We stayed for two weeks at the end of August, 2018.
We were looked after by the property manager, Geran, who was incredibly helpful, and guided us on where to go and what to see. Our stay would not have been nearly as good without her help, so thank you!
As for the owners, very approachable and helpful. Response times to emails very quick.
The villa is situated in the hills overlooking Gallicano and the mountains on the other side of the valley.
The view is incredible.
The villa itself is a spacious 3 bedroomed converted stone built barn that is very nicely appointed. Has everything you need and very comfortable,
Being stone meant that despite the hot weather, up to high 30s, the building itself stays pretty cool. This is useful as there is no air con, but it really isn’t needed and there are fans if some coolng really is required.
The pool is large enough, and although solar heated, pretty warm when we went. Had more trouble keeping the kids out of the pool than anything else. They loved it.
We spend quite a lot of our time seeing Florence, Pisa, Lucca and Barga. All beautiful and worth visiting. For this, we hired a car, and this is essential, but it’s worth mentioning that the mountain roads are narrow and winding, so you want to be confident and comfortable driving in Europe,
I would love to see this place in winter as ski fields are quite close, but the drive to the villa might be interesting!
For the mundane side of things, there is a big supermarket close by for day to day stuff, and plenty of options further afield.