well known among the lords who frequented the city of Lucca, this historic villa is for sale. The luxury property, built in 1550 and belonged to Giovanni Guinigi, lord of Lucca, who went there precisely to benefit from the thermal treatments, it is perfectly maintained and preserves all the charm of the time.
The villa, surrounded by a garden of about 2500 square meters with various romantic corners that can be for pleasant conversations or aperitifs outdoors on cool summer evenings, it is spread over four levels for a total of 665 m2 and is composed as follows:
on the ground floor a large entrance corridor leads us to the triple living room with access to a beautiful terrace with arched arcades of about 30 sq m. The floor is completed by a comfortable kitchen with dining area, a study with walnut furniture and a service bathroom. The sleeping area is distributed on the first floor which consists of two large double bedrooms, one of which with en suite bathroom and access to the splendid 30 m2 terrace overlooking the garden, two double bedrooms and a second bathroom.
The second floor consists of a further three large rooms, currently two bedrooms and a multifunctional room and a further bathroom while in the basement there is a large kitchen with original stone fireplace, a wine cellar, a large pantry, a technical room and two comfortable closets.
A beautiful walkway with a rose pergola leads to a pedestrian access from which in just 3 minutes walk you can reach the well-served center of the village.
A very charming residence for those who love the history of this wonderful area of Tuscany. spas of Bagni di Lucca acquired great fame in the 11th century, at the time of the Countess Matilde di Canossa, until becoming one of the most elegant spas in Europe during the 19th century.
Bagni di Lucca was a real destination for he elite of European tourism before the boom of the coasts made this corner of Lucca, which the English called the "Switzerland of Tuscany", forget. The Anglo-Saxons were the first to discover Bagni di Lucca and the therapeutic properties of its waters, loving it to the point of transforming it into a small second homeland.
In fact, the town became – and traces of that brilliant British explosion can still be seen today – a exclusive meeting place for the nobility and diplomats from all over Europe, accredited at the court of Lucca and the Grand Duchy of Tuscany, as well as a destination for illustrious guests, such as the poets Byron, Shelley, Lever, Giusti, Monti and then in the twentieth century Carducci, Pascoli, Montale ; of writers like Dumas and musicians like Strauss, Listz, Paganini, Puccini, Mascagni; politicians and rulers such as the Napoleonids, Queen Margherita, Azeglio, Galeazzo Ciano
