10/10 Eccellente
Viaggiatore verificato
5 ott 2018
Peaceful & Private
Exceptionally well equipped house for a holiday rental, very spacious indeed and would highly recommend it if looking for a relaxing break. Although an identical house close by it is private in aspect, is not overlooked either from the road (behind and above the house) and has a very pleasant view over the valley to a vineyard and olive grove and the Maiella mountains in the distance. Human activity consisted of the farmer on the far side of the valley spraying the olives on 2 days, we heard sheep and a shepherd in the valley the first day, and that was mostly it apart from the occasional vehicle passing on the road and the man who services the pool weekly! If you want a truly peaceful, relaxing, quiet and very private break, away from it all, then this is it! There are 3 bedrooms (2 ensuite) and a bathroom, large living/kitchen area with plenty seating, very good showers and water pressure. Bed linen may not be to the standard of the rest of the house but this is only a niggle and a suggestion to owner. Also mosquito screens/bed nets would be good. Bring a net for over bed, this is the country and lots of stagnant water generating hungry biting bugs. Directions to the house from Civitella were good but finding Civitella itself, if relying on Google Maps, is fraught with frustration as every contrada of the town confuses it. Maybe try adding Contrada Vallone. Road signs are often missing/incomplete at junctions and the road surfaces are truly appalling over a very large area in these hills, which according to locals is due to the 2009 earthquake in Aquilia and winter rains/snow. A big plus is the absence of tourists and the simple, honest and friendly local people. La Fenice (2km) being a case in point. Don't be put off by the somewhat neglected exterior. Good truffle/mushroom pasta, (la Mama will make ravioli to order), and the son makes pizze in a proper wood-fired oven and does meat alla brace. All very honest fare to a good standard in a local eatery where there is a genuinely friendly warm welcome, (and the biggest surprise was by far the best quality vino sfuso I've tasted in 40 years of travels around every corner of Italy too) and the cost of everything?....about a third of what we'd pay in Ireland. (not sure if English spoken) Pasta and meat predominate and we missed fish and lighter foods (more widely available on Fridays) but did not get to the higher end restaurants on this visit but we would certainly like to return here .
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Soggiorno di 7 notti a settembre 2018
