Casa Lollobrigida - For Sale €60,000

This unique and romantic artist’s house in the pretty and sought after village of Granaiola has two terraces with amazing views of the mountains, and Bagni di Lucca’s two rivers - the Serchio and the Lima. In addition, it has its own, exclusive, small front garden.

From this garden, through an ancient stone arch with bespoke steel and glass doors, there is a sitting room cut from the rock with terrazzo flooring and a 10KW wood burner. From here a wooden staircase takes you up to a simple kitchen with a rustic ceiling, terracotta tiles and a stone sink. The marble worktop has a double gas hob and there is a vintage fridge and wood burning oven. Glazed wooden French doors open onto the house’s first terrace, which can accommodate a table and chairs for two. The LPG bottles for the hob are kept here behind ornate metalwork doors. Also on this level is a small bathroom with a LPG gas boiler for hot water. A sit-down vintage cast iron bath has been especially positioned to capture the views across the mountains and down into the Lima valley.

A substantial ladder - to be replaced with stairs of choice by the new owners - takes you to the next floor, the double bedroom, with a beautiful terracotta floor and a terrace with a modern shower and breathtaking views. Above this room, at the back of the house, is a gallery for either a second bedroom or larger bathroom. The property is being sold as a project, close to completion, to be perfected to the tastes of its new owner/s. It is attached to mains water, mains sewer and mains electricity.  Cooking and hot water is done with LPG tanks.

There is a gastronomic restaurant in the village, La Corte di Laura, and enjoyable walks up to Prato Fiorito and down to Ponte a Serraglio