Villa Buonvisi is a magnificently restored historic Air Conditioned eleven bedroom palatial villa located just a few minutes drive from the walls of Lucca. The earliest construction of this superb villa goes back to the 12th century, and the villa was built in its present form in the early 16th century as the country estate for the Buonvisis, Lucca’s richest family who made a fortune in silk trading and banking. Featuring enormous rooms and six meter ceilings, this recently renovated villa lies on a 120 hectare estate within walking distance of a small town and directly opposite a fantastic bakery and coffee emporium. Recently reviewed favourably in Condé Nast Traveler Villa Buonvisi is the perfect setting for family reunions, weddings and corporate meetings.

With vaulted ceilings, beautiful frescoes and secret passageways, this phenomenal villa can easily sleep up to 28 people! The villa’s charming owner, who is fluent in English, takes great care to insure that guests have a tremendous holiday, by providing an elegant setting and first class service.

Ground Floor: Huge, lavishly furnished living room and fireplace, this one room is bigger than most houses! Large modern equipped kitchen with traditional open fireplace, formal dining room, library, and two Matrimonial bedrooms each with en suite bathrooms - one of these bedrooms is equipped for the handicapped.

First Floor: Beautiful salon with a beautiful, soon to be restored piano, Master bedroom Suite with a frescoed ante room, dining table, televsion and en suite bathroom replete with a Jacuzzi tub and shower; two large bedrooms with Matrimonial beds and en suite bathrooms, and a twin bedroom with its own en suite bathroom.

Second Foor: Large meeting room with pool table and screening room, a twin bedroom which also has a queen sized sofa bed and shares a bathroom with its neighboring twin bedroom. two Matrimonial bedrooms each with an en suite bedoom, and a suite with two matrimonial beds and its own en suite bathroom.

Cellar: Laundy room with washer and dryer. Wine cellar containing thousands of bottles of the villa’s wine (The villa produces approximately one thousand bottles of Super Tuscan wine annually)

The estate grounds: Vila Buonvisi features an enormous 25 by 30 meter saltwater swimming pool, with deck chairs, a gorgeous garden and an outdoor dining area under a picturesque pergola.

Distances:

Lucca: 6 Kilometers

Pisa: 19 Kilometers

Forte de Marmi: (seashore) 25 Kilometers

Florence: 70 Kilometers

San Gimignano: 126 Kilometers

Siena: 141 Kilometers

Milan: 279 Kilometers

Rome airport: 380 Kilometes

Price $25,000 (US) per week.