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Agriturismi in Italy

Bed and Breakfasts and Farmstays (Agriturismo) Abroad
Agriturismo Olivello in Tuscany

"Agriturismos in Italy...offer the chance to step away from the intensity of city life and into the earthy elegance of the countryside. These rural B & Bs—typically on working farms—provide a great home base, ideal for couples or families traveling by car.

Some agriturismos are simple and rustic, while others are downright luxurious, offering amenities such as swimming pools and riding stables. The quality of the rooms varies, but they are always clean and comfortable. Most places serve tasty homegrown food. Some are vegetarian or organic. Others are gourmet. You may sit down at the table with your host family or cook up your own dinner in your kitchenette. You’ll find agriturismos that offer cooking classes or horseback riding lessons and those that simply set you free on the surrounding hiking trails. It’s up to you to sort out how much action you want and to find the place that suits your style.

Listings on the Web typically fall into three categories: catalog listings from established rental agencies, local or regional listings from cooperating property owners, and individual owners listing single properties. Each source has merits. Established agencies often offer more choices. They check out the properties and provide ratings and reviews and often allow easier payment options such as credit cards. But if you deal directly with the owners you’ll probably pay less." -- Rick Steves


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Agriturismo San Potente in Umbria, Italy

S. Potente Agriturismo is a small family company specialized in holiday apartment rentals in the heart of Umbria and the production of award-winning extra virgin olive oil. There is something here for everyone - from the elegant stone farmhouse with pool near Assisi to the delightful studio apartment in the Valnerina area. They organize cooking classes and visits to the olive grove and oil mill every week.

Contact: Corinna TontiS. Potente Agriturismo S.a.s
Phone/Fax: +39 0742 670383. Mobile +39 335 1264096
Email:
info@sanpotente.it
Website: www.sanpotente.it

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Agrisport&Agritourismo, www.agrisport.com, has a comprehensive list of farmstays and rural B & B's fromk around the world, including Italy.

www.agritour.net. Italian site with a database of about 1200 farm holiday sites. Top layers are in English, but many individual listings are in Italian only.

Agriturismo.com, www.agriturismo.com/englisch.htm, A great way to experience Italy via its accommodations on hundreds of farms throughout Italy, many of them idyllic, and none of them commercial.

Agriturismo La Locanda Del Borgo, www.locandadelborgo.com, in Pietralunga, Umbria. We are in Italy's great heart, in Umbria, land of saints and pilgrims, just a few miles away from entering Tuscanian valleys, Val di Chiana and Val d'Orcia. An ideal position for traveling in Italian history and countryside, along the wine and oil paths and in artistic towns, where nature and culture offer an overwhelming gift of marvels. Rooms and suites are wide, stylish and comfortable. All the rooms and suites are exclusively furnished with end-19th century or early 20th century furniture, offer the comfort and the facilities of an up-to-date hotel, with added plenty of charm and privacy. Three types of accommodation are offered: Double rooms with French beds, warm wooden floor and amazing view; suites, with their unique atmosphere, they are all panoramic and with private balconies; apartments with more room available, lounge with fully equipped cooking top. Our chef will be delighted to prepare for you the best specialties of regional and Italian cuisine. All products served in our restaurant, most of which are organic, come from local farms; their authenticity and quality are the expression of our experience and desire in proposing the best plates of Umbrian regional gastronomy.

Agriturismo Olivello, www.olivellomurlo.it/Eng Home.htm, is a wonderful rustic lodging in the center of Tuscany where you live in a home away from home graced with your own kitchen and truly unusual hospitality.

Agriturismo San Felicissimo, info@sanfelicissimo.net; www.sanfelicissimo.net. Umbria agriturismo San Felicissimo Perugia. Bed and breakfast with a swimming pool only 4 km from Perugia, with a panorama of Assisi. Ideal to visit the Umbrian cities of art.

AgriturismoItaly.com, www.agriturismoitaly.it/english/index.htm, offers farm holidays across Italy.

AgriturismoSearch.com, www.agriturismosearch.com. The webguide to the Italian farm holidays.

Agriturist Farm Holidays. (Italy) 011-39-564-418051; www.agriturist.it. More farm holiday choices.

Brigolante Guest Apartments and Farm Holiday, www.brigolante.com. Nestled among the foothills of St. Francis' beloved Mount Subasio, this 16th century stone farmhouse, once part of a larger castle, has been carefully remodeled into guest apartments which blend historic features and modern amenities. See their excellent backgrounder on Agritourismo at www.brigolante.com/agritourism.html.

Farm Holidays, www.it-farmholidays.it. Rooms and apartments at 300 farms in Tuscany, Umbria, and elsewhere in Italy.

Holidays Farms in Tuscany, www.lamiatoscana.info. Several holiday farms in Tuscany offering wine and food trips, tuscan cultural tours, Italian language and culture courses, trekking excursions, relaxation and golf programs. See the website for a photo gallery, information about travel packages, lodges, prices, terms and conditions.

In Italy Online, www.initaly.com. Agriturismos and other listings.

Italy Farm Holiday, www.italyfarmholidays.com, offers farmstays across Italy.

San Felicissimo, www.sanfelicissimo.net/eng/index.htm, is farmhouse in Italy which serves as an agriturismo bed and breakfast in Umbria near Perugia.

Siena Agriturismo, www.sienaturismo.it. Excellent list of agriturismos in the Siena region of Italy.

Toscana Agriturismo. www.toscana.agriturismo.net. Apartments and houses in Tuscany—both country and city locations. Web site in English and Italian.

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