CASALE IL BARONETTO, ABRUZZO

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Here at "Casale il Baronetto" your holiday is really eco-friendly!  We respect the environment reducing waste and Co2 emissions and supporting actively energies. We eat and cook in a eco-friendly way the products we grow. We believe in electric mobility and we support bartering. We dispose of many well equipped apartments: " Il Sole" e " La luna"  are annexed to the main building and  "Il Covo" and " Il Nido" are instead located in the beautiful medieval village of Penne.

It´s time to walk new roads.

  New buildings are no longer an option and we have to recover  existing structures. We have to produce energy in different ways, reuse water and cultivate sustainable . 

Changing life is really possible, it doesn't take much. We just need to cut down on our consumption, living in  low- cost places where houses are affordable and then make them comfortable and sustainable, wit our own effort.

We produce most of what we need: food, energy, water for our vegetable garden and surely we can and we will do even more, because this is only the beginning.

Since when I stopped to go every morning in the office,  I live with less and I  try to use my time as best as I can. I am feeling different and better, because the time I dispose now is all about my projects, my dreams,   it´s for me and for the people I love the most.

CASCINA RODIANI, DEZZO - COMO, LOMBARDY

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Cascina Rodiani is a family run eco Room & Breakfast with a low environmental impact. Its eco sustainable touristic activities date back to the renovation of a colonial house in the 1600's and the repossession of its surrounding grounds.

Located on top of a hill within the Spina Verde Regional Park, the farmstead features stunning panoramic views, especially at sunset, over the valley and eastern Alps.  At the same time you can enjoy long relaxing walks, hiking, bike rides and horse riding, due to start shortly, in the park, along the alps or around Lakes Como and Lugano.

These well known Lakes offer numerous water sports, sailing activities and the opportunity to visit the neoclassic country homes and botanic gardens. Casina Rodiani is an ideal choice for a healthy, relaxing holiday in a historical and natural setting. 

This ambitious project, which dates back to 2011, is the result of creative minds and the different passions of those who have envisioned it.

During the restoration works, particular attention was paid in maintaining and further enhancing the unique style of the building. At the same time the concepts of “reuse, repurpose, recycle and reduce” were applied both for building materials, furniture and the everyday running of the farmhouse ranging from water to food, waste and electrical systems. In the future we intend to turn the farmhouse's 3 acres into landscape and agriculture requalifying projects.

All essential elements for what is known as Green Hospitality.

STELLA OROBICA, LOMBARDY

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This mountain farm that is also an agritourism, brings the values and traditions of the hearth and the manual works. Young and dynamic, it heads an ancient and poor craft that belongs to the circle of life. 

We are set in Valtellina, where we as family are living and educating ourselves in respect of the principle of sharing and sustainability. We are glad to help travellers to rediscover an attitude for life that brings tastes, scents that in our society are vanishing. Every member of our family is the secret of our business.

Flavio is the one who is responsible for all that involves practical activities; Elisabeth, who is from Swiss origin, is the soul of the house.

Their two sons are working in different fields: Giuliano is the brain that has implemented numerous projects and Luca is the master of cheese, expertise that he has learned as self-taught with extraordinary results.

From our beloved vegetables garden, that is grown by experienced hands, we are able to provide most of the vegetables we are cooking at the agriturism. But when the production goes beyond our expectations, we do as grandma taught us: we turn all into conserves and purees and we do the same both for fruits and wild fruits. Meat is, of course, handled with the same care.

Since a couple of years, we are planting corn to get flour and soon we will also have wheat to produce bread and polenta. 

In cooperation with others tiny enterprises, we care about both vegetables garden and little fruits to get extraordinary final products: organic and high quality.

Every day we try to preserve and to improve the environment the area and the biodiversity that surrounds us.

TERME STUFE DI NERONE, CAMPANIA

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Thermal spas can be dated back to Baia in the 2nd Century B.C. Le Terme Stufe di Nerone, originally known as the Terme Silvane, help us re-discover the importance in taking care of ourselves, of curing ourselves, inspired by the concept of otium that was so dear to the Romans.

Our springs of salt-bromide-idiodine alkaline and earthy thermal waters, which can be up to 80°C in temperature, are rich in precious elements which help the body to remain toned and supple, as well as being an excellent treatment for rheumatism  arthritis and for rehabilitation in general. 

Immerging your body in the thermal waters provides a feeling of total renewal - this is due to the remineralization of skin tissue and the removal of impurities combined with the intensive sweating from the natural heat of the waters.

The large spa park with its many natural springs is a beautiful place for a day of relaxation. Pass from a sauna to a hydromassage in the thermal baths, a therapeutic Kniepp walk to a delicious organic aperitif, a swim under the stars to an aubergine parmigiana. 

Le Terme Stufe di Nerone is a family run establishment, in existence since the 1970's. We have always conducted scientific research, making structural improvements to our facilities, acquiring the European certificates ISO9001 and ISO14001, and sought to work in ways that our environmentally friendly. 

We put particular emphasis on using materials that reduce our impact on the land for the construction works and cleaning products, and we offer to our guests food that is organic and seasonal.

Once you enter you will have access to the entire spa - the pools, the tanks, the saunas, the thermal showers, the fields, the terraces, at any time of day or night. You may also have massages, beauty treatments and vaginal health treatments. Our greatest satisfaction is the well-being of our guests.

AGRITURISMO CIGNALE, PENNE (PE), ABRUZZI

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The strong connection with their land, the passion for the nature and the constant research aimed to enhance - in an useful way for oneself and for the others - the one’s own lifestyle, are all elements that have led Massimo, Andrea and Rita Mariani to greater together different and particular experiences in order to realize their ambitious project.  

This project is aimed at valuing the countryside in all its aspects through, for example, the excellent and organic production of legumes, cereals and vegetables, or through the careful selection of olive oils in purity, but also by giving the opportunity of tasting various delicacies in loco.

The adoption of techniques related to the geothermal science or the garden made by following the Pejrone’s model are only few examples of how the Agriturismo “Il Cignale”, interesting example of an ancient recovered farmhouse, succeeds in the challenge of making every innovation functional to the preservation and the enhancement of the landscape.

AGRITURISMO DIDONE, SARDINIA

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The Agriturismo Didone, situated in the area of Dorgali and surrounded by the agropastoral farm of 40 hectare managed by the same family from generations, starts its activity in the 2002.

The ambient is hilly and typically Mediterranean: indeed the agriturismo is surrounded by the countryside that overlooks the magnificent beaches of the Orosei’s Gulf, from where it is possible to depart for a short trip with the rubber boat and discover the breathtaking secrets and riches of the Gulf.

Besides the breeding farm (with the rearing of courtyard animals, ovine, pig and goat races) and the agricultural activity (composed by the cultivation of wheat, barley and fodder crops) the agriturismo includes, in its additional and nearby location, the vineyards and olive grove of recent installation.

The milk that we drink and offer to our guest comes from animals grow up in the farm; anyone who will be interested, can not only be present during the milking but also during the cheese’s production.
In addition to the cheese, are also produced different types of cold cuts and typical Sardinian fresh pastas as, for instance, malloreddus, ravioli with saffron, culurgiones.

In the Agriturismo Didone, with its simple and fresh12 rooms, all equipped with independent bathrooms, is not only possible to stay: what we offer is in fact the opportunity to eat well as well as to take part of different kind of activities as, for example, boat trips, excursions on foot or by jeep, or climbing by following the not less fascinating paths of the Gennargentu’s mountains.

Open during the entire year, the Agriturismo Didone, with its Bio certifications, is the perfect destination for those who love nature and not artificial.

CASTELLO DI GARGONZA, TUSCANY

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Located on the hills of Tuscany, Gargonza is a thirteenth century fortified village. From the late 1600s until the ‘50s of last century, Gargonza was inhabited by a community who worked for the namesake farm. It is no coincidence that the "Houses of Gargonza" are inspired by the ancient inhabitants, Argentina, Boccio, Niccolina and many other wonderful characters, and reflect the genuineness of the people who have inhabited them and have tied their name to them. Enclosed in the ancient walls the apartments have the imprint of rural life that a careful restoration has kept. Roberto Guicciardini Corsi Salviati’ precise purpose was to save the structure of the village from inexorable decline following the rural exodus and to restore in Gargonza a new form of community that could give new life to the village.

 
After 40 years, since the first guest has arrived in Gargonza in 1972 to attend the "rebirth of a village", the entire village has been restored. Today we have 22 "small houses" that we rent weekly with the self-catering formula or the B&B formula for shorter stays. Located on an estate just outside the village and surrounded by olive trees overlooking the Val di Chiana, the property has a refreshing swimming pool, relaxing gardens where you can read a book, drink a glass of Chianti wine of our production or enjoy the silence, and a traditional Tuscan restaurant serving homemade pasta and grilled Chianina meat. In Gargonza you can carry out a variety of activities, walking along paths, biking or horseback riding, wine tasting, participating in the olive harvest or learning the secrets of Tuscan cuisine, guarded by our chef Susi Brogi.

 
Gargonza is an ideal base for visiting the cities of Siena, Arezzo and Florence, for cultural meetings, for company team buildings or family weddings. Gargonza is surrounded by 450 acres of woodland and, thanks to it, a project has begun to convert the old gas and oil boilers in wood fired boilers to be able to power the houses without fossil fuel.
See you there!

BIGNOTTI GASTRONOMY, LOMBARDY

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My father started our activity in 1963, originally as a butcher shop and it wasn't until my brother and I became involved that we have turned into what we are now, a full gastronomic experience offering and promoting all sorts of locally sourced produce and traditional plates, entirely hand made, 

spanning from our own cured meats (such as salame, salamino and cotechino), to grilled dishes which are rooted in the peasant culinary tradition, and which include fish from the nearby Lake Garda.

In 2005 (inspired by Sergio, a local cheese-maker) we started to produce our own cheese, made by hand in our in-house dairy which we built in the old slaughter house, and now we take great pride in our traditional cheese-making - all our cheeses are made respecting life's natural cycles and reintroducing 

artisanal production methods: the freshly milked, fire heated milk from cows and goats and natural slow maturing processes add genuine taste and value to every cheese we make.

Buon Appetito!
From Bruno and Gianpaolo

TERRE DI TRAIANO, APULIA

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The idea behind the Masseria Terre Di Traiano project was that of telling the story of the Adria region through the eyes of one of its oldest families, the Spagnoletti-Zeuli, an ancient italian family originally from Rome and Naples, now in its 8th generation.

The family's relationship with Adria dates back to the end of the 1700's, when, as personal administrators to the Duke Carafa of Andria, they accumulated considerable stretches of land on the Via Traiana.

This uncultivated land, which had been used as pasture for centuries, was eventually transformed into olive, almond groves and vineyards by the following Spagnoletti-Zeuli generations, until, in the 1800's, with Italy's unification, the family considerably expanded the main property, the Posta Torre Di Bocca, adding more farming out-buildings, a granary, a chapel, barns and stables.

Eventually, in between the great world wars, the stables were transformed into an oil mill and the cellar was equipped with modern machinery, an update which saw the family through the hardships of the 30's recession, and after the Second World War brother and sister Ascanio and Teresa Spagnoletti-Zeuli maximised the potentials of the local well to irrigate all 140 hectares of the Masseria.
And now we come to the latest generation, who, in 2004 introduced the new Agri Tourism, in harmony with the family's heritage and with nature, which is why we have embraced organic and biological certifications from the start. 

Our restaurant serves dishes exclusively made with locally sourced ingredients and our extensive system of solar panels throughout allow us to be completely self sufficient energy wise.

his uncultivated land, which had been used as pasture for centuries, was eventually transformed into olive, almond groves and vineyards by the following Spagnoletti-Zeuli generations, until, in the 1800's, with Italy's unification, the family considerably expanded the main property, the Posta Torre Di Bocca, adding more farming out-buildings, a granary, a chapel, barns and stables.

Eventually, in between the great world wars, the stables were transformed into an oil mill and the cellar was equipped with modern machinery, an update which saw the family through the hardships of the 30's recession, and after the Second World War brother and sister Ascanio and Teresa Spagnoletti-Zeuli maximised the potentials of the local well to irrigate all 140 hectares of the Masseria.
And now we come to the latest generation, who, in 2004 introduced the new Agri Tourism, in harmony with the family's heritage and with nature, which is why we have embraced organic and biological certifications from the start. 

Our restaurant serves dishes exclusively made with locally sourced ingredients and our extensive system of solar panels throughout allow us to be completely self sufficient energy wise. The Masseria Di Terre Traiano was amongst the first to be signed to the Regione Puglia  "Masserie Didattiche" registry and has been featured in many international travel publications, signalling its cuisine, ambience and architecture as an example of best practice.

TORRI SUPERIORE, LIGURIA

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The Associazione Culturale Torri Superiore was founded in 1989 as a social scheme to restructure and re-inhabit a medieval village that had been abandoned, reform and support a new local community through the creation of an Eco Village and Cultural Centre opened to visitors and tourists.

The Eco Village Torri Superiore provides accommodation in the simple but comfortable "Holiday house", ideal for individuals or groups looking for sustainability, communal and healthy living, history and nature.

The "Holiday House" has capacity for 20 people, and rooms range from double to multi with up to 4 beds. All rooms are sparingly but charmingly decorated, en-suite bathroom is available only to certain rooms; however, separate bathroom and shower facilities are amply provided for.

Heating and water are regulated by an internal system of solar panels and traditional wood burning energy, making us almost entirely self sufficient. Guests have the integrated use of a conference room, a small library, internet access and a laundry room. A buffet is available at fixed meal times and all food comes from locally sourced ingredients, produced in part by the village's resident community - clients are encouraged to share the large tables in the communal rooms or on the terraces outside.

The cuisine is of peasant Mediterranean origin, combining tradition with fresh locally sourced organic produce, and all leftovers are composted to fertilize the garden and vegetable garden. (Vegetarian and Vegan menus are available on request).

The Cultural center in Torri Superiore offers an impressive array of year long programs and short courses on sustainability, respect for nature and personal wellbeing as well as a variety of walks and trekking routes, ranging from gentle 1 hour walks to all day routes in various degrees of difficulty.

Here at The Cultural Organization Torri Superiore we are very proud of our project and our achievements: from conquering the harsh territory that makes growing difficult to embarking on our socially minded sustainability short courses to connect with like-minded individuals, we hope that you will share our ethos, engage in our practices, and above all, enjoy your stay.

BAGNI VITTORIA, ABRUZZI

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We are Elisabetta and Luigi, seasoned travelers who have learned, through being hosted, how to host!

Bagni Vittoria was born from our own experience of the ideal holiday: in harmony with the local environment and with a strong sense of community, sharing the space, the landscape, tastes and emotions.

Bagni Vittoria is a Residence and B&B on the beautiful, unspoilt Casarsa coast, where small beaches alternates with millenarian rocks and approaches, still used by the local fishermen every day.

Bagni Vittoria has been built with respect for the local environment, our priority that of maintaining and safeguarding this area being careful to the flora and fauna of our surroundings; for this reason we only use natural cleaning ingredients such as Lemmon juice and vinegar and only use natural light and environmentally friendly light bulbs.

The B&B overlooks the sea from our spacious terrace where you can relax underneath ancient trees and enjoy delicious breakfasts and dinners under the starts all impeccably made by locally sourced ingredients and following local cuisine, such as fresh fish and organic vegetables.

Every aspect of your stay at the Bagni Vittoria is dedicated to your well being, mindful of nature and mod cons, such as free Wi-fi, so that you can relax in front of a good book and still communicate with the outside world through modern technology. Weather relaxing by natural rock pool, or playing with Jack, our adorable dog who seems to conquer the hearts of all of our guests, Bagni Vittoria is your ideal home away from home.