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E-Bike Toursfromper adult$264- fromper adult (price varies by group size)$903
- fromper adult$55
Dining Experiencesfromper adult$160
Wine Tastingsfromper adult (price varies by group size)$262- fromper adult$337
Cooking Classesfromper adult$292
Day Tripsfromper adult$55
Wine Tastingsfromper adult$38
Private Sightseeing Toursfromper adult (price varies by group size)$168
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- 408emmawFerndown, UK89 contributionsWhat a gem. We were recommended to visit by our host in Lucca. It was only 10 minutes drive from our hotel and so worth the visit. It was not busy at all, we practically had the place to ourselves. The gardens are beautiful amd depict different regions of Europe. With a very 'Capability Brown' style lake and grounds. The Villa has been impeccably restored to its former glory. Wonderful.Written 8 September 2024This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
- Roland JSolihull, UK256 contributionsLovely garden and beautiful house.
Nice welcome from English speaking reception/ticketing.
A very informative tour of the house with many interesting and beautiful things to admire.
Nice way to spend an hour or so.Written 11 September 2024This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews. - Brun066Florence, Italy13,850 contributionsI have visited this downy oak (Quercus pubescens Willd., 1805) twice; in both cases as part of a trekking circuit (which makes the vision of this wonderful tree more satisfying, thanks to the pleasant walk in the countryside). The second and last time the route included the departure and arrival in the picturesque village of Montecarlo, and the encroachment into the municipalities of Capannori (where the oak stands) and Pescia ..
On the web there are several pages illustrating this path: one must look for a ring with a 10-12 Kms walk (there are even 25 Kms!).
We walked west from Montecarlo, towards San Martino in Colle. To do this, we cross lush hills, destined for the cultivation of the vineyard producing the precious “Montecarlo” brand, both red and white wine. At times, the gaze sweeps over the furthest hills of the Pescia region (the so-called “Svizzera Pesciatina”).
Continuing, one touches, among other things, a panoramic hill, on which stands a settlement called "San Martino Vescovo". Here you will find a chapel of the same name and some restored rural houses. A plaque remembers that here there was a fortress (now disappeared) built by Castruccio Castracani (1281-1328), lord of Lucca, imperial vicar and winner in epic battles against the Florentine armed forces.
The oak is now near and from here it can be reached in a short time. After an adequate stop to admire it, the journey resumes towards the "church of Veneri" (which is in the municipality of Pescia), the furthest point of the route; where some benches in the public garden near the church allow you to eventually have your own packed lunch.
The way back to Monte Carlo takes place in a somewhat wilder and more lonely environment than the outward journey. Note the presence of a well-preserved stretch of ancient road, the pavement of which probably dates back to the late Middle Ages or the early modern age. However, I could not find any reliable information on it on the web.
All in all, I highly recommend this route.Written 6 May 2022This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews. - Walter SVienna, Austria2,419 contributionsOpen only afternoons
We made Lucca home for some rainy days in April and were determined to see some of the “Ville”.
Not easy, as there were no small group arrangements, or any arrangements at all, readily available.
So we made friends with two of the only 30 taxi-drivers in the city (#14 & #25).
Mansi was our last afternoon stop . . . and we were the only visitors that time of the day.
It’s a self exploring tour in a seemingly empty palace.
Then we discovered the frescoes “grotesque style” – and that made us open also for the garden.
Between Italian baroque and English landscape, vistas and surprising turns overgrown by moss . . .
Although late in the season we discovered a beautiful Camellia too.
If you don’t self-drive the villas may be hast to find – public transport is insufficient and even google navigation got confused with so many “private roads”.
We tried to walk from Torregiani to Mansi – got lost in the hills, which made the one mile walk a 1½ adventure.
Well worth it!Written 2 May 2024This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews. - Megan P6 contributionsAmazing views from every window. A very peaceful location away from the hustle and bustle of city life, but still a short drive to Pisa and Florence. Great restaurants very close by and the staff are very helpful. The apartments contain everything you need, along with very comfortable bedding.Written 5 May 2023This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
- Brun066Florence, Italy13,850 contributionsThe Geneva scholar (but of distant Pisan origins) Simonde de Sismondi writes, in 1801, about the Italian plains: “The work and the deposits of the water are recognized at first sight: it is the silt of a former lake that hides the bases of the basin of mountains in which it was contained ”.
In other words, the Italian plains would be nothing but ancient wetlands which were then dried up by nature or by man.
This rule doesn't apply to all Italian plains, but still to many of them. And in particular it applies to the flat triangle which has Lucca, Pescia and Bientina as its corners, a large part of which has been occupied for centuries by the lake or "padule" (marsh) of Bientina.
Gherardesca Lake is a small remnant of this large swamp, which was largely definitively dried up, digging in the 1850s an emissary that passes through a tunnel under the Arno riverbed and thus discharges its waters to the lower region south of the Arno itself; and from there, across the canalized river "Arnaccio", into the sea just north of Livorno.
One of the residues of this huge land reclamation is precisely the Gherardesca Lake (so called by the family who owned its banks, a noble family from Pisa well known to those who read the XXXIII canto of Dante's "Inferno").
The lake - which lies at the foot of the "Monte Pisano" near Colle di Compito - is today partially secluded between privately owned land, so that it can only be partially bordered; or you can (as did a group of hikers I was part of) walk around a full circuit, asking in advance for a permit.
The lake has not only been preserved, but recently the operations of lowering its level operated by water pumps have been stopped (of these pumps you can still see the buildings when you walk around the lake). This is because the importance of this lake has been recognized as a wetland, a privileged wintering place for many birds.
During our circuit (which took place in January) we in fact saw a large number of mallards, cormorants, coots; and also egrets, white and gray herons.
In addition to observing birds, marsh flora, and reclamation works, the circuit also allows you to go through two places that tell us about the past: a station of the former Lucca-Pontedera railway, now converted into a home; and the site of a WWII POWs camp. Almost nothing remains of the camp; but a plaque recalls that in September 1943 three Italian officers and soldiers, camp supervisors, were killed by the former German allies because they had refused to hand over their own prisoners.
For all these reasons of interest, if you have the opportunity, the lake circuit is definitely a path to follow.Written 14 January 2020This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews. - Paul SGig Harbor, WA143 contributionsIt seems like a strange place for a tower, but it recalls bygone days when it must have been an important lighthouse or guard tower.Written 26 May 2022This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
