Casale delle farfalle

Ever dreamed of a perfect holiday in a quiet and beautiful setting? Casale delle Farfalle is a beautiful house that is situated in the quiet surroundings of the Italian Apennines.  Uniquely located in the Taro valley this house provides multiple opportunities for an active or relaxing luxurious vacation varying from lager groups of people to a romantic holiday for two.

The surrrounings
In the Apennines, between the city of Parma in the East and the small Ligurian coast stroke in the West is a piece of undiscovered rural Italy. West Emilia Romagna and namely the province Parma is locked between Tuscany in the South and Piemonte in the North.The landscape is a natural transfer between the rugged mountains of the Alps and the mellow Tuscan hills. Especially the valleys of the Taro and Cena rivers form a beautiful décor of authentic farming settlements and small province towns. Meadows and agricultural area’s exchange them self with natural forests in harmony. Here you will find Italy in its most natural form, the pure and simple Italian farming life, a tranquil region without the tourist bustle. Probably this is also the reason why the local population is authentic, interested, open and friendly.

The house
The house originates for +/- 1900 and is located, fully secluded, on the slope of the Taro valley at the end of a long driveway on a plot of 6000 m2.It’s fully renovated and the exterior and interior is completely new, it consist 3 stories which are all independantly fully utlilized. The house is surrounded by terraces with in the back wood fired pizza oven and at front an authentic chestnut hut where in the old days the chestnuts were dried and authentic cantina where the ham is ripened and wine can be kept. There is a large chance you will find some deer around the house in the early morning. You can hear the Taro river flow in front of the house. The river makes a bend after approximately 250 meter where it forms a lagoon. Here is a small park where you can swim, sun bath, play volleyball, BBQ, etc. The house consists of the following stories:

• Valtaro
• Bedonia
• Tornolo

 All stories are fully furnished, have a luxury apperance and are equipped with features as a large fire place, flat screen TV and Wi-Fi.                                                                     
Each story has it’s designated terrace located on same level. Valtaro and Tornolo have a 4 person outside dining set. Bedonia has a long oak table with up to eight chairs. In front of the house and around the garage there is plenty of space to relax and sunbath, recliners with cushions available. During the entire day it is possible to find a shaded spot somewhere around the house.Around the house  The BBQ and Pizza oven are available.