Go Slow Italy Special Local Places to Eat, Stay and Savor

by Sawday, Alastair; Locatelli, Giorgio; Pope, Lucy; Bolton, Mark; Smith, Helena

• ISBN13: 9781892145819
• ISBN10: 1892145812
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-10-13
• Publisher: Little Bookroom

Summary

The Gorgeous Accommodations Profiled Here Treasure the Traditional and Embrace the Eco-Friendly, Ensuring Some of the most exceptional lodgings and delicious food in Italy. Forty-six places, chosen for their commitment to Slow Food and sustainability, include simple farmsteads as well as luxurious villas; guestrooms fitted with freshly ironed linens; infinity pools with views over citrus and olive groves; rambling gardens fragrant with lavender and jasmine. Meals feature artisanal and organic food: pasta made by hand, home-baked bread, heirloom fruit jams, local meat and fish, produce from the kitchen garden, and wine from local vineyards.

Author Biography

Alastair Sawday is a UK writer and publisher who focuses on environmental issues. He has led tours through France, guided disaster relief teams in Turkey, worked for an international charitable relief organization in Papua New Guinea, and, in 1992, stood for Parliament with the Green Party. In 2006 his publishing company was awarded a Queen’s Award for Sustainable Development. His book Go Slow England was published by The Little Bookroom in 2008.

Chef Giorgio Locatelli has worked at the Savoy Hotel in London, and La Tour d’Argent and Laurent in Paris. Back in London, as head chef at Zafferano, he earned his international reputation and first Michelin star. In 2002 he opened his first independent venture, Locanda Locatelli, which was awarded a Michelin star in 2003.

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. 7
Introduction	p. 9
The North: Maps and regional information	p. 22
La Traversina Agriturismo, Piedmont	p. 26
Agriturismo Cascina Folletto, Piedmont	p. 30
Agriturismo Cervano B&B, Lombardy	p. 34
Ca' del Rocolo, Veneto	p. 38
Agriturismo La Faula, Friuli-Venezia-Giulia	p. 42
Casa del Grivò, Friuli-Venezia-Giulia	p. 46
B&B Valferrara, Emilia-Romagna	p. 50
La Piana dei Castagni Agriturismo, Emiiia-Romagna	p. 54
La Sosta di Ottone III, Liguria	p. 58
Tuscany: Maps and regional information	p. 64
Villa Michaela, Tuscany	p. 68
Antica Casa 'Le Rondini', Tuscany	p. 72
Tenuta di Pieve a Celle, Tuscany	p. 76
Le Due Volpi, Tuscany	p. 80
Villa Campestri, Tuscany	p. 84
Casa Palmira, Tuscany	p. 88
Fattoria Barbialla Nuova, Tuscany	p. 92
Sovigliano, Tuscany	p. 96
Azienda Agricola II Borghetto, Tuscany	p. 100
Fattoria Viticcio Agriturismo, Tuscany	p. 104
Locanda Casanuova, Tuscany	p. 108
Odina Agriturismo, Tuscany	p. 112
Agriturismo Rendola Riding, Tuscany	p. 116
Relais San Pietro in Polvano, Tuscany	p. 120
La Locanda, Tuscany	p. 124
Fattoria Tregole, Tuscany	p. 128
Frances' Lodge, Tuscany	p. 132
Podere Salicotto, Tuscany	p. 136
II Rigo, Tuscany	p. 140
Podere le Mezzelune, Tuscany	p. 144
Pieve di Caminino, Tuscany	p. 148
II Pardini's Hermitage, Tuscany	p. 152
Central: Maps and regional information	p. 158
Locanda della Valle Nuova, Le Marche	p. 162
Locanda del Gallo, Umbria	p. 166
Casa San Gabriel, Umbria	p. 170
Villa Aureli, Umbria	p. 174
La Palazzetta del Vescovo, Umbria	p. 178
I Mandorli Agriturismo, Umbria	p. 182
La Torretta, Lazio	p. 186
The South: Maps and regional information	p. 192
Azienda Agricola Le Tore, Campania	p. 196
Lama di Luna - Biomasseria, Puglia	p. 200
Masseria Serra dell'lsola, Puglia	p. 204
Masseria II Frantoio, Puglia	p. 208
Masseria Impisi, Puglia	p. 212
San Teodoro Nuovo Agriturismo, Basilicata	p. 216
Hotel Villa Schuler, Sicily	p. 220
Hotel Signum, Salina, Aeolian Islands	p. 224
Italy by train	p. 228
Italy on a bike	p. 230
Index	p. 233
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