Set in Lucca's wonderful countryside, in the age-old grounds of holm-oak, cork and bay trees, and among the gentle olive groves and fifteenth century villas, it is situated about 2 Km. From Lucca, at the foot of the aged church of S. Michele in Escheto - a typical and famous eleventh century romanesque monument on the S. Giuliano Terme (thermal baths) and Pisa road. It is also near the motorway exit for Florence-seaside and the motorway for Genoa, Viareggio, Lucca; only 12 Km. From Pisa and the internazional airport and 60 Km. From Florence. It is an ideal position to visit the Tuscan riviera (Versilia, the Pisa coast, Livorno, Castiglioncello, S. Vincenzo and the islands of Capraia, Corsica, Sardinia, Elba, Giglio), Montecatini Terme (the Thermal Baths of Montecatini), Terme di Bagni di Lucca (Thermal Bath of Bagni di Lucca), Siena, S. Gimignano, Volterra and the Chianti region.