Bagni di Lucca, once renowned for the presence of the “waters of health”, a spa place well known among the gentlemen who frequented the city of Lucca, this historic villa is for sale.
The luxury property, built in 1550 and belonging to Giovanni Guinigi, lord of Lucca, who went there precisely to benefit from spa treatments, is perfectly maintained and preserves all the charm of the time.
The villa, surrounded by a garden of approximately 2500 m2 with various romantic corners that can be used for pleasant conversations or aperitifs outdoors on cool summer evenings, is arranged on four levels for a total of 665 m2 and is composed as follows:
on the ground floor a large entrance corridor leads us to the triple living room with access to a beautiful terrace with arched porticoes of approximately 30 m2. The floor is completed by a comfortable kitchen with dining area, a study with walnut furniture and a service bathroom.
On the first floor there is the sleeping area which consists of two large double bedrooms, one with an en suite bathroom and access to the splendid 30 m2 terrace overlooking the garden, two double bedrooms and a second bathroom.
The second floor consists of three further large rooms, currently two bedrooms and a multifunction room and a further bathroom, while in the basement there is a large kitchen with an original stone fireplace from the time, a wine cellar, a large pantry, a technical room and two comfortable closets.
A beautiful walkway with a rose pergola leads to a pedestrian access from which in just 3 minutes’ walk you can reach the well-served town centre.
A home of great charm for those who love the history of this wonderful area of ​​Tuscany.

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Probably known since Roman antiquity, the thermal springs of Bagni di Lucca acquired great fame in the 11th century, at the time of Countess Matilde of Canossa, until becoming one of the most elegant spa resorts in Europe during the 19th century.
Bagni di Lucca was a truly elite destination for European tourism before the coastal boom made us forget about this corner of Lucca, which the English called the “Switzerland of Tuscany”. The Anglo-Saxons were the first to discover Bagni di Lucca and the therapeutic properties of its waters, loving it to the point of transforming it into a small second homeland.
In fact, the town became – and even today traces of that brilliant British explosion can be seen – an exclusive meeting place for the nobility and diplomats from all over Europe, accredited at the court of Lucca and the Grand Duchy of Tuscany, as well as a destination for very illustrious guests, such as the poets Byron, Shelley, Lever, Giusti, Monti and then in the twentieth century Carducci, Pascoli, Montale; of writers like Dumas and musicians like Strauss, Listz, Paganini, Puccini, Mascagni; politicians and rulers such as the Napoleonids, Queen Margherita, D’Azeglio, Galeazzo Ciano; religious such as San Luigi Gonzaga, Santa Gemma Galgani and even Popes, such as Sixtus IV and V.
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The center of the town has all the necessary services to be able to spend the whole year. The 19 thermal springs that flow from the slopes of Colle di Corsena are still particularly attractive today. It is also possible to combine physical, massage therapy, recreational and sports therapies with classic spa treatments: all in an environment that maintains the charm of the exclusive nineteenth-century spa. Distance Lucca 23 km , sea 45 km , airport 45 km ski resorts 38 km Firenze 105 km