Italian farm holidays, holiday with a difference

Never been on an Italian farm holidays? Then it is time to consider taking one. Watch the video below to admire the beautiful Piedmont Italy countryside you will be touching on your Italian farm holidays.

Many of the popular Italian farm holidays or agriturismo as the Italian refer to them as are located in picturesque hills of Langhe and Monferrato - Alessandria, Asti and Cuneo. As you drive a long the country road you will see signboards indicating where some of the agriturismo farms are located. They are usually quite easy to find as most of the roads lead straight to the farms.

Telegraph Travel News report on 25 January 2010 on Italian experiences and farm stays. Their advice for holidaymakers looking for authentic Italian experiences is to do it. Travel operators such as Debbie Marshall from CV Travel also agrees that Italy is the perfect example of two trends "austerity chic" and "authentic experiences". There's a growing trend in finding Italy vacation rental with cook service facility which allows the villa renters to hire local cook for a few hours each day or a whole week of dining.

DISCOVERING ITALIAN FARM HOLIDAYS

If you wonder what Italian culture are all about this is a good way to discover it. Agriturismo is a style of travel that embodies working farms offering reasonably priced accommodation and dining on their farm. They are typically family-run from bed and breakfast style of service offering accommodation in their main house or separate apartments in the same compound.

The experience for you may include a chance to dine with the host family, harvest their crops or merely a chance to live in the open country enjoying the beauty of nature and going back to basics. Many farms offers the chance for horse riding, mountain biking, hiking or learning to cook traditional Italian recipes.

For those with family we highly encourage you to go on an Italian farm holiday. They are inexpensive, a great way to introduce your children to nature, little distractions so you can focus on bonding time.

Online you can find some agencies that specializes on this with many options for different types of accommodations to suit your needs.

1. Italy farm holidays - managed by Ralph and Susan Levey
2. BB Planet with listing all over Italy. Many Piedmont Italy farm houses are also listed.
3. Italia Agritur is another one with a comprehensive database.
4. Friends of mine Nico and Stef manage a nice place of their own call I Due Padroni nice open countryside of Piedmont Italy. You may like to try that.

You will find many more on the web when you google 'Italian farm holidays' or 'agriturismo'.

 

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READ MORE ON ITALY FARMS

Interested to learn more about them and find out about the farmers themselves. Periodically we cover stories on Italy farms.

 

PRIVATE FARM HOUSE OR CASCINA AS THEY ARE CALLED IN ITALY

There is a private cascina located in Asti, Piedmont Italy that has a separate apartment on their property to rent all year round. We stayed there a few times and thoroughly enjoyed ourselves. This Italy vacation rental is near to Asti city and easily accessible to many vineyards.

Driving from Turin to this property is only 25 minutes. Similarly driving from Milan is not that far either approximately 53 minutes or 57.1 km. Learn more about this private cascina.

 

GETTING AWAY FOR THE WEEKENDS

It is a good idea to get away from the city during the weekends. Italian farm holidays are especially good for this - inexpensive, near enough to drive without tiring you out, many different types of farms to explore or old estates. Going back to nature is a great way to de-stress from city life. You can do this on your own, with friends or your love ones. We certainly encourage honeymooners or those celebrating their wedding anniversaries to consider this holiday option. Peace and quiet will give you a chance to rediscover each other.

Another great way to sample Italian farm holidays is to take the Italy train to explore the country, this is an inexpensive travel mode in Italy. Planning ahead you get also get good value from budget airlines plying the Italian domestic routes.

 

 

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