If you are a writer, an artist, a musician, a scholar, a single traveler or a couple, or a small family, aiming for a place of beauty, quiet, isolation, and full immersion in nature, Castiglione del Terziere is just the retreat for you.
We offer two large, newly renovated studio apartments on the ground floor of our stone house. They each have a new kitchen and bath, and a queen-size bed. They share a good-sized terrace with a table/chairs so it’s possible to read/work outside as well as inside. We have wi-fi.
Castiglione del Terziere is ten minutes by car from the small towns of Bagnone and Villafranca. The latter has a train station connecting to everywhere—by train it’s an hour to Cinque Terre, 1.5 to either Parma or Pisa, and 2.5 to Florence. Lerici and the Gulf of the Poets are less than an hour away (and great for swims). The nearby small cities of Pontremoli and Sarzana are lovely and very walkable, nice to hang out in.
Our village is thus both centrally located within Italy, and isolated and off the beaten tourist path. Castiglione sits atop a hill in the foothills of the Appennines. The actual “borgo” (medieval village) is not accessible by any but the smallest, narrowest of cars—so most people park in the cul-de-sac at the base of the village and walk up the lane (a five-minute walk). There are no cafes, stores, or any sort of businesses in the borgo.
Our house, which sits just below the amazing castle that dominates the borgo, is the old “canonica” or priest’s house, and before that it used to be the old “colonica,” or the priest’s peasants house; in fact, the two studios used to be the old stables. The house is right on the little square of the village’s 18th-c. church. There are only a dozen or so full-time residents in the entire borgo; in summer, the population swells to a whopping forty or so people. It’s remarkably lovely and tranquil in Castiglione at any time of year. The views from our place are great—of the Magra River valley and the hills beyond.
The castle owner is a friend, and it will be very possible for you to see the inside of the castle (and its astonishing library—first editions of Dante and Petrarch!), and to meet Raffaella and her dog Mia, plus “our" little kitty Tristana, whom we feed. Plus other village cats and dogs, donkeys, a rooster…
You'll need a car; they are easily rented at any major airport, or in Villafranca (with advance notice).
We offer two large, newly renovated studio apartments on the ground floor of our stone house. They each have a new kitchen and bath, and a queen-size bed. They share a good-sized terrace with a table/chairs so it’s possible to read/work outside as well as inside. We have wi-fi.
Castiglione del Terziere is ten minutes by car from the small towns of Bagnone and Villafranca. The latter has a train station connecting to everywhere—by train it’s an hour to Cinque Terre, 1.5 to either Parma or Pisa, and 2.5 to Florence. Lerici and the Gulf of the Poets are less than an hour away (and great for swims). The nearby small cities of Pontremoli and Sarzana are lovely and very walkable, nice to hang out in.
Our village is thus both centrally located within Italy, and isolated and off the beaten tourist path. Castiglione sits atop a hill in the foothills of the Appennines. The actual “borgo” (medieval village) is not accessible by any but the smallest, narrowest of cars—so most people park in the cul-de-sac at the base of the village and walk up the lane (a five-minute walk). There are no cafes, stores, or any sort of businesses in the borgo.
Our house, which sits just below the amazing castle that dominates the borgo, is the old “canonica” or priest’s house, and before that it used to be the old “colonica,” or the priest’s peasants house; in fact, the two studios used to be the old stables. The house is right on the little square of the village’s 18th-c. church. There are only a dozen or so full-time residents in the entire borgo; in summer, the population swells to a whopping forty or so people. It’s remarkably lovely and tranquil in Castiglione at any time of year. The views from our place are great—of the Magra River valley and the hills beyond.
The castle owner is a friend, and it will be very possible for you to see the inside of the castle (and its astonishing library—first editions of Dante and Petrarch!), and to meet Raffaella and her dog Mia, plus “our" little kitty Tristana, whom we feed. Plus other village cats and dogs, donkeys, a rooster…
You'll need a car; they are easily rented at any major airport, or in Villafranca (with advance notice).
Email: viadelborgo4@gmail.com
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