10/10 Excellent
Mary-Jane W.
18 Jun 2018
Beautiful house on peaceful Tuscan hillside
We stayed for a week in this lovely, spacious house not far from Lucca. The views are spectacular and the house has lots of sitting out space - a table where you can eat outside in all weathers, a rocking chair with a view down the valley, another table in the sun, a hammock and loungers, not to mention a ping pong table for the more active. There is also a very friendly visiting cat. Finding the house was challenging, as you have to negotiate many switchback bends and then find the single track road on which it sits, but once there we felt completely at home. Flight delays meant that we arrived late and in the dark, and we were pleasantly surprised to find a delicious courgette cake (speciality of the region) and a packet of coffee, as well as a bottle of the owners' delicious olive oil. Our week flew by and we spent time in Lucca (markets on Wednesdays and Saturdays), as well as visiting Florence by train from Lucca and the local sights. We had a fabulous meal at Valentino's Restaurant up the hill, which is an easy walk away and offers gargantuan portions of delicious local food. We wished we could have stayed longer and highly recommend Nonna Afra for a peaceful holiday.