Set on the historic main medieval borgo of Tavernelle,Palazzo del Duca
was a summer residence of Podestà and Este Family.It boasts original
features like local sandstone portals and windows,stunning vaults,
wonderful staircase and ancient open fire places, etc. The palace can
sleep from a min. of 22 pers to a max of 26 thanks to sleeping couches.
Palazzo del Duca is divided into 6 self-catering independent
apartments and 2 independent suites. Therefore it may be rented to a
large group of friends or on request to couples or families. Ideal
stay for those looking for history, nature, good food and art in Tuscany.
The access to Palazzo del Duca is from the main road of Tavernelle.
The palace has three floors.
On the ground floor the long corridor leads you to two independent
apartments:
- one cozy studio apartment (2 pers.) with en-suite shower bathroom,
that has the own entrance from the medieval borgo too
- one large apartment (4 pers.) with spacious living room with large
open fire place, well-equipped kitchen, 2 double bedrooms, 2 bathrooms
with shower.

Magnificent ancient stairs lead to the first floor, consisting of:
- a luminous apartment (4-6 pers.) with very large living room,
kitchen, two double bedrooms (one with open fire place) and two
bathrooms with shower. In a bathroom is still existing one ancient
water closet.
- A double bedroom (2 pers.) with en-suite bathroom that can be used
as third bedroom of the apartment

Other sandstone steps and you are on the second floor, consisting of:
- one large apartment (4-6 pers.) with large living area, kitchen, 1
bathroom with shower, 2 double bedrooms each with en-suite bathroom
with shower.
- An apartment (2- 4 pers.) composed of kitchen and an attic room with
living room, 1 double bedroom and a bathroom. The attic section has
parquet floors
- A double bedroom (2 pers.) with en-suite bathroom that can be used
as third bedroom of one of the apartments.
The palace has a secondary access onto an internal private partially
paved garden which provides a peaceful area for relaxing, dining and
cooling-off on summer evenings.
From the garden you can enter a lovely dependence, that sleeps 2
people and consists of an attic double bedroom, small kitchen/dining
room, a bathroom with shower and a tiny terrace.

Every apartment has independent heating throughout (except for the
studio apartment). Due to the high altitude and thick walls of the
palazzo air conditioning is never necessary. There is available a
laundry with washing machine, iron and iron board.

The rental possibilities are various; the entire palazzo may be rented
to a big a group of friends, to a maximum of 28 people, or rental may
be divided into six self-catering apartments and two independent
'suites', that share the garden.
Palazzo del Duca is the ideal place for having a peaceful and relaxing
stay and an ideal starting point for excursions and hikes: the choice
is yours to make: explore the hills (on foot if you like) and valleys,
or drive half an hour to the coast at Lerici and Portovenere - the
gateway to the Cinque Terre - or the marble quarries at Carrara. Also
a few minutes away there are the Appenine lakes and the Passo del
Lagastrello, and you can drive down the coast to Viareggio, Pisa and
Lucca in an hour or so.