As far as accommodation options go, Italian farm stays are brimming with charm and regional character.
Neat rows of vines cascade down the slope in front of the large swimming pool where my two daughters are splashing about with new friends. Beyond, hills stretch out like gentle waves, the dense cover hiding the first buds of hazelnuts and the promise of the coming truffle season.My husband and I shelter from the sun under a wide, shaded verandah that our one-bedroom apartment opens onto, relaxing into a pair of deep, comfortable lounges overlooking the pool.
, an agriturismo, or farm stay, in the Italian region of Piedmont where we had enjoyed a long weekend the year before. The property was an easy 2 ½ drive away from our home in southern France.“The concept of the agriturismo is very simple,” explains Isabella Mocci of, Rome-based specialists in unconventional Italian travel, including stays in locally-owned agriturismos. “It’s a farmer who makes a little bit of extra money by letting somebody else stay on their property.
In the early evening, we join Cepollina for an informal wine tasting — there’s also a fully stocked fridge of the property’s wine operated on an honour system. After dinner, the four of us cut through the vineyards, past hens and horses, to watch the golden sunset from the top of a tall, grassy slope which we then race each other down, laughing and carefree.
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