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Changeover day:
Flexible
Access:
Car essential Wheelchair access Nearest amenities: 2 km
Notes:
May take pets - please enquire Suitable for children No smoking at this property Catered
Home description
The house is in an completely organic farm situated on a picturesque vineyard in the countryside surrounding Piacenza – a city in the north of Italy. The house is easy to be reached by piacenza , it is only 10 km far by the city so you can get piacenza in a few minutes. The view by the rooms is in the garden and in the vineyard The property is in a quite silence and natural contest trought the nature and the organic field. The apartment you see in the pictures is a nice villa in the farm. It is adapted for two adults or two adults plus two children or three adult too. There are other rooms in the farm property available.
external area detail
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sitting room
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The Emilia Romagna region
The region of Emilia-Romagna consists of nine provinces and covers an area of 22,124 km². Nearly half of the region (50%) consists of plains while 25% is hilly and 25% mountainous. The Emilia-Romagna section of the Apennines is marked by areas of flisch, badland erosion (calanques) and caves. The mountains stretch for more than 300 km from the north to the south-east, with only three peaks above 2,000 m - Monte Cimone (2,165 m), Monte Cusna (2,121 m) and Alpe di Succiso (2,017 m).
The name Emilia-Romagna has roots in the Ancient Rome legacy in these lands. Emilia refers to via Æmilia, an important Roman way connecting Rome to the northern part of Italy. Romagna is a corruption of Romània; when Ravenna was the capital of the Italian portion of the Byzantine Empire, the Lombards extended the official name of the Empire to the lands around Ravenna. Emilia-Romagna was part of the Etruscan world and in following was passed on to the Gauls and then the Romans, who built the Aemilian Way, for which the region was named. The coastal area of Emilia, which was ruled under the Byzantines from 540 to 751, became known as the separate region of Romagna.
During the Middle Ages trading activities, culture and religion flourished thanks to the region's monasteries and the University of Bologna - the oldest university in Europe - its bustling towns, and its politics - embodied in the historic figure of Matilda of Canossa. In the Renaissance it became the seat for refined seigniories such as the House of Este of Ferrara and the Malatesta of Rimini. In the centuries that followed the region was divided between the rule of the Papal State, the Farnese Duchy of Parma and Piacenza and the Duchy of Modena and Reggio. In the 16th century, most of these were included into the Papal States, but the territory of Parma, Piacenza, and Modena remained independent until Emilia-Romagna was included into the Italian kingdom in 1859–1861.
Piacenza / Rivergaro area
Only 1km from Casarossa one finds the enchanting village of Grazzano Visconti carefully restored in its original neo-gothic glory. In the village it is possible to find numerous artisan wrought iron stores. In fact, in Grazzano Visconti the tradition of wrought iron production is ancient. In addition, the village is an excellent starting point for many other touristic activities such as beautiful castles in the rolling hills of the Trebbia Valley.
7km from Casarossa lies the village of Rivalta. The quaint medieval centre of the village is dominated by an grand castle and the atmosphere is enriched by the locals who pass the evenings there together.
At approximately 25km from Casarossa one reaches the village of Bobbio, settled between the rolling (or in Italian sweet/dolce) hills of the Trebbia Valley. Here in Bobbio it is possible to visit one of the most important and ancient Italian monasteries, the Abbey of Saint Colombano (l’abbazia di San Colombano). Also in the area is the castle of Malaspina, the convent of San Francesco and the evocative ancient bridge across the Trebbia.
Approximately 30km from Casarossa is the village of Vigoleno, a fine example of Italian medieval restoration, and also the village of Castell’arquato.
How to get there
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Nearest Travel Links
Airport:
Milano linate - Milano malpensa: 60 km
Railway:
Piacenza: 14 km
Activities near Piacenza
Sports: Watersports Waterpark Horse Riding Golf less than 15 mins walk
Great for: Walking holidays Rural / countryside retreats City breaks Cycling holidays
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