Roocello - charming restored olive mill

OVERVIEW

Colle di Compito (near Lucca)

Roocello is the perfect Tuscan home for a family gathering or a group of friends.

Located down a leafy lane in a small Tuscan village just 30 minutes from the charming city of Lucca.

Nestled between two streams in a tranquil setting this once characteristic olive mill has now been restored into a beautiful stylish family home with a private pool.

This unique property is full of character and retains many original features including the original stone wheels of the mill.

The space

The interiors of Roocello are a stylish mix of traditional Tuscan pieces with modern comforts, including WiFi, laundry facilities, and satellite TV.

The outside areas and gardens are an absolute delight with leafy courtyards, an ancient cypress tree, and a sun-drenched terrace nestled under the original workings of the mill’s water wheel.

Located at the edge of the village of Colle di Compito - villa Roocello offers complete privacy and tranquility but in just a five-minute walk you will reach the heart of the village with its narrow cobbled lanes - once here in the village, you will find a small grocery store, a bakery where you can pick up freshly baked bread every morning and butchers.

VILLA DETAILS - GROUND FLOOR

LIVING AND DINING AREA WITH FIREPLACE

Enter from the courtyard garden into a magnificent high vaulted ceiling room which is refreshingly cool in the hot summer months along with an ideally located open fireplace for use in the winter.

This characteristic 100-meter square room was once the main part of the ancient olive mill where the local villagers bought their olives to be pressed. Today this magnificent space still houses two original antique crushing stones once essential for the production of olive oil.

Today the living area is both stylish and comfortable and offers the perfect space for a family gathering or a group of friends. Close to the fireplace, there are 2 large sofas and 2 comfortable armchairs.

The formal dining area provides seating for 8 people

KITCHEN

The fully equipped kitchen is ideally located on the ground floor next to the dining space. The traditional style kitchen also has a large kitchen table with seating for 8 people

BATHROOM

A small bathroom is also situated on the lower ground floor – the bathroom has a WC, hand-basin, and European style half bath with shower attachment

VILLA DETAILS - FIRST FLOOR

SITTING ROOM

Upstairs there is a large comfortable sitting room with sofa, armchairs, satellite TV, DVD, fireplace and a door which opens onto a small shaded upper courtyard with a gate which leads to the village.

BEDROOMS (4)

There are four bedrooms on the first floor - two with queen-sized beds and two with two single beds. All have views over the gardens and surrounding country lanes.

BATHROOMS (2)

There are two bathrooms on the first floor – both have WC, washbasins, and shower – one of the bathrooms also has a bath.

GARDENS AND OUTSIDE SPACE

Villa Roocello has the most enchanting outside spaces; there are shady corners for relaxing with a book, sunny areas by the pool for taking the sun, a delightful courtyard garden filled with summer flowers, and hidden corners nestled over a small red-brick bridge that crosses a small stream.

POOL and POOL DIMENSIONS

The pool is perfect for cooling off from the heat of the day.

Pool dimensions in metres 5.5 x 3.5 depth 1.3 meters

ACCESSIBILITY AND PARKING

Villa Roocello has two lanes that lead to the entrance of the villa, one is a narrow un-surfaced country lane, and the other a cobbled winding lane that weaves through the village center – although the lanes are narrow there are no hills.

There is enough parking for 1 car in the courtyard and space for 1 car in the lane outside the entrance. There is a public carpark less than 100 metres away

Guest access

The entire villa and gardens are for the sole use of our guests

Other things to note

The villa is in a rural setting at the edge of the village and is located next to a farm and you may hear the cows mooing. Pesticides are not widely used in this area therefore during the summer mosquitos can be an issue so we recommend that you bring repellant should you react to mosquito bites we will have the garden areas sprayed by and provide mosquito repellenat coils