The Coselli Collection is a family run estate, situated ten kilometres south of Lucca, with magnificent views over hill terraced olive groves. The six villas available to rent here offer the highest levels of luxury, comfort and services as individual rentals for holidays for families or groups of friends, or if rented together, they are equally suitable accommodation for conferences, incentive and other programmes.
The estate is also the home of the renowned Tuscan cooking school, The Coselli School of Cuisine. During the summer months, resident guests can join chefs in the kitchen for personalised one-day cooking lessons. The rest of the year is dedicated to 6 day, 4 day and weekend courses where you are immersed in discovering the tastes and textures of some of the finest Italian cooking through traditional recipes handed down through generations. Professional chefs and service staff can also be booked for meals in the privacy of your own villa. Further enticing food related activities include wine and cheese tasting at your villa, and wine and olive oil tasting at the Enoteca Vanni wine cellars in Lucca. Trips can also be arranged to visit the vineyards around Lucca, or further afield, in Chianti.
An on-site chauffeur is available for transfers, or for personalized sightseeing and shopping itineraries. Golf can be arranged at one of several golf courses within a 40 minute drive of the estate, and there is a private tennis club just a 5 minute drive away. Horse riding is available at nearby stables and bicycles can also be rented. For those who want to visit the beach, Coselli is a member of one of the most exclusive beach clubs at the well known resort of Forte dei Marmi. Other activities which can be arranged on site include helicopter tours or hot air ballooning, or for the less active, massages and beauty treatments, in the privacy of your villa or at a local beauty centre in the spa town of Montecatini. Children are well catered for too with plenty of toys and games, a children’s entertainer and a babysitting service.
The six properties are all spacious and elegantly furnished, with similar standard bedrooms throughout, all with modern, en-suite bathrooms. All have heating and air conditioning, satellite TVs, DVDs and wi-fi internet connection.
Casa del Fattore, with 8 bedrooms is a beautiful holiday home, sitting on a wooded hillside, surrounded by a beautiful floodlit park. The house has been restored to the highest of standards, while retaining its traditional Tuscan character. There are beautiful terracotta tiled floors and exposed beams in every room and several of the downstairs living rooms have frescoed walls. The ground floor also has a beautiful internal conservatory where breakfast may be taken. To the front of the villa stretches a lawn with swimming pool, floodlit at night, and surrounded by comfortable sun loungers and umbrellas. On both sides of the building are the original patios in Tuscan stone, furnished with wrought iron tables and chairs and umbrellas, an ideal setting for an ‘al fresco’ lunch or early evening aperitif.The house has been restored to the highest of standards, while retaining its traditional Tuscan character. There are beautiful terracotta tiled floors and exposed beams in every room and several of the downstairs living rooms have frescoed walls. The ground floor also has a beautiful internal conservatory where breakfast may be taken. There is air conditioning and heating throughout, and the bedrooms on the first and second floors, each have superb en-suite bathrooms, equipped with hairdryer and bathrobes. Further amenities include central music system, satellite TV and internet access.
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