Minucciano, Lucca, Tuscany, Italy

This Palazzo was built in the centre of the medieval village of Sermezzana and from it the family could take a look on all their belongings.

Set close by the church from each corner of the house you could feel the greatness of the person that actually built it back in the days.

It has two entrances, one for the carriage into the stone courtyard and the other for pedestrians into the main floor of the house.

Once you enter in front of you, you will find a 40 sqm living room with windows and a door that open into the terrace from which you could enjoy the views of the "Alpi Apuane" and you can look down on the patio and on the rest of the village. A portion of the terrace is covered. On the same floor you also have a dining room and a kitchen still open up towards the terrace, a pantry room with the old oven and three more rooms for storage. On this floor there is also a bathroom.

Up the majestic stone staircase you will arrive to the top floor where you have another 40 sqm living room , 4 bedrooms and 3 more storage rooms.

The ceilings of the living rooms have frescos, the floors are all in terracotta tiles and you can breath in history every where you look.

On the basement floor, with access from stone staircase, you will find the room where the wine was made, and other 6 rooms used as cellars.

Outside in the courtyard there is an outbuilding that has a new roof, but that is just an empty shell, this was the barn and has been left as it was.

The outside space is on several level from which you can enjoy the shade or the sun during all day.


The village is 25 km from Aulla, Lerici, door to the Cinqueterre, is 50 km away. Train station is in Pieve San Lorenzo and walking distance (2km) there is a great place for merende and aperitivo.