Fully furnished Tuscan apt with panoramic valley views for mid-term stays. Full kitchen, laundry, 50Mbps WiFi, utilities included, olive grove jacuzzi + gym.
Il Fienile is a private first-floor apartment in an 18th-century organic farmhouse above Pescia — available as an extended stay of one to five months between November 2026 and March 2027. It is for two people who have decided to stop visiting Tuscany and start living in it for a season.
The apartment takes its name from the hayloft it once was. Its defining feature — the one long-stay guests consistently describe as the thing they did not expect to matter as much as it does — is a large picture window that frames the valley below completely. In winter that view is specific: misted valley floor in the mornings, sharp pale hills on clear days, the particular low Tuscan light that painters have been trying to capture for five centuries.
The Space — Fully Furnished, Mid-Term Ready • Large picture window with panoramic Svizzera Pesciatina valley views • Open-plan kitchen and living area with dining table • Double bedroom with quality mattress and fresh linen • Private bathroom with walk-in shower, bidet • Fully equipped kitchen: oven, hob, dishwasher, coffee machine, kettle, refrigerator, full cookware • Elevated first-floor position — the quietest apartment on the estate
Note: Il Fienile is accessed by an external stone staircase. For guests with significant mobility requirements, La Stalla or L’Arancio (both ground floor) are more practical.
Remote Work Setup — Ready for Digital Nomads & Extended Stays
• 50Mbps WiFi — tested stable for video calls and remote work • Quiet elevated workspace with valley views — the rare home office you actually want to sit at • Two washing machines on-site — on-property laundry, no laundrette runs • Quiet neighbourhood — no road noise, no urban rush • Free private parking · EV charger on-site • Free unlimited mineral water
La Marginella’s outdoor spaces are built for long stays. The wood-fired outdoor jacuzzi sits inside the olive grove — not adjacent, not overlooking, but within ancient trees that predate the farmhouse. From Il Fienile’s elevated position you can see it at night, the fire lit, smoke rising through dark olive branches. • Wood-fired outdoor jacuzzi set within the ancient olive grove • Cold plunge pool alongside the jacuzzi • Outdoor fitness zone with functional training equipment • Swimming pool with unobstructed valley views (warmer months) • BBQ grills on the outdoor dining terrace • Shaded al fresco dining areas, olive grove, orchard, garden terraces
Local Life — Everyday Essentials Within 4 km
• Monte a Pescia village: 3 minutes on foot — 2 traditional classic Tuscan Italian restaurants a few minutes’ walk from your apartment • Pescia town centre: 4 km · 8 minutes by car • Supermarkets (Esselunga, Lidl, COOP) in Pescia • Pharmacy: multiple in Pescia centre • Hospital: Ospedale SS. Cosma e Damiano, Pescia • Weekly Saturday market in Pescia • Banks, ATMs, post office, hardware store — all in Pescia • Hiking trails through the Svizzera Pesciatina hills begin at the gate • Quiet neighbourhood — no through traffic Local Sights — Weekend Exploring • Lucca (Renaissance walls, Christmas market in December): 17 km · 25 minutes • Montecatini Terme (belle-époque thermal spa): 15 km · 20 minutes • Monsummano Terme (Grotta Giusti natural thermal cave): 12 km · 18 minutes • Florence (Uffizi, Duomo, Oltrarno): under 1 hour by car or train • Pisa: 35 minutes · Tuscan coast: 45 minutes · Cinque Terre: 1h 20m • Pinocchio Park at Collodi: 10 minutes
Heating is billed separately based on real consumption. Based on historical experience, this has been approximately €300/month/apartment. WiFi, water and electricity are included in the rental.
Professional cleaning available at additional cost and arranged by Giovanni.
November at La Marginella — The Olive Harvest Guests arriving in November can witness or join the olive harvest — one of the oldest agricultural rituals in the Tuscan hills. The same groves surrounding the farmhouse produce the certified IGP extra virgin olive oil that could be on your kitchen table. Giovanni welcomes long-stay guests to pick, watch, or simply stand in the grove while it happens.
Living at La Marginella — A Working Organic Estate La Marginella is a working organic estate, and over a long stay its rhythms become yours. The olive harvest in November. The changing vegetable garden. Citrus fruiting through winter. The estate’s certified IGP olive oil and Giovanni’s homemade limoncello waiting on arrival.
The pool, grounds and olive grove are yours to use freely. After a fortnight you will have your own route through the Svizzera Pesciatina hills and your own pace along it.
Practicalities for Extended Stays • First-floor apartment accessed by an external stone staircase • Well-behaved dogs welcome (please note the staircase) · no smoking inside • Shared outdoor spaces with up to 3 other apartments · minimal noise after 10pm requested • Monthly discount automatically applied at checkout • Flexible check-in coordinated personally by Giovanni
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GuestHost - Cozy 70 sqm apartment, which can comfortably accommodate 5 people, located on the ground floor of a building without a lift. This fully domotic property overlooks Via Santa Croce, one of the main streets of Lucca, and is within walking distan
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GuestHost - Cozy 70 sqm apartment, which can comfortably accommodate 5 people, located on the ground floor of a building without a lift. This fully domotic property overlooks Via Santa Croce, one of the main streets of Lucca, and is within walking distan
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
On-site parties or group events are strictly prohibited
Long-term renters welcome
Host has indicated that there is a carbon monoxide detector on the property
Host has indicated that there is a smoke detector on the property
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher
This property has outdoor spaces, such as balconies, patios and terraces, which may not be suitable for children; if you have any concerns, we recommend contacting the property prior to your arrival to confirm that they can accommodate you in a suitable room
About the area
Pescia
Pescia is home to this apartment. Gipsoteca Libero Andreotti Civic Museum and Pinocchio Park are cultural highlights, and some of the area's activities can be experienced at Tenuta del Buonamico and Fattoria del Teso. Travelling with kids? Consider Centro Storico di Buggiano and Centro Culturale Cavanis.
Gipsoteca Libero Andreotti Civic Museum - 16 min walk - 1.4 km
Porta Fiorentina - 5 min drive - 2.9 km
San Francesco Church - 5 min drive - 2.9 km
Leaning Tower - 58 min drive - 68.2 km
Getting around
Pescia Station - 11 min drive
Pisa (PSA-Galileo Galilei) - 80 min drive
Restaurants
Ricciano - 11 min drive
I tre angeli - 10 min drive
Pizza al taglio di Coppi Cristina - 10 min drive
La Buca Gasthaus - 14 min walk
Family Pizza - 11 min drive
Frequently asked questions
Does Tuscan Apt · Valley Views · Jacuzzi · Gym · 1-5 Month Stays · EUR31/pax/night have a pool?
Yes, this property has an outdoor pool.
How much does it cost to stay at Tuscan Apt · Valley Views · Jacuzzi · Gym · 1-5 Month Stays · EUR31/pax/night?
As of 21 June 2026, prices found for a 1-night stay for 2 adults at Tuscan Apt · Valley Views · Jacuzzi · Gym · 1-5 Month Stays · EUR31/pax/night on 5 October 2026 start from NZ$298, including taxes and fees. This price is based on the lowest nightly price found in the last 24 hours for stays in the next 30 days. Prices are subject to change. Choose your dates for more accurate prices.
Is Tuscan Apt · Valley Views · Jacuzzi · Gym · 1-5 Month Stays · EUR31/pax/night pet-friendly?
No, pets are not allowed at this property.
How much is parking at Tuscan Apt · Valley Views · Jacuzzi · Gym · 1-5 Month Stays · EUR31/pax/night?
On-site parking is available at the property.
What time is check-in at Tuscan Apt · Valley Views · Jacuzzi · Gym · 1-5 Month Stays · EUR31/pax/night?
Check-in begins at 2:00 PM.
What time is check-out at Tuscan Apt · Valley Views · Jacuzzi · Gym · 1-5 Month Stays · EUR31/pax/night?
Checkout is at 11:00 AM.
Where is Tuscan Apt · Valley Views · Jacuzzi · Gym · 1-5 Month Stays · EUR31/pax/night located?
This family-friendly Pescia apartment building is within a 15-minute walk of San Domenico and Gipsoteca Libero Andreotti Civic Museum. Pinocchio Park and Porta Fiorentina are also within 3 miles (5 km).
About the host
Hosted by Seth Marks
La Marginella was brought back to life by Giovanni Cavalzani — a man who had lived, in every sense, a European life before choosing to come home to Tuscany.
Born in the neighbouring village of Collodi — the village of Pinocchio — Giovanni spent decades living across the continent: Paris, London, Rome, Heidelberg, Munich. For many years he ran one of Germany’s most celebrated Italian restaurants, the legendary Ristorante Savoy in Munich.
Fluent in four languages and at ease in any city in Europe, he had the kind of life that most people only read about. At a certain point, he found himself drawn back — to this hillside, these olive trees, this particular quality of afternoon light.
Some places, it turns out, you cannot leave forever.
He brought with him a lifetime’s understanding of hospitality and the perspective of someone who has seen the world and knew exactly what he was choosing instead. For extended stays, Giovanni is less a host than a neighbour who happens to know everything.
Giovanni stewards the estate with dedication to the organic farming practices that earned its olive oil the highest Italian certifications: Biologico and IGP.
It was not, in the end, a business decision. It was a homecoming. Living here for one to five months, you will understand why.
Why they chose this property
La Marginella sits in the hills above Pescia, in the landscape locals call the Svizzera Pesciatina — the Pescia Switzerland. Sismondi, the Genevan intellectual, compared these mountains to his Alpine homeland in the 19th century. He was the first outsider to name what locals had always known: this corner of Tuscany is quietly extraordinary and almost completely overlooked.
For a long stay, this is the point. The Svizzera Pesciatina has all the infrastructure of a properly inhabited Tuscan town — without the flocks of tourists that follow the more famous names. After two weeks you stop being a visitor and start being someone who lives here. For remote workers, you are not working from a holiday destination; you are working from a place with the rhythm of actual Italian life.
Everything practical is close. Pescia is 4 km — supermarkets, pharmacies, a hospital, weekly market, restaurants. The spa towns of Montecatini Terme and the Grotta Giusti thermal cave at Monsummano Terme become weekly rituals. Lucca’s Christmas market is a Tuesday evening out in December. Florence under an hour.
What makes this property unique
Il Fienile offers something surprisingly rare: an elevated private apartment in an 18th-century farmhouse with an uninterrupted view of a valley most visitors never reach, and outside — a wood-fired jacuzzi inside an ancient olive grove, a cold plunge alongside, and an outdoor gym with hillside views. Available for one to five months in the winter season most comparable properties close for.
The view is the story. In winter it is at its most specific: misted valley floor in the mornings, sharp clear January noons, amber November dusks, long still February evenings. None of these versions repeat. All are worth the month.
At €2,190/month all-inclusive — rental, utilities, WiFi, firewood policy, on-site laundry, EV charger — Il Fienile is for two people who want to spend a winter somewhere beautiful, elevated above the ordinary, with a view that changes every day for a month and still isn’t finished changing when they leave.