Superbly restored property set in the piazza of a small village in the olive clad hills rising above the beaches of the Versilia coastline on the border between Tuscany and Liguria

CHIAVE DI VIOLINO - The property dates back to to the 1600's and maintains many original features with terracotta floors, original stone staircase, beamed ceiling and exposed stone walls.

There is a panoramic roof terrace, a courtyard and small garden.

The property is accessed to a spacious entrance hall, fully built-in kitchen with open fireplace nad wood fired oven, dining room, living room, bedroom with bathroom with shower;

upstairs there are 2 bedrooms and bathroom with bath;

on the upper level there is a large landing area, bedroom and wouth-west facing roof terrace of 50 m sq;

there are stone vaulted cellars on the lower ground floor, bathroom with shower, laundrey room and wood store.

The bedrooms have wood floors.

From the small, tranquil village a walk though the pine woods to a bar, restaurant and grocery shop.

The town of Sarzana is 7 km and is a vibrant medieval market town with large elegant central piazza and cobbled lanes meandering through the town flanked with coffee shops and antique stores. During the summer months Sarzana often hosts festivals from dining in the piazza to concerts to open air events stages along the lanes.

Pisa 70 km, Lucca 65 km, Viareggio 50 km, Florence 130 km, beaches 12 km, skiing 45 km.

Both the coastal areas of Versilia and the Gulf of the Poets are 12 km away with good public transport connections. Sarzana also has a station with direct trains to Pisa, Florence, the Cinque Terre and Genova.

The Gulf of the Poets is an enclave with a group of three islands at its tip, fishing villages with exceptional fish restaurants, as well as opportunities for sailing, canoeing, snorkelling or just relaxing on one of the beaches hidden in craggy bays around Fiascherino or Tellaro. The easiest way to get around the gulf is by boat which runs between Lerici, La Spezia and Portovenere or 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 including Shelley, Byron and D H Lawrence lived here at some time.


Versilia is the stretch of golden sandy coast from the tip of Liguria to Viareggio. Viareggio is the southernmost Italian Riviera resort on Italy's Mediterranean coast and the largest beach town in Tuscany. Liberty style buildings housing fashionable shops, cafes, and seafood restaurants line its promenade. Viareggio is famous for the yearly Carnivale di Viareggio dating back to 1873 with large papier-mâché floats which parade along the promenade known as "Passeggiata a mare". The carnival takes place in the in the weeks preceding lent. In nearby Forte dei Marmi you can shop with the rich and famous in the up market designer shops in the avenues around the pretty central piazza with bars serving refreshing campari’s.