The Monastery with pool

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4 bedrooms2 bathroomsSleeps 8200 sq m

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Capannori

Villa Torrigiani
‪5 min drive‬
Villa Mansi
‪5 min drive‬
Pinocchio Park
‪9 min drive‬
Lucca (LCV)
‪24 min drive‬

Rooms & beds

4 bedrooms (sleeps 8)

Bedroom 1

1 Queen Bed

Bedroom 2

2 Single Beds

Bedroom 3

1 Queen Bed

Bedroom 4

1 Queen Bed

2 bathrooms

Bathroom 1

Bidet · Toilet · Shower only

Bathroom 2

Bidet · Toilet · Shower only

Spaces

Deck or patio

Porch or lanai

Kitchen

Balcony

Dining area

About this property

Charming Villa sleeping up to 8 guests, marvellous view, swimming pool.
This charming converted monastery nestles in the hillside hamlet of San Pietro a Marcigliano, not far north of the city of Lucca. In the centuries it has become the main building of the estate surrounded by many ancient buildings as barns and houses for the workers. The setting is incomparable and the views are wonderful. This is a hidden part of Tuscany, timeless, unchanging and away from the tourist track. The Monastery was built about 1550 and has been owned by our family since 1792. It has been converted to a family home while retaining the vital architectural integrity of the original buildings. Around the monastery is the property where olive trees and wine yards are the main cultures. We produce olive oil and an excellent wine; the old cave is just on the ground floor of the main building.

This charming converted monastery nestles in the hillside hamlet of San Pietro a Marcigliano, not far north of the city of Lucca. In the centuries it has become the main building of the estate surrounded by many ancient buildings as barns and houses for the workers. The setting is incomparable and the views are wonderful. This is a hidden part of Tuscany, timeless, unchanging and away from the tourist track. The Monastery was built about 1550 and has been owned by our family since 1792. It has been converted to a family home while retaining the vital architectural integrity of the original buildings. Around the monastery is the property where olive trees and wine yards are the main cultures. We produce olive oil and an excellent wine; the old cave is just on the ground floor of the main building. The countryside offers many opportunities of discovering very nice places with little medieval churches or old farmhouses. Behind the buildings are woods with many opportunities for walks or mountain biking.

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Nicola

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Languages

English, Italian

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Pool

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Outdoor space

Parking available

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House Rules

Check in after 2:00 PM

Check out before 10:00 AM

Children

Children allowed: ages 0–17

Events

No events allowed

Pets

No pets allowed

Smoking

Smoking allowed: in designated areas

Heating is an extra cost based on consumption of gpl gas. The price is 2 euro per liter of GPL.

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Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy

Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges

Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed

On-site parties or group events are strictly prohibited

Host has not indicated whether there is a carbon monoxide detector on the property; consider bringing a portable detector with you on the trip

Host has not indicated whether there is a smoke detector on the property

Property Registration Number IT046007B5WZDUSVST

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All guests, including children, must be present at check-in and show their government-issued photo ID card or passport

Cash transactions at this property cannot exceed GBP 5000, due to national regulations; for further details, please contact the property using the information in the booking confirmation

About the area

Capannori

Located in Capannori, this villa is in a rural area and near theme parks. Parco Avventura Sospeso nel Verde and Tenuta del Buonamico are worth checking out if an activity is on the agenda, while those looking for area attractions can visit Pinocchio Park and Lucca Botanical Gardens. Puccini Museum and Bagno Gioia are also worth visiting. Take some time off to enjoy the winery tours in the area, or get some fresh air with adventures like cycling, mountain climbing and hiking/biking trails nearby.

Capannori

What's nearby

Villa Torrigiani - 5 min drive - 3.7 km
Villa Mansi - 5 min drive - 2.9 km
Pinocchio Park - 9 min drive - 7.6 km
Villa Grabau - 10 min drive - 8.2 km
Walls of Lucca - 16 min drive - 13.4 km

Getting around

Lucca San Pietro a Vico Station - 19 min drive
Pisa (PSA-Galileo Galilei) - 54 min drive

Restaurants

‪La Cantina di Pinocchio - ‬10 min drive
‪Osteria Il Botteghino - ‬8 min drive
‪Moxi Moxi - ‬12 min drive
‪Vecchia Osteria da Batano - ‬1 min walk
‪Bar Olimpico - ‬7 min drive

Frequently asked questions

Does The Monastery with pool have a pool?

Yes, this property has an outdoor pool.

Is The Monastery with pool pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

What time is check-in at The Monastery with pool?

Check-in begins at 2:00 PM.

What time is check-out at The Monastery with pool?

Checkout is at 10:00 AM.

Where is The Monastery with pool located?

Situated in a rural location, this villa is 1.6 mi (2.5 km) from Villa Mansi and 2.1 mi (3.4 km) from Villa Torrigiani. Pinocchio Park and Villa Grabau are also within 6 miles (10 km).

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9.0/10

Cleanliness

9.8/10

Check-in

9.6/10

Communication

9.6/10

Location

9.4/10

Listing accuracy

10/10 Excellent

otanui6

7 Oct 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

What a view

We loved our few days here. It is huge and the view is unbelievable. Weather wasn’t the best sadly but we still have great evenings on the balcony looking at the view.

Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Rachael S.

26 Aug 2024

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Lovely spacious property

Great place to relax with good restaurant nearby snd walks you can do from the property. Well located to visit other places in Tuscany. Be prepared to do a few windy mountain roads! Lovely host Maureen - good comms

Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Mike Q.

14 Sept 2023

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Best View in Town

This was an amazing property with an amazing view of the countryside. The beds were great, the pool was clean and refreshing. The Manageress, Maureen was very accommodating and went out of her way to help us with rental car issues. I would absolutely stay here again.

Stayed 6 nights in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

John H., Grand Rapids, MI USA

2 July 2023

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Lovely countryside getaway

Lots of space with a great view and the kids loved the pool. Our hosts were very supportive throughout the stay, and went above and beyond to make sure we were comfortable. The location is a little isolated which is part of the attraction, but there is an excellent restaurant right next door. Overall a great experience, and very thankful for Maureen's help during our visit.

Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

Megan M.

1 Sept 2023

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Everything we hoped for

Our stay could not have been better. The property is exactly as pictured and even more beautiful in person. Maureen was so easy to communicate with and left very helpful information on the area. Perfect spot for day trips to Lucca, Florence, Pisa and the train to Cinque Terre.

Stayed 6 nights in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Steven B.

19 Sept 2023

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Phenomenal property, beautiful location

Loved views from the pool, sunsets from the balcony. Vineyard tours, canyoning, Lucca … all fabulous. Property is huge and characterful. Criticism? Kitchen not brilliantly equipped for serious cooking. Would I go back? 100%! Thank you.

Stayed 7 nights in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Helen T.

16 July 2024

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A lovely unique property

Set up in the hills overlooking the plains, the Old Monastery is a huge unique property with shared pool. We were excellently looked after by the house manager who contacted us prior to our stay to make sure we knew where to go and to offer local information. The rooms are large and comfortable. The kitchen was equipped with everything we needed including two large fridges, washing machine and dishwasher. There are multiple hairdryers and very usefully, several travel adapters which we only found at the end. When we had any questions or issues, they were dealt with immediately. Keep the shutters closed to keep out the Tuscan heat and bring mossie spray. There’s a fabulous restaurant at the end of the drive- you might need to book as it gets very busy.

Stayed 14 nights in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Rick S., Ottawa

6 Oct 2023

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Wonderful location with an amazing view

Absolutely beautiful villa with an amazing view of the Lucca area. Huge kitchen that was well stocked with plates, glasses, utensils, etc. Two fridges! The one thing the kitchen absolutely needs though is a large pasta pot! The beds and pillows were very comfortable. The rooms were large. The pool area was great, given how warm it was during our stay. Even the pool bathroom had a great view of the valley. The kids loved Sam, the donkey. They looked forward to his visits each morning so they could give him an apple or carrot. It took a while for me to get used to the drive up to the villa. We just don’t have those kinds of roads in Canada! Having said that, I would come back in a heartbeat (and a smaller car!).

Stayed 10 nights in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Nick D.

7 Sept 2023

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Beautiful views & property

We had a fabulous stay, the property was absolutely beautiful, the views were stunning…it was clean and had everything we needed apart from some more bin bags and cleaning products would have been handy. We didn’t realise the pool was shared with other guests staying next door but it wasn’t a problem. The pool was beautiful I think adding some new furniture would really make the area even more special. The location was great and the near by ice cream shop & super market less than 10 mins drive away was brilliant. (Check for opening times though). The restaurant at the bottom of the drive way was great. The roads are quite narrow but worth it to get to the property . The resident donkey was a real highlight. Would recommend this stunning place and hope to visit again. Make sure you have plenty of mosquito repellent as we didn’t come prepared for them and realised on the last day there were plug-ins for them that we hadn’t been told about. We drove to Florence, it took about an hour, Pisa was around 40mins drive and lucca about 30mins. We went on a day trip from lucca to cinque Terre that was absolutely beautiful definitely worth a trip if you have time. The location is great and easily accessible to all the beautiful towns. A wonderful stay and happy memories made thank you so much.

Stayed 6 nights in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Dirk Willem R.

1 Oct 2024

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Heaven

Stayed 7 nights in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jean B.

18 Aug 2024

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Dolce vita

Le monastère, superbement bien placé dans les hauteurs d’où nous avons une vue sur la plaine Toscane de Lucca. Je vous laisse imaginer les super repas sur la terrasse que nous avons pu organiser. À l’intérieur, le cadre est rustique, on imagine bien la vie de l'époque. La piscine à été notre point de rafraîchissement, le lieu est splendide et parfaitement aménagé. Je recommande cette location qui est magnifiquement bien située en Toscane.

Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Dominik N.

23 May 2024

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Tolle Unterkunft mit großartigem Blick

Wir hatten 4 wundervolle Tage hier. Die Küche ist top ausgestattet zum Kochen und der Ausblick ist fantastisch und wir haben gerne die Abende auf der Terasse verbracht. Der Pool war im Mai bereits offen und sehr erfrischend :D uns hat es sehr gut gefallen

Stayed 4 nights in May 2024

6/10 Okay

GUILLAUME C.

16 July 2023

Liked: Listing accuracy

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Weekend en famille

Belle endroit mais l'accueil est très moyen. Un petit garçon de 6 ans n'a plus le droit d'aller au toilette à 10h05. L'accès à la piscine n'est plus possible le jour du départ.

Stayed 5 nights in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Shawn M.

15 Oct 2022

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Tranquil Getaway

We loved our week stay. Day trips to Lucca and small villages were easy. There are a few restaurants very close. Best to discover for yourself!

Stayed 7 nights in Oct 2022

10/10 Excellent

Leigh K.

20 Sept 2022

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Fabulous Place!

We thoroughly enjoyed staying at this property & would go back in a heartbeat! Our hostess, Maureen, was the best. She was always quick to respond to our needs & questions and even served as our interpreter when needed. We used this as our base for a 2-week visit to Italy and couldn't have asked for a better location for day trips, as well as overnights to Rome & Bologna/Venice. We spent most of our time here on the balcony, enjoying the wonderful view. Though the kitchen is a little rustic, it is well-equipped & we still managed several gourmet meals. To reach the property you must travel a very narrow road with lots of precarious turns, so if you're planning to rent a car, make sure it's a small one! (We had a Jeep Renegade.) Osteria da Batano is right outside the entry gate & is one of the best restaurants we've ever been to. We enjoyed several meals there & highly recommend it. Everyone we met associated with this property could not have been nicer. If we ever return to Italy, this is definitely where we'd stay! 5 stars all around!

Stayed 12 nights in Aug 2022

8/10 Good

Emma S.

2 Sept 2022

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Breathtaking views in unique building

The monastery is very spacious and is well equipped for self catering. The pool is beautiful and the views from the balcony are wonderful. The views come at a price, it takes quite a while to get to from the town at the bottom of the hill via car. However, there is a very good restaurant at the bottom of the drive which was useful! We asked for a cot and highchair for our son which the hosts were happy to provide and saved us from bringing more than we needed on the flight. The rubbish collection is quite complicated, we tried our best to get it right but could not find the right bag in the supermarket for residual waste, it would be useful if this were provided for guests. We would also recommend new pillows. Overall though we loved the property, the host was very helpful and friendly and the location was stunning. We would stay again.

Stayed 9 nights in Aug 2022

10/10 Excellent

Lise H.

17 Aug 2022

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Fantastisk udsigt og balkon

Charmerende ombygget kloster med højt til loftet. To store fine dobbeltværelser samt 2 sammenhængende, mindre værelser, hvoraf det mindste til gengæld har direkte adgang til badeværelse. Flere af sengene er meget hårde. Uovertruffen balkon med 180 graders udsigt mod syd ned over det smukke landskab ved Lucca, og en god spiseplads. Solsenge eller loungemøbler ville dog højne kvaliteten endnu mere. Stort køkken, med nogle mangler, f.eks. skraldespande til den krævede affaldsortering samt poser til dette, kun det absolut nødvendige service, og der mangler et bord i arbejdshøjde. Men til gengæld med to køleskabe med tilhørende fryser, så også plads til at køle drikkevarer. Swimmingpool ren og indbydende, og deles med en anden feriebolig, og tilhørende område har solsenge til alle og fantastisk udsigt. Der er ikke aircon, men gulvventilatorer hjælper meget. Vi medbragte selv myggenet til vinduerne, så de kunne være åbne om natten. Vi var ikke voldsomt generet af myg, men der var også nogle få agressive stikfluer, især ved poolen. Alt i alt et virkeligt dejlig sted til en familieferie i lavt gear i det dejlige Toscana, med mulighed for at køre til smukke Lucca eller op i bjergene.

Stayed 21 nights in Jul 2022

8/10 Good

Walt M.

25 July 2022

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Sfeervol klooster

Mooie locatie op rustige plaats bij Lucca

Stayed 14 nights in Jul 2022

8/10 Good

Francine J.

19 July 2022

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Vous n’en aurez jamais assez de cette vue

La maison et son emplacement sont formidables. La vue qu’offre la terrasse du logement est à couper le souffle. Les aires communes sont spacieuses. Tout le logement était très propre, les lits bien faits. Il y avait aussi Sam, un âne affectueux qui a agrémenté de sa présence notre séjour. La piscine et les espaces qu’elle offre sont agréables, surtout avec la toilette extérieure! Nous avons également bien apprécié le bbq et y cuisiner avec une vue à couper le souffle. Le pain livré le matin apportait une touche de magie supplémentaire. Dans les petits hics, il y avait le chien des gens qui habitent le logement à côté qui jappait et entrait dans notre logement. Les portes des salles de bain ne ferment pas bien ce qui peut nuire à l’intimité dans une grande famille. La troisième chambre n’est pas aussi spacieuse et confortable que les autres. C’est sans hésiter que nous y retournerions!

Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2022

10/10 Excellent

mitch l.

7 June 2022

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Perfect!

Amazing, can't wait to go back!

Stayed 7 nights in May 2022

8/10 Good

Annemieke N.

3 May 2022

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Fijne week in Toscane

Goede ervaring

Stayed 7 nights in Apr 2022

6/10 Okay

STEVE T.

26 Apr 2022

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Amazing location and views

Old world charm located in the prime area of Tuscany. Perfect location for day trips to Pisa, Lucca,sienna, pescia and Monte Carlo. If you don’t feel like cooking , there is a fabulous ristorante a 5 minute walk down the hill

Stayed 27 nights in Mar 2022

10/10 Excellent

Katharina B.

21 Oct 2021

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Sehr schönes, altes Kloster

Wir haben unseren Aufenthalt in dem alten Gemäuer sehr genossen. Der Blick vom Balkon in die Weinberge und die Region um Lucca ist wunderschön. Der Ort eignet sich ausgezeichnet für Ausflüge nach Lucca, Pisa und Florenz - auch das Meer ist nicht sehr weit. Wir hatten eine wunderschöne Woche und können die Unterkunft sehr empfehlen.

Stayed 7 nights in Oct 2021

8/10 Good

Birgit K.

5 Sept 2021

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Traumhafter Ausblick

Der Ausblick vom Panoramabalkon ist unbezahlbar. Dafür muss man jedoch jedes Mal eine lange Fahrt durch teils enge und steile Sträßchen in Kauf nehmen. Im Haus fehlen definitiv Insektenschutzgitter gegen die Mückenplage. Das Ambiente in dem historischen Gemäuer ist auf jeden Fall etwas Besonderes.

Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2021

10/10 Excellent

Marika R.

24 Aug 2021

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Herrlich!

Der fantastische Ausblick vom Balkon über das Tal von Lucca garantierte traumhafte Sommerabende. Das Monastero mit der großen „Klosterküche“ ist stilvoll und sehr charmant, die vier Schlafzimmer unterscheiden sich allerdings sehr in Größe und Ausgestaltung/Ausstattung. Herzlich wurden wir empfangen und ebenso herzlich nach einem tollen Urlaub auch wieder verabschiedet.

Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2021

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