Farmstay in Italy, Le Marche
| country: | Italy |
| location: | Near Urbino, Montefeltro, Le MarcheSee map here |
| price: | B&B €55 per person per night, Dinner B&B €84 per person per night. Apartment €680 per week (sleeps 2) (including gas, light, air conditioning/heating, internet connection, welcome basket). Accommodation only available from 29 May - 02 Nov |
| vouchers: | Gift vouchers can be used with this holiday |
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description
Our charming small country house lies in a 185-acre organically run farm, in sight of the town of Urbino (registered in UNESCO's World Heritage List), nestling in a landscape of gentle, rolling hills, rich in wild flora and fauna, where ancient oaks are still protected as they were in the times of the Dukes of Montefeltro. We grow organically our own wheat, fruits and vegetables and raise our cattle, pigs and poultry with 100 per cent natural feed; from our fresh organic produce we make our own bread and pasta, jams, wine and traditional home cooking all as flavourful as they are healthy. In Autumn we also have truffles from our woods.
Come and stay during the second half of July in Urbino for the 35th Antique Music Course and Festival. Urbino becomes an international meeting point for musicians from all over the world creating a fantastic atmosphere with people playing instruments behind every window in town and dancing nights organized in the square.
Our first priority is the comfort of our guests: so our rooms were designed to provide a quiet stay and are both acoustically and thermally insulated. The home is fitted with solar collectors and the heating system is run using renewable energy, so as not to waste precious resources.
The smiling service and high standards of both food and accommodation will best suit persons seeking superior quality in an elegant and tranquil setting, the perfect location for exploring the delights of Central Italy and many famous Renaissance towns.Guests may swim in our pool, enjoying a sweeping view of the landscape.
Come and stay during the second half of July in Urbino for the 35th Antique Music Course and Festival. Urbino becomes an international meeting point for musicians from all over the world creating a fantastic atmosphere with people playing instruments behind every window in town and dancing nights organized in the square. Our first priority is the comfort of our guests: so our rooms were designed to provide a quiet stay and are both acoustically and thermally insulated. The home is fitted with solar collectors and the heating system is run using renewable energy, so as not to waste precious resources.
The smiling service and high standards of both food and accommodation will best suit persons seeking superior quality in an elegant and tranquil setting, the perfect location for exploring the delights of Central Italy and many famous Renaissance towns.Guests may swim in our pool, enjoying a sweeping view of the landscape.
travellers' tales
The journeys we made to different towns and villages in the region were always exciting; even the smallest community had something special: a castle, an ancient fort, a sacred work of art, to see. The mountains were extraordinarily beautiful and wild; we loved our walks in the Furlo Gorge and the Gorge of the Hermitage. (more)
rooms, food and facilities
6 en suite rooms (5 double 1 twin) Sitting room with log fire and large nature/ecology/art/architecture library.
We also have a self-catering apartment for 2 people: kitchen (including oven and dishwasher), sitting-dining room (tv, cd player), double (queensize bed) bedroom with large storage area, bathroom (washing machine, bath tub, shower), private garden with chairs etc. and access to the shared pool (just 10 mt from the, secluded, private garden).
Guests may swim in our pool, enjoying a sweeping view of the landscape, or might like to explore the delights of Central Italy and many famous Renaissance towns including visit Urbino, Urbania, Assisi, San Leo and Fermigano. Children over 12 welcome. The rooms are non smoking. We have stables available for those who bring their own horses. In addition, our own horses are at our guests' disposal for lessons and walks in the countryside.Organic food
At our farmstay you’ll have the possibility to try some of the typical products of the region: DOP cheeses Casciotta di Urbino and Ambra di Talamello, organic cheese, ricotta and lamb by Luca Pala, Marchigiana beef from our own organic farm, organic extra vergin olive oil from Fattorie Petrini, typical salamis such as Ciauscolo and Coppa di Testa (some home-made and some from Doriano Scibč), white truffle from our woods in October, home made preserves, organic fruit and vegetables from our kitchen-garden.
Breakfasts feature good coffee, a variety of teas and herbal teas, organic milk, yogurt, home-made fresh cheese or ricotta by Luca Pala, home-made cold meats, fresh or home-preserved fruit, fresh tomatoes (when available), home-made jams, breads, cakes and buns, local organic honey.
Truffle Season!
From the beginning of October white truffles (Tuber magnatum pico) grow in our woods. White truffles can't be grown, the only way to enjoy their pungent scent and flavour is looking for them with a well trained dog (or a pig in other parts of Europe). We offer you the opportunity of enjoying the countryside in Autumn in a quite different way: you can follow our neighbour and his dog in their truffle hunting walks. Of course after the walk you can try gorgeous home-made pasta with a generous shaving of fresh white truffle! how to find us
At the end of the Fermignano ring-road, in the Urbania direction, turn left after 900 m and follow the road-signs for 3,6 km.Or:- leave the Fano-Roma "Superstrada" at the Acqualagna/Piobbico exit, proceed in Piobbico direction until Pole. At 750 m from the Pole sign-post turn right towards Castellaro and follow the road-signs for 3,3 km.A car is a necessity. You can arrive at Fermignano by train and bus and we can pick you up there, but the Locanda is 3 km away from the nearest bus stop and local transport is not very good.
how this holiday makes a difference
 Keeping in mind the philosophy that "…one should tread lightly on the earth…" we have been an Organic farm since 1981 and is AMAB member, the farm is also certified by IMC.The Locanda (a farmer’s house built in the 1920s) was restored in 1998 with special attention to energy conservation: the windows are double-glazed, the house is thermically and acoustically insulated and is fitted with solar collectors. The heating system is run using renewable energy: sun power and a low consumption wood stove (the wood we use comes from our 20 hectares woods gathered when we are cleaning the woods or pruning). The house is fitted with low consumption light bulbs and we are planning to install solar panels for producing electricity soon. We organically produce in the farm more than 70% of the food we serve in the restaurant and we buy all we can from nearby farms, most of them organic. This way we also reduce plastic wrappings, cans, etc. All the house-linens are made of 100% natural fibres to minimize possible allergies while providing a high level of comfort. In the bathrooms you’ll find soap dispensers, we don’t use disposable items such as prepackaged soap, plastic cutlery or glasses.  We ask our guests to join us protecting the environment: |
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