The beautiful Le Marche agriturismo farmhouse of Fontechiara, set in the heart of the rolling hills of the Le Marche region, combines B&B accommodation and a working farm of 8 hectares that produces abundant organic produce for holiday guests. Located at Treia, named one of the most beautiful villages in Italy and the accommodation is in a short drive from the beaches on adriatic coast and the Sibillini Mountains surrounded by important medieval towns.
There are many genres of agritourism in Italy, but an Italy agriturismo is basically an Italian farm that produces and sells food and offers hospitality to guests, either in the form of a restaurant or holiday accommodation. The movement for “Agriturismo Italy” is a government backed initiative to provide tax breaks and finance to Italian farm owners who wish to benefit from these agri tourism incentives by opening their farmhouses for holidays and vacations in Italy. Fontechiara agriturismo is a working farm or or small holding with animals and crops that include fruit & nut trees and a productive olive grove.
Originally built in 1782 was totally restructured in 1995 to include all modern conveniences. The farm includes a swimming pool and animals that include horses, geese, chickens and doves. Each year we sow vegetables and grow these organically so that the food we offer our guests is fresh and harmless to the environment.
There are four spacious and elegant double bedrooms each with en-suite bathrooms, one of these also has a bunk bed and sleeps three or four.
The has a large communal lounge with wifi, TV and a library, outside there is a large loggia with a dining table and comfortable chairs, the gardens of the farmhouse include hammocks and alfresco eating areas. There is a pond and guests can partake in archery, boccia (an italian form of petanque or boules), table tennis or horse riding. The terrain around the agriturismo consists of rolling hills rather than mountains and it is ideal countryside for a walking holidays in Italy or a cycling holiday in Italy. Agriturismo Fontechiara offers yoga retreats, horse riding holidays, fishing holidays, Italian lessons, olive oil holidays, offers a dog sitting service and are ideally located for sports and outlet shopping. Le Marche has fantastic beaches, mountains, nature, history, art, activities and more.
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