Stone farmhouses and rural houses in the hills and countryside around Lucca.
A stone house with land, ready to live in or to restore: below are the Tuscan farmhouses for sale in Lucca and the countryside around it that we handle: case coloniche with barns and land, stone houses already restored, and rural buildings to restore, on the hills north and east of the city and in the villages around it.
With a farmhouse, the Italian paperwork needs extra care. Land registry status, permits, what you are allowed to restore, water supply, drainage, access roads and agricultural land rules all need answers before you commit. We find them for you before the offer, along with planning compliance and mortgage checks.
Essegi is a family-run Lucca agency founded in 1983, with more than 1,000 properties sold. Our team speaks English, German and French.
Browse the farmhouses below and book a free, no-obligation consultation with our foreign buyers' desk.
A casa colonica was the home of the family who farmed the estate: usually two floors, with a stable, hayloft, bread oven and threshing yard, surrounded by land. Rustico is a broader term for any rural building, from a farmhouse to a small barn, ready to live in or to restore. Around Lucca you find them on the hills to the north and east, towards Capannori, and in the countryside villages.
Many rural buildings were registered as agricultural structures, not as homes. Before the deed you need to know how the building is registered and what the town's planning rules let you do: restoration, extensions, a pool, a change of use. Then the practical side: mains water or a well, drainage, electricity, and an access road that does not depend on a neighbour's goodwill.
If agricultural land comes with the house, there may be a legal right of first refusal: it belongs to a tenant farmer working the land or, if the land is not let, to neighbouring owner-farmers (coltivatori diretti). The seller must notify them of the price and terms before selling. Clarify this with the notary early, as it can affect your timeline. We check planning compliance, land registry data and mortgages before you sign anything.
Restoring stone buildings needs local surveyors and builders who know the materials and the rules. We can introduce you to our network of professionals for complete or partial renovations, and help you look for a mortgage. Benedetta Satti and Isabel Saragozza Aquilina, of our foreign buyers' desk, follow you in your language throughout. Pisa airport is roughly half an hour's drive from Lucca.
Before your first viewing, read our guide on how to buy a property in Lucca: tax code, notary, power of attorney.
"I bought my home through Essegi Immobiliare with Gianluca Orsi, a precise and courteous professional. Definitely recommended." (translated from Italian)
