• independent entrance up short flight of steps
• large, fully equipped kitchen/dining room
• sitting room with wood stove
• two double bedrooms, one with additional bunk beds
• shower room

• independent entrance at ground level
• large, fully equipped kitchen/dining/living room with wood stove
• two double bedrooms, one with a third single bed, comfortable double sofa bed in living room
• shower room

• independent entrance at ground level
• large living/dining area with wood stove. Large double bed and single sofa bed
• separate fully equipped kitchen
• shower room
• further entrance via small lobby and steps to terrace adjacent to the stream

Although there are few written records in evidence a licence dated 1st April 1778 granted one Nicolo Ghirlanda permission to extract water from the canale di Verrucola for the purpose of powering the machinery within the Mill. At one stage in its development the Mill was also a tannery supplying skins to the leather industry that grew up in Fivizzano. When this industry declined the Mill was used for grinding chestnut flour, a staple food of the area, but it is not known when the Mill actually fell out of use.

The English owners, lovers of Italy for 30 years or more, particularly enjoyed the Lunigiana area and acquired Dimora alla Cascata over 16 years ago. Deryk and Freda, who had retired, then proceeded to carefully convert the Mill to what it is today - a true labour of love.

" We rented part of a watermill in Verrucola
which made us gasp it was so beautiful..."
Deborah B.
Bournemouth UK

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