This is a great spot if you want peace and tranquility. We went for a family wedding in Aprutino and didn't want to stay in the town so chose this villa as it was located in the countryside. We weren't disappointed as the villa is right next to a vineyard! We spent one very pleasant afternoon sampling the wines and local food - the kids came too and had a great timer testing the new foods. here is a lovely walk up to a ruined tower and there were a great array fo cherry trees with lots of fruit ready to be plucked and eaten. The villa is well laid out with 3 bedrooms and plenty of space for a family - we went with our 2 children (7 yrs and 10 yrs) and their grandparents and uncle. the kids shared our room and it was not a problem. There is a great garden with lots of room for the children to explore and play. There was outdoor furniture and a hammock which was perfect for an afternoon snooze! You definitely need a car to access the local amenities and local restaurants - which are excellent. We really enjoyed the food! We also enjoyed the local scenery and spent a lovely day driving up into the hills, walking through a wood and then stopped by a picturesque waterfall. We did a bit of rock pooling and found crabs! We then walked up the hill to find a pretty little village.

The place really worth to recommend. Comfortable apartment, big garden with olive trees, splash pool, green, quiet area. Very friendly and helpful Hosts (special greetings for the Girls). Good spot to discover Abruzzo - fortunatelly not crowded, but very interesting and still genuine part of Italy. The spot is close to the seaside (lots od fine beaches with "blue flag") or to the mountains (visit in Campo Imperatore highly recommended). There are also some interesting medieval towns (Lanciano). Pretty close to Rome (about 2 hours on the highway). Several really good local restaurants with more than reasonable prices in close proximity. The Owners produce their own olive oil - if You try it, You wouldn't like to have another one ;-). In walking distance there is also a good vineyard (and some more of them with cheap, table wine in a the area). It's better to have a car to reach at least some of interesting places around Loreto... There is the only holiday home we returned year after year - and we plan to do it once again..

A lovely airy apartment with all mod cons and in a quiet rural location amongst olive groves and vinyards. You could not wish for a more friendly greeting from the hosts who were helpful whenever needed during our stay for local information and insider knowledge. We enjoyed our stay very much and judging from the many guests comments in the visitors book, so have everyone else. There's so much of interest with two hilltop towns Loreto and Penne just 10mins or so away for a variety of bars and restaurants. Our hosts recommended a superb pizza place where all pizzas are cooked in a wood fired oven. We drove into the mountains and had some lovely walks and took our girls to the beach the next day; both only a short drive away. We had some oranges fresh off our hosts tree and their own olive oil is just fab on salads. We spent a day just relaxing in the olive grove and ate out on the BBQ terrace. We wanted to visit the Roman amphitheatre of Alba Fucens, We drove nearby it on the way over from Rome but we ran out of time; will definitely have to come back here for another stay.