This villa is one of a number of large, luxurious villas built in the 18th century in the gentle hills between Lucca and Pisa for the wealthy businessmen of Pisa who wanted to live on better quality land and in a more attractive climate. The villa has been restored recently returning all the original frescoes back to their former glory. There is also a dependence in the garden that used to be the laundry. The garden is mature with excellent examples of Camelias and Magnolias to name just two of the wide variety of flora in the fully enclosed parkland. The garden is 4000 mq and the woodland surrounding the villa is 10. 000 mq. This most attractive this about this villa compared with many others is that the land has not be compromised around the house. At the moment, the villa is divided into three apartments with a central hallway however, is easily possible to convert it into more apartments or a single home. There is a project approved for an external elevator to be constructed behind the villa allowing full disabled access.