Just outside of Lucca, not being a very big town itself, there is the small village of San Ginese, which you will only be able to find with the newest GPS systems (and maybe not even with them). There is not much to see in this village (I can't even say I was very much impressed by Lucca), except for a few little restaurants that happened to be closed all at the same time when I stayed in San Ginese, a post office and, well, that's probably it. So you might think this place has got nothing to offer you. Wrong!
All you need to do to spend one of your most peaceful holidays ever in San Ginese, is to book a room in the "Lucca Stone House".
"Lucca Stone House" is a lovely little accomodation, run by an Englishman and his Italian wife. You can choose between the rooms or the apartments. If you decide to take a room, you will have to share the bathroom with other guests, whereas the apartments have an their own bathrooms and a kitchen.
Sitting in the courtyard you might quickly find yourself in company of a one or two cats and the owners' friendly dog. The Lucca Stone House is the perfect location if you just want to relax, enjoy the scenery and the sun, read a book or two or just do nothing at all. Can you really think of anything more peaceful?
It might also be interesting to visit the Stone House in the winter, which is possible, because the apartments can be rented all throughout the year, while the rooms are only available from April till the beginning of November.
So please make sure you visit Lucca Stone House during your next tour throughout Italy.
Lucca Stone House
Via dei Centoni
55012 Capannori LU, Italien
338 7429012
@: mpaolapar@yahoo.it
Home: http://www.luccastonehouse.com
Prices:
Rooms: 50 Euro per night
Apartments: 75 Euro per night for 2 persons.
There are special offers, if you want to stay for a whole week, depending on the time of the year.