Villafranca in Lunigiana, Lunigiana, Tuscany, Italy

In a private, quiet location just 5 minutes from the center of Villafranca in Lunigiana and all amenities, in Virgoletta, just 10 minutes from the center of Villafranca, we offer a farmhouse with rustic buildings and land.

The property is easily accessible via a paved road and offers enviable views of the 11th-century Virgoletta Castle and the surrounding countryside.

The main farmhouse is divided into two independent dwellings that can be easily joined.

The first portion comprises an entrance hall, four rooms, and a stairwell leading to the upper floor, which consists of four more rooms, a bathroom, a hallway, and a balcony. This portion has already been connected to utilities (water, electricity, and gas) and is currently used as a vacation home by the owners. Fiber optics are already installed in the area.

The second portion is in need of renovation. Access is via a balcony with a vine-covered pergola. The basement level comprises two cellars, three rooms on the ground floor, and an internal staircase leads to the second floor, which houses four additional rooms.

The property is surrounded by approximately 1,300 square meters of private land, including a farmyard accessible via a driveway. This detached stone farmhouse, approximately 45 square meters in need of restoration, offers a variety of options.

Another stone building, approximately 40 square meters in need of restoration, adjoins an ancient 17th-century church.

Owned well

VILLAFRANCA: is on Via Francigena; in the village are preserved vestiges of the ancient medieval village. The ancient castle of Malnid, the garrison on the Via Francigena of the Ghibelline branch of the Malaspina, was virtually intact before the allied bombings of the Second World War: today there remain fascinating ruins that hopefully still be able to recover. Filetto is a small hamlet, known for its summer festivities, especially medieval, organized in August by the pro-loco. Preserve, not far from the square of the walls, an ancient chestnut forest from which a nineteenth-century literature borrowed the bell tower of a direct Dante's inspiration for the well known early metaphor of the Divine Commedia.This property is located a few steps from important monuments, squares, typical shops and cultural sites.

BY CAR: The highway exit is only 7 minutes from this property. The city of Villafranca in Lunigiana is located about 55 minutes from Parma, 25 'from La Spezia and Massa, 45' from Viareggio-Sestri Levante-Chiavari, Cinque Terre, 90 'Milan-Bologna-Brescia- Casello Nervi / GE. For ski lovers, around 35 'is Zum Zeri, or in one hour you can reach Cerreto Laghi (RE)

FLIGHTS: Parma (G. Verdi) airport is about 55 ', Pisa (Galileo Galilei) about 50'. Bergamo (Orio al Serio) is about 2 hours away.

BY TRAIN: Villafranca Lunigiana Train Station is about 2 mins. Rich in connections, it also allows you to reach the seaside resorts in no time.

This property is situated in Lunigiana, the northernmost part of Tuscany.
A region full of mystery, surrounded by hills, woods and chestnut oaks, vineyards, olive groves overlooking the famous Apuan Alps. Each village is rich in history and monuments and castles to visit. Nature trails (Hiking, Horse, Mount bike) and the famous Via Francigena, which connects with ancient Rome.

Terra di Lunigiana was founded by William Filippi to make known, through his properties, the history of this magnificent land located between Medieval Castles, Ancient Watercourses and Millennial Stone Roads.