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Villa LenkaLucca & Garfagnana · 14 guests · 7 bedrooms
From €15,000 / week
Fully staffed · Private chef
A genuine 17th-century aristocratic villa, built in 1624 for Count Cosimo Bernardini…
Villas near Lucca
Lucca is the most liveable city in Tuscany and the countryside around it holds the region's most distinctive villas: the ville lucchesi, aristocratic summer villas built in their own parkland from the sixteenth century onward.
7 villas near Lucca in our collection, sleeping 8 to 24 guests; every one has a private pool. The largest, Borgo Bernardini, sleeps 24. A private chef can be arranged at every villa.
7 villas
Restored Borgo02
Borgo BernardiniLucca & Garfagnana · 24 guests · 12 bedrooms
From €23,200 / week
Fully staffed · Private chef
A whole private hamlet, twelve en-suite bedrooms for up to twenty-four, made for a large gathering…
Countryside Classic03
Villa MatteucciLucca & Garfagnana · 14 guests · 7 bedrooms
From €12,000 / week
Fully staffed · Private chef
A characterful Tuscan farmhouse with genuine history, the home of Felice Matteucci, father of the combustion engine.
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Villa ControniLucca & Garfagnana · 24 guests · 12 bedrooms
From €22,000 / week
Fully staffed · Private chef
A 19th-century Lucchese villa of real history, the Controni family's summer residence…
Countryside Classic05
Villa del FattoreLucca & Garfagnana · 15 guests · 8 bedrooms
From €15,000 / week
Private chef · Frescoed interiors
A classic restored Tuscan country home, terracotta, beams and frescoes, with rose-covered patios and a winter-garden conservatory.
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Il FrantoioLucca & Garfagnana · 8 guests · 4 bedrooms
From €7,500 / week
Private chef · Olive grove
An atmospheric conversion of a 16th-century olive mill, working until 1997, with original features and ancient oil jars in the…
Contemporary Masterwork07
Villa FarfallaLucca & Garfagnana · 14 guests · 6 bedrooms
From €19,000 / week
Private chef · Panoramic view
An award-winning contemporary masterwork, designed by its owner-architects and named by National Geographic among Italy's most…
Choosing the right villa
Most sit fifteen to thirty minutes from the walls, with Pisa half an hour away and the Versilia beaches about forty minutes. It is the practical choice for families.
Choose the base, then plan the journey
For a villa near Lucca, compare the journey from the individual property to the part of the city you want to visit. Time to the edge of town is different from time to park and reach a museum or restaurant. Ask about the access road, parking and the return journey if an evening out is part of your plans.
Use the Tuscany map and driving-distance guide to place the area within your wider itinerary. Check the airport comparison against the actual villa and your flight times, rather than choosing an airport from the city name alone.
For a family or group, make a second shortlist based on life at the villa: room distribution, en-suite bathrooms, indoor dining and the nearest useful shops. A good city base should also work on the days when everyone wants to stay at the villa.
Why families choose this corner
Three reasons, in order. The city is flat, walled and walkable, which means an evening in Lucca is genuinely relaxing rather than a logistical exercise. The coast is close enough for a beach day without committing the whole week to the sea. And the drives are short: Pisa airport is thirty minutes, so arrival day does not end with a two-hour transfer and a car full of tired children.
The ville lucchesi
The historic villas of the Lucca plain are a category of their own: formal gardens, lemon villas, avenues of plane trees, and rooms scaled for entertaining. Several in the collection have stood since the seventeenth century and are still lived in and maintained rather than preserved behind rope. They also make exceptional wedding properties, which is why our borgo near Lucca hosts celebrations of a hundred and more.
Frequently asked
- How many villas do you have near Lucca?
- 7: Villa Lenka (sleeps 14), Borgo Bernardini (sleeps 24), Villa Matteucci (sleeps 14), Villa Controni (sleeps 24), Villa del Fattore (sleeps 15), Il Frantoio (sleeps 8) and Villa Farfalla (sleeps 14).
- Which villas near Lucca have a private pool?
- 7 of 7: Villa Lenka (private floodlit pool (20m × 10m)); Borgo Bernardini (private floodlit pool (18m × 8m)); Villa Matteucci (private floodlit pool (12m × 6m); private lake); Villa Controni (private floodlit pool (18m × 8m), walled garden); Villa del Fattore (private floodlit pool (16m × 8m)); Il Frantoio (private floodlit pool (8m × 4m, heatable on request)); Villa Farfalla (panoramic pool (26m × 5m) with hydromassage). Tell us your dates and we will confirm which are free.
- When are the pools open near Lucca?
- Most villa pools in Tuscany open from May to late September; heated pools usually extend the season from April into October. Opening dates are set by each villa. In high season villas rent Saturday to Saturday.
- Which villas near Lucca suit large groups?
- 6 sleep 12 or more: Borgo Bernardini (sleeps 24, 12 bedrooms), Villa Controni (sleeps 24, 12 bedrooms), Villa del Fattore (sleeps 15, 8 bedrooms), Villa Lenka (sleeps 14, 7 bedrooms), Villa Matteucci (sleeps 14, 7 bedrooms) and Villa Farfalla (sleeps 14, 6 bedrooms). For a celebration, ask about seated dining for the whole group and whether outside guests are allowed.
- How much does a villa near Lucca cost?
- Starting rates run from about €7,500 a week (Il Frantoio, sleeps 8) to about €23,000 a week (Borgo Bernardini, sleeps 24). Rates rise in July and August and fall in spring and autumn; each villa page shows its rates by season, and we confirm the exact price for your dates.
- How far are your villas from Lucca?
- Fifteen to thirty minutes for the villas on the plain and in the surrounding hills. Pisa airport is about thirty minutes, the Versilia coast around forty.
- Can you get to Florence from a villa near Lucca?
- Yes, in about an hour and fifteen minutes by car, or by train from Lucca station in around ninety minutes. It is a comfortable day trip, though Chianti is the better base if Florence is your priority.
- Are villas near Lucca good for beach days?
- The best of any inland base. Forte dei Marmi and the Versilia beach clubs are around forty minutes, which makes a sea day an outing rather than a relocation.
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