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This modern family home is surrounded by a large private garden near the top of a hill overlooking the sea along the Tuscany-Liguria border. Although it is only 10 km from the shore, it is high enough into the foothills of the Apuan Alps to provide cool temperatures in summer, beautiful colours in autumn and heavily-scented flowers in spring.

Just 300 metres down the road is the beautifully preserved mediaeval hamlet of Peralta, whose cordial residents always extend a warm welcome to newcomers. Because it is slightly off the beaten track, this area offers a wonderful opportunity to experience Italy as the Italians do, not merely as a foreign holiday destination.

Inside, Villa Salvini is furnished like an authentic Italian home, with a mixture of comfortable contemporary pieces and pretty antiques. Downstairs there's a double living room with three sofas (one converts into a double bed), fireplace, card table and satellite TV; as well as a modern eat-in kitchen with full stove, refrigerator, dishwasher and plenty of dishes and cookware.

Upstairs are a double bedroom that overlooks the balcony and valley, a twin room overlooking the garden, and between them, a bathroom with bathtub. Downstairs, on the garden level, a third double bedroom can be accessed from within or through its own door on the garden. The house has central heating throughout, and there is a washing machine on a covered patio.


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Your family is bound to spend time enjoying the garden, which has a table and chairs, sun lounges, an outdoor shower and a wood-burning oven that can be used for pizza or for barbecuing. Despite its proximity to Peralta, the property is totally secluded and private. Just down the road is the pleasant town of Camaiore; Lucca (25 km) and Pisa (30 km) are only slightly farther. Day trips are easy to the five delightful fishing villages called Cinque Terre(65 km).

If you're here in summer you'll surely want to experience a day at the beach or relax by the 22 x 12 foot swimming pool; any time of year is great to explore the almost entirely unknown hills of the Garfagnana, the only part of Tuscany (along with the Lunigiana) that has escaped the attention of mass tourism and retained the authenticity of centuries past.

Via Curtatone e Montanara 14, 50053 Empoli, Florence, Italy