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Sonia and Maurizio will be more than happy to host you for your well deserved vacation in their splendid, completely restored villa in the hills of the Arcola Alta in Liguria. The villa, nestled in the olive trees, offers views of the Val di Magra to the north and the gulf of La Spezia to the east. The villa also offers an outdoor garden with barbeque, ample private parking, and has mountain bikes available for those guest wanting to explore the area. The rooms in the villa have well appointed furnishings and private bathrooms. All six room available are comfortably furnished perfect for families and group holidays. Within 10 minutes by car you will find: S.Terenzo where the poet Percy Bysshe Shelley and his wife Mary Shelley the author of Frankenstein lived at villa Magni. He was lost at sea on 8th July 1822 while sailing from Livorno, his body was found in the Versilia beach by his pal Byrron who also lived at the villa. Lerici famous old castle (circa 1152) contested over by the Genovese and the Pisan. At Lerici you will find a parking for 300 cars, and take the waterbus for the Portovenere and the Cinque Terre. Within 15 minutes: Fiascherino for the lovely beach and it is here in 1913 that D.H.Lawrence (author of the Lady Chatterly lover) lived with his lady friend Frieda Von Richtofon the sister of the famous pilot the Red Baron remember for his aerial warfare. Sarzana a lovely old town ideal for shopping and eating in the many restaurants. Not to be missed the Pia Pizzeria famous for the unique (farinata di cecci). Within 35 minutes: You can visit the marble mountain of Carrara where Michelangelo found the the marble for the David.

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