Villa in vendita a Comano

In a pretty, hillside village with a lovely community with a restaurant/coffee bar at its centre. Just 150 m from the central village piazza with church.

The house was recently restored and now offers a practical living space with two double bedrooms and two bathrooms, in a nice setting. The property is entered to an entrance hall, a kitchen, light and bright living room and a bathroom. Upstairs there are two attic bedrooms and a bathroom. There is an outdoor courtyard equipped with barbecue and land of around 1,000 sqm (a quarter of an acre) comprising a chestnut wood, with lovely views.

The property is on the edge of a little hillside village with a friendly, welcoming community where there is a family run restaurant and coffee bar at its centre, and within an easy walk. In fact the area is dotted with excellent farm restaurants with fresh produce in very pretty settings. The village is on the Taverone valley between Licciana Nardi and Comano. There are plenty of opportunities for swimming and paddling in the nearby river and streams. The town of Comano is a town at the head of the Taverone valley with a backdrop of the breathtaking Apennine Mountains. There are many walking trails leading from Comano and the surrounding villages to the hills. The town which is surrounded by the farming community hosts an annual horse festival in the summer and offers a good selection of shops, restaurants and sport facilities. The village is also within walking distance of a larger village, Crespiano, with baker, restaurant/bar and grocer's shop and is approximately 10 minutes drive to the village of Comano and the same distance to Licciana Nardi.

Licciana Nardi is a town in the Taverone valley with a lovely, cobbled 13th century pedestrian village lane flanked with local shops. Central in the town is the Piazza del Municipio which hosts the 16th century Malaspina castle and the many festivals such as the Chestnut Festival in the autumn and the sports 'Olympics' in the summer. The castle is linked to the baroque church by a covered bridge and overlooks the pretty piazza. There are also a bank, schools, restaurants and medical facilities. The nearby village of Monti has a castle on the hill above and also offers a good selection of amenities. Comano is at the head of the Taverone valley with a backdrop of the breathtaking Apennine Mountains. There are many walking trails leading from Comano and the surrounding villages to the hills. The town hosts an annual festival of horses in the summer and it offers a good selection of shops, restaurants and sports facilities.

Lunigiana is a magical part of Tuscany. The rolling landscape is liberally sprinkled with castles of Medici or Malaspina vintage and for lovers of the coast the spectacular Ligurian coastline is close by. The golden sandy beaches around Lerici and the pebble coves of the Cinque Terre are ideal for swimming and sailing in the summer. The area is criss-crossed with marked footpaths for walks to the hills and mountains. The airports of Pisa, Parma and Genova are all just over an hour away.

Distances: Crespiano 5 km, Licciana Nardi 10 km, Comano 10 km, Aulla (train station and supermarkets) 15 km, Lerici (beaches) 40 km, Cinque Terre 45 km, Lucca 90 km, Pisa (airport) 95 km.