Eco-Holidays between Mountains and Sea of Abruzzo

About

Your holiday at "Casale il Baronetto" is truly eco-friendly! Sustainable farm life on an Italian nature refuge We respect the environment while minimizing waste and CO2 emissions, actively supporting alternative energies by encouraging education about sustainability and eco-friendly use of resources, also for our guests. We grow what we eat and cook our products in a sustainable way. We offer activities related to the territory and believe in electric mobility. We encourage Bartering.

The space

An historic building dating from the late 18th century, carefully restored using original recycled materials found on site, with an agricultural plot of approx. 1.5 acres partially wooded with an olive grove, an orchard and an area of pasture. It is situated in a dominant position in the “Contrada il Baronetto”, now Piano S.Vincenzo, Castiglione Messer Raimondo. The apartments “il Sole” and “la Luna” are annexed to the main building and are well equipped. They include: a double bedroom, a bathroom,a kitchenette and a living room. TV is not available, the rooms are non-smoking. In each apartment can sleep up to four people, is accessed by a separate entrance and has a car park. The apartment "la Luna" has a spacious terrace. Guest access: Mountain Bike

The kitchen

Tell me what you eat and I'll tell you who you are ... For all our traditional dishes, we only use homegrown or locally produced ingredients (0Km). All our guests are served a unique menu, which is eaten together with our family according to the rules of the Social Eating, and which is varied from day to day. We also cater for vegetarians or vegan friendly. If our friends are available, even in the company of good traditional music. Our kitchen is not available to guests, but it is possible for those who wish to do so, to join in our family’s meals, by giving us prior warning and by contributing to the cost. At "Casale il Baronetto" we produce and preserve much of what we eat. The Sustainable vegetable garden, which in future will be synergic, provides us with our seasonal vegetables, and the olive grove, our extra virgin oil Casale il Baronetto is member of Civiltà Contadina where we have the possibility to find or exchanging ancient seeds in open pollination for our vegetable garden and orchard, as Seed Saver we help to safeguard the biodiversity of our rural world Everything that we don't eat immediately gets preserved: tomatoes, aubergines, peppers, artichokes Mina’s pasta, bread and healthy homemade liqueurs complement the sustainable "0 metre" meals. Other goods, for example: wine we either buy from or trade with our farmer-neighbours. The water we drink comes straight from the source "La Vitella d’Oro" of Farindola (in the National Park of Monti della Laga). All our products are available to our guests and well preserved, in our cantina.