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The Chiorri Winemakers Company is a vineyard under family management, which with special care from their very own vines, produces D.O.C. Colli Perugini and IGT dell'Umbria white, red and rosè wines. The family, together with the help of experienced workers,...
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Farmhouse San Rocco, country holiday home in Umbria, Todi Summer holidays in Umbria, in Todi at Tenuta San Rocco Tenuta San Rocco has the pleasure to offer special conditions for accomodations in his flats or " casolari" You may test the tipical foods...
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The first traces of Bisol family in the heart of the Prosecco D.O.C area date to the 16th century and are contained in a census carried out for fiscal reasons by the aristocratic Venetian family Da Pola, who were landowners of the leading the very prestigious...
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In 1964, Alibrando Dei, Maria Caterina's grandfather, bought the first part of the entire estate : Bossona. This vineyard is gorgeous for exposition and kind of soil, a sort of amphitheater always where the wind blows with a certain constancy. And her...
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Poggio al Casone is a charming resort located in a private wine farm surrounded by 40 hectares of organic vineyards. An ancient villa and two independent cottages have been meticulously renovated offering now self-catering apartments available for holidays....
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Lake Como and its territory
Between the Alps and the Po Valley, close to the Swiss border, the territory of Lake Como is characterized by a wide range of scenery and settlements. The lake is clearly the most distinctive feature of the whole area: it is 46 km long and has a width which varies from 4.3 km (between Cadenabbia and Fiumelatte) and 0.43 km (between Torriggia and Careno). The lake covers an area of 146sq km and has a maximum depth of 410 metres. It has two dependable winds known as Breva and Tivano.
The lake is surrounded by both high mountains and gentle hills; some narrow and impassable valleys and others which are wide and mild; densely populated plains; still untouched woods, small suburbs and big towns; lake and mountain villages; raging torrents and big rivers. The territory of the Lario, formed by the provinces of Como and Lecco, has always been an area of intense activity, being a crossing point between Central Europe and the Mediterranean. The influences of different cultures has been a stimulus to the local inhabitants, creating a fascinating artistic tradition.
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(photo by Felice de Paoli)