Farmhouse accommodation in Cilento, Southern Italy
| country: | Italy |
| location: | National Park of CilentoSee map here |
| price: | From €28 - €35 per person per night, including breakfast |
| vouchers: | Gift vouchers can be used with this holiday |
description
The Cilento is an extensive area of outstanding natural beauty, comprising a varied and rugged coastline, a crystal clear sea often awarded with the FEE Blue Flag for clean waters, green and fertile hills rich in olive, fig trees, grapevine and oaks, as well as attractive charming medieval villages perched on mountains.
Nestled on a hill overlooking the beautiful and lively seaside town of Agropoli, with its many beaches and harbour, our Cilento farmhouse accommodation enjoys a quiet location on the edge of the Cilento National Park. It has three double bedrooms decorated with tastefully painted walls and antique furniture: the violet has a bathroom en-suite with shower and an astonishing view of Capri island, Amalfi and Cilento coast, on the right side and on the green Cilento hills, on the left; the light green and the blue rooms, have a large shared bathroom with tub and both enjoy the latter view. The whole place has a cosy and relaxing atmosphere.
Although only ten minutes from the town centre, our B&B has a typical Mediterranean garden with over 40 olive and about 30 fig trees. Moreover it is rich in almond, lemon, orange trees, maritime pines, sweet almond and bitter almond trees, an oak tree, prickly pear as well as vines and lastly a pergola where enjoying one's meals in the sunny days. Our carefully prepared breakfast with homemade organic jam and yoghurt and local cheese as well as typical homemade sweets is the perfect start to your day which will further enhance your holiday.
There are a lot of interesting hiking trails in the immediate surroundings and guide's services are available to visit Paestum archaeological park and Velia ruins. Horse-riding, scuba diving and archaeological diving, snorkelling and sailing can also be practised.
The owner of the accommodation is a FIE environmental and excursion guide, showing the trekkers all the astonishing scenic paths of the National Park of the Cilento and Vallo di Diano, with its extremely varied landscape made up of high mountains, fertile green hills and astonishing unspoilt rugged coast.
Nestled on a hill overlooking the beautiful and lively seaside town of Agropoli, with its many beaches and harbour, our Cilento farmhouse accommodation enjoys a quiet location on the edge of the Cilento National Park. It has three double bedrooms decorated with tastefully painted walls and antique furniture: the violet has a bathroom en-suite with shower and an astonishing view of Capri island, Amalfi and Cilento coast, on the right side and on the green Cilento hills, on the left; the light green and the blue rooms, have a large shared bathroom with tub and both enjoy the latter view. The whole place has a cosy and relaxing atmosphere.
Although only ten minutes from the town centre, our B&B has a typical Mediterranean garden with over 40 olive and about 30 fig trees. Moreover it is rich in almond, lemon, orange trees, maritime pines, sweet almond and bitter almond trees, an oak tree, prickly pear as well as vines and lastly a pergola where enjoying one's meals in the sunny days. Our carefully prepared breakfast with homemade organic jam and yoghurt and local cheese as well as typical homemade sweets is the perfect start to your day which will further enhance your holiday.
special things to do and see at our Cilento farmhouse accommodation
Its position, and the good transport links by road, rail and very cheap boat services, mean that it is the ideal starting point for excursions to many interesting places: ancient Greek ruins at Paestum and Velia, the Roman treasures of Pompeii, the beautiful islands Capri and Ischia and the Amalfi and Cilento coast. There are a lot of interesting hiking trails in the immediate surroundings and guide's services are available to visit Paestum archaeological park and Velia ruins. Horse-riding, scuba diving and archaeological diving, snorkelling and sailing can also be practised.
The owner of the accommodation is a FIE environmental and excursion guide, showing the trekkers all the astonishing scenic paths of the National Park of the Cilento and Vallo di Diano, with its extremely varied landscape made up of high mountains, fertile green hills and astonishing unspoilt rugged coast.
rooms, food and facilities
The three double rooms have environmentally friendly lime-painted walls, antique furniture and an overall cosy atmosphere. The blue and light green bedrooms have a bathroom to share. This has a tub/shower. While the violet room with bathroom en-suite has the shower.
We have got a free internet connection, an open-shelf bookcase and a satellite TV, all in our living room.
Family friendly: We would really like to house families first because our two bedrooms with shared bathroom are better enjoyed by families. We have a swing/hammock hung at a high old oak and a nice courtyard children can use as a playground.
We organize in partnership with Legambiente, a children's yearly tour all over Cilento in June. For a week's period our garden has a playground for children's daily recreation. It is an occasion for educating seven - eleven years old children how to enjoy, preserve and respect the environment and greenery. Tourists who want to let their children join the next Legambiente tour have just to contact us.
Baby friendly: We provide parents with one cot, one high chair, one portable chair for the table, plastic basin for washing babies and one travel seat. Teletubbies and similar cartoons can also be watched on satellite TV.
Pet friendly: We have a large yard where pets can run freely and we can accommodate on the patio. We have a cat's bed but we don't have one for big dogs. Thus it's up to the dog owners' to provide it.
By train: 'Napoli - Reggio Calabria' railway line. The B&B is located at 3,5 from 'Agropoli-Castellabate' railway station.
By plane: The B&B is located at 90 kms from Naples 'Capodichino' Airport.
We have got a free internet connection, an open-shelf bookcase and a satellite TV, all in our living room.
Family friendly: We would really like to house families first because our two bedrooms with shared bathroom are better enjoyed by families. We have a swing/hammock hung at a high old oak and a nice courtyard children can use as a playground.
We organize in partnership with Legambiente, a children's yearly tour all over Cilento in June. For a week's period our garden has a playground for children's daily recreation. It is an occasion for educating seven - eleven years old children how to enjoy, preserve and respect the environment and greenery. Tourists who want to let their children join the next Legambiente tour have just to contact us.
Baby friendly: We provide parents with one cot, one high chair, one portable chair for the table, plastic basin for washing babies and one travel seat. Teletubbies and similar cartoons can also be watched on satellite TV.
Pet friendly: We have a large yard where pets can run freely and we can accommodate on the patio. We have a cat's bed but we don't have one for big dogs. Thus it's up to the dog owners' to provide it.
how to find our Cilento farmhouse accommodation
By car: Exit the motorway A3 'Napoli - Reggio Calabria' at Battipaglia and take the SS 18, direction Agropoli. Exit at Agropoli Sud and turn left to Ogliastro Cilento. At the crossroad turn right and then take the first turning on the left always following the sign to Ogliastro Cilento. After going under the red Railway bridges turn left. The B&B is at 1 km away. By train: 'Napoli - Reggio Calabria' railway line. The B&B is located at 3,5 from 'Agropoli-Castellabate' railway station.
By plane: The B&B is located at 90 kms from Naples 'Capodichino' Airport.
how this holiday makes a difference
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We encourage guests at our Cilento farmhouse accommodation to visit local producers such as: cheese and organic mozzarella makers, olive mills still using the ancient method of the stone grinding to get extravirgin olive oil by cold pressure, traditional first-rate wineries, and finally local greengrocers. Since we try to household our guesthouse in the most ecological way and we are very fond of ecological building practices we like to share all this with everybody who is interested.
Energy saving: We are installing solar panels. We use only long-life/low-energy bulbs. The house is provided with double-glazed insulated windows. The efficiency rating of fridges and freezers, dishwasher and washing machine is A. Water saving: Three bathrooms are fitted with dual-flash cistern. The forth has a brick inside to reduce water flow. Besides we have low flow aerators for taps and showers. We collect rainwater in a tank and use it for toilet flush and showers. Recycling: We separate glass, paper, metal, plastic for recycling and use recycled paper for our printer, recycled paper napkins and toilet paper. Minimizing waste: We compost all our organic wastes to produce humus and manure to re-use. We are vegetarians and we consume organic food from our own garden, watered from an underground rainwater tank, besides we cook lots of edible wild plants. We only drink tap water. We recover old and antique furniture we restore ourselves with traditional natural methods learnt from Michele in restoration school in Florence. Construction: We have employed local craftsmen and builders and used locally available materials to build our house. All the walls of the original construction are 60 centimetres wide. |
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