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CASTELNUOVO DI GARFAGNANA - METELLO -VILLA SILVIA REF 890

Villa Silvia (Metello 845m asl) - Located in the heart of the Apuan Alps, within the National Park, the little mountain hamlet Metello is surrounded by forests, mountains, meadows, rivers and lakes. Villa Silvia is a beautifully restored house which sits on the edge of the hamlet and has magnificent views from its terraces. Villa Silvia has central heating (radiators need to be installed) and is laid out as follows: Ground floor – Hall with wood-burning stove, dining room with large fireplace and door to conservatory with magnificent mountain views and back door to terrace, dining kitchen with dual aspect windows, large lounge with arched fireplace and dual aspect windows, 4-piece bathroom with window Upper floor (wooden floors) – 4 double bedrooms, large single bedroom with door to covered terrace, 4-piece shower room Storage attic Cellars and garage. Extensive area of south-facing land with vegetable garden, olive tree (a testament to the sunny position and relatively mild climate), walnut trees and orchard. The closest shops and services are in Careggine (6km). This little town is over 1000 years old, with traditional stone built houses and village lanes. It is a bustling little place with grocery store, cafés, family butcher, restaurants, pizzeria, chemist and post office. The nearest large market town, Castelnuovo di Garfagnana, is 11km away It has supermarkets, banks, garages and all manner of other shops, services and sporting facilities as well as a train station on the line from Lucca (58km) and Pisa airport (75km). The well-known medieval hilltop town of Barga is 22km (35 mins) by car. A couple of minutes drive from Careggine are the small ski lifts of Formica and Via Nova with restaurant, three ski lifts and artificial snow making facilities. The much larger ski resort of Abetone is just over 1 hour away (55km). The coast (Forte dei Marmi) is also 55km (1 hour and 10 minutes) away over the marble mountains of Carrara, making Metello an ideal location for holidays all year round.