Agriturismo:
the top twenty farm-stay holidays in Italy





Valle d'Aosta: La Ferme, Aosta, Tel 0165-551647, mountain chalet in orchards; tennis court, swimming pool 2 km away; locally produced cheese.

Piemonte: La Traversina, Stazzano (Alessandria), Tel/fax 0143-61377, 18th century country cottage with English garden; courses in gardening and flower arrangement; honey production

Lombardia: Corte Schiarino Lean, Porto Mantovano (Mantova), Tel/fax 0376-398238, antique homestead on grain farm, 2 km from the Parco del Mincio.

Alto Adige: Unterpursteinhof, Campo Tures (Bolzano), Tel 0474-678824, mountain-top chalet, alt. 1120 meters, with cows, pigs, chickens and rabbits.

Trentino: La Toresela, Calavino (Trento), Tel 0461-564231, stone-masonry homestead on a hillside; wine, apples and jams for sale; horseback riding.

Veneto e Friuli Venezia Giulia: Isola Augusta, Palazzolo dello Stella (Udine), Tel 0431-58046, classic spumante wine production; typical Friulian foods and produce; agricultural tours.

Emilia Romagna: Il Feliceto, Ospitale di Fanano (Modena), tel/fax 0536-69525, farmhouse located in the territorial park of Modena's Alto Appennino; mushrooms, chestnut flour. Week-long horseback excursions.

Liguria: Agriturismo Carnea, Follo (Spezia), tel 0187-947070, Bio-farming; produce, home-style cooking (also vegetarian); rock-climbing.

Toscana: La Conca, San Sepolcro (Arezzo), tel/fax 0575-733301, free-range deer and mountain goats, bio-gardens, wood ovens, photo-safaris.

Umbria: Madonna delle Grazie, Cittą della Pieve (Perugia), tel 0578-299822; rustic country homestead 20 km from Lake Trasimeno; wine, oil, honey , grappas

Marche: Cal Terrazzano, Urbania (Pesaro), tel 0722-319529, 19th-century farmhouse 15 km from Urbino; courses in regional cooking on request; honey and vinsanto.

Lazio: Pomatello, Torre Alfina (Viterbo), tel/fax 0763-716092,stone-masonry cottage dating back to the 1600's; ceramic production; guided archeological tours.

Abruzzo: Madonna degli Angeli, Tocco Casauria (Pescara), tel/fax 085-4223813, 17th-century structure near thermal baths; hang-gliding courses; harvesting of grapes, figs, nuts and cherries.

Molise: La Taverna, Sepino (Campobasso), tel 0874-79626, Stone granuary farmhouse; mill products produced by water-wheel.

Campania: Azienda Mustilli, S.Agata dei Goti (Benevento), tel 0823-717433, vinyards and orchards, courses in handcrafts and cooking. Lodgings separate in historical heart of the village.

Basilicata: Macchiagricola, Metaponto (Matera), tel/fax 0835-582193, citrus groves and beach with private access.

Puglia: Marzalossa, Fasano (Brindisi), tel 080-4413780, patrician villa among rows of olive trees; swimming pool, appartaments in the old barn structure; home made pasta and rosolio licquers.

Calabria: Masseria Torre di Albidona, Albidona (Cosenza), tel/fax 0981-507944, sophisticated hospitality by the sea, horseback riding and mineral hot springs.

Sicilia: Alcalą, Misterbianco (Catania), tel/fax 095-7130029,vinyards and citrus groves with a view ogf Mt. Etna; honey, oil,jams

Sardegna: Testone, Nuoro, tel 0784-230539, produce and cattle, sport fishing, canoeing; cheese, milk, yogurt.

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