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Alla Coppa Capanna - Your Home in Historical Northern Tuscany

Address: 6 via del Piazzola, 55051 Barga per Sommocolonia, Lucca Tuscany Italy
Accommodations: 2 Story cottage with 2 bedrooms, double sofa bed in living room
Sleeps: 4-5 people
Rates: April till end of September: 500 € July & August: 600 €
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Notes: outdoor BBQ, wood burning fire, Lawn furniutre and an outdoor shower
Surrounding Destinations: Lucca (36 km/22 miles), Viareggio (48 km/30 miles), Pisa (56km/35 miles),Florence (96 km/60 miles), Sienna (166 km/103 miles), Cinque Terre (train from Riomaggiore station) (140 km/87 miles), Rome (376 km/233 miles)

 

 

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Barga
 
 
 
master bedroom
 
About Your Tuscan Holiday Rental

The cottage its self is over 200 years old but the inside has been fitted with modern conveniences. Every single cubic centimeter has been used to the fullest advantage. Every window of the cottage gives directly onto magnificent views, and the adjacent balcony with its terrace below, gardens and grounds are the most unusual things to find in an Italian hilltop village. Perhaps the overriding advantage of the cottage's position is the fact that it affords COMPLETE PEACE AND ABSOLUTE PRIVACY, while being a few minutes by car (10 minutes), to Barga where you can find all the necessary provisions.

The entrance to the cottage is by the solid chestnut wood floor, directly into the spacious top floor living/dining room.

The KITCHEN opens out into the living room and provides plenty of work surface to prepare splendid meals after a day's exploration or hike.

You will find all the dishware needed as well as a gas stove for which there is a gas bombola (stored out of sight in a white enameled cupboard just next to it).

The east-facing window gives onto greenery, part of the village and the grandeur of the Apian alps beyond. There are two windows on the south side of the room, giving onto the valley and the mountains. In the south-east corner of the room is a most attractive cast iron wood-burning stove for use in chilly weather. You can buy wood in Barga on Via Pascoli before reaching the Piazza Pascoli.

A Spiral staircase brings you to the lower level where you have the two bedrooms and the bathroom. This is also where (from the master bedroom), that you access the backyard and terrace.

The hall closet contains all your linen. We have installed a washer in the apartment, so doing laundry in-house is possible. There is also a laundromat in Barga (in the old town).

The master bedroom has a double bed. The second bedroom has a twin bunk bed.

The main feature of the MASTER BEDROOM is a handsome pair of arched chestnut wood French doors (with double-glazed glass), giving immediately onto a small, terra cotta-tiled balcony with wrought iron safety rail ...ideal for continental breakfast, gazing out onto "Mountain Greenery". Terra cotta - tiled steps, lead down right to the tiled terrazza with low frangisole wall. This area is ideal for sunbathing, and sun beds are provided, as are an outdoor table and chair set. A Sun umbrella is also provided for particularly hot weather.

Feel free to use the barbecue for an outdoor meal. Carbona (charcoal) and fuel can be obtained from Clerici hardware in Barga.

There is nothing left to do here but enjoy a peaceful vacation in a tranquil setting. Read a good book and take in the splendid views and explore all that the North Tuscan region has to offer.

Amenities
  • Italian coffee pot and kettle
  • Cast iron fire place (can buy wood in town)
  • Cutlery, Cookware and Dishes
  • Toaster
  • Stove & small conventional oven
  • Washer
  • Refrigerator with freezer
  • Shower
  • Linen and towels
  • Stereo with CD player
  • Hair Drier
  • Iron with Ironing Board
  • Hot water provided by hot water tank
  • BBQ
  • Lawn furniture including table
  • Outdoor shower to cool down and refresh yourself
About the Area

Sommocolonia - The very name is romantic. It means "the colony at the summit", and was founded by the romans. They showed their discernment by selecting the loveliest and most strategic hilltop in northern Tuscany, whence on a clear day, you really can "see forever". If Michelangelo believed that "God splendidly laid out the hills around Florence", then he can't have seen the view from Sommocolonia, or, to be precise, from 'Allacoppacapanna'

In more recent history, Sommocolonia was the last battle ground between the advancing allied troops (mostly African Americans), and the German army in WWII. A moment has been erected in the honor of the fallen shoulders in particular Forest.

Cottage Location

Northern Tuscany is for those who love all that nature has to offer and what man has been able to create. This is a region still preserved from the typical images one has in mind when thinking about Tuscany.

The Garafagna region of Italy is full of hiking trails, natural preserves and the Apennines mountains.

This is Tuscany as it was before. Spectacular views, virtually untouched scenery and warm welcomes from families who have been here forever.

The winding road from Barga brings you to Somocolonia's parking lot where you will need to leave your car to walk up to the cottage. No worries, the distance is not that great but you will be walking uphill and then down again.

When you reach the statue of the Virgin, you can spot the house perched out as the furthest most building in Somocolonia.

A stone-paved Roman trail borders the cottage's land and leads down to Barga and beyond. This is not for the faint of heart.

Alla Coppa Capanna -The cottage too, is as romantic as it's name. It is situated on the southern perimeter of the center of the village ... hence those stunning views... and we do mean stunning.

Please note that we do not advise arriving late at night as Italian roads are notorious for having confusing signs. Best to navigate by day light

Panoramic View of the hillside
 
The ancient Roman road to Barga
Barga
 
 
 
2nd Bedroom
 
 


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