Villa Segromigno

One of five villas on a prestigious estate, renowned for its excellent olive oil, this delightful house combines all the advantages of an individual holiday home, with the service of English-speaking staff in the Estate Office. In flat lawned gardens shaded with mature trees, the villa has its own private swimming pool and is an easy stroll from a tennis court, shared only with the four sister-properties. Climbing shrubs cloak the old stone walls and terracotta tubs are filled with bright geraniums and big hydrangeas, bringing outdoor colour and character to match the villa’s charming interiors. Designed with traditional Tuscan elegance, and sprinkled with antiques, portraits and prints, this is a very spacious house. The large sitting room is replete with sanded beams, several sofas, an open fireplace, and cheerful rugs on a polished terracotta tile floor, a style replicated in the cosy book-lined study. Curtained four-posters and pretty painted bedsteads feature among the seven en suite bedrooms, all generously sized and beautifully furnished. And the rural, relaxing setting is just 12km from Lucca, and within easy reach of beaches.