Agriturismo Arlena

The farmhouse is centered on an old 19th-century farmhouse, the owners' stable residence, and adjoining rural buildings in the context of a plot of land occupying about 10 hectares, extending from the Via Cassia to the lakefront.

A path within the estate leads directly to the fully equipped and very private beach, located 200 meters from the accommodations and accessible only to guests.

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The farm has9 independent apartments, all overlooking the common garden overlooking the lake and the orchard. Careful furnishings, warm and cozy colors, antique furniture and fine wrought-iron finishes, furnished porch with chestnut-beam roofing and exposed terracotta tiles, furnished with table and chairs for outdoor breakfasts, make Podere Arlena a superior farmhouse, ideal for relaxation but also for family vacations , under the banner of water sports and sport fishing, especially black bass spinning, beach volleyball and mountain-bike excursions.

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Beach 200 meters from the accommodations, equipped for bathing and water sports, accessible only through the farmhouse. Ideal destination for fishing enthusiasts, spinning to black bass in particular, with garistiche events at national and world level for black bass and carp.

In all seasons, a strategic starting point for getting to know the wide variety of tourist, archaeological, cultural, thermal and enogastronomic itineraries among upper Lazio Tuscia, Umbria and Tuscany.

CULTURAL TOURIST ITINERARIES

One cannot stop in Bolsena without making trips to the surrounding area. Its location is in fact such as to allow in a day the widest possibilities of visiting, from the province of Viterbo to that of Siena,from Perugia to Terni as well as obviously Rome and Florence.

Only 20 km.the town of Orvieto and its Cathedral, unparalleled and unique jewel of Gothic art, the Well of St. Patrick, the Etruscan Necropolis and Museums. Not far away Todi,Deruta,Assisi and Gubbio. In the direction of Terni you will easily reach Narni, Spoleto and Foligno.

Crossing the border to Tuscany,immediately after Acquapendente,you can visit the towns of Val d'Orcia,S.Quirico,Montalcino,Montepulciano,Pienza until you reach Siena.

Very suggestive will be the visit to Civita di Bagnoregio,(10 Km from Bolsena) with its medieval village and the extraordinary view of the calanchi.

Of great interest in Montefiascone (10 Km from the farm ) is the Romanesque church of San Flaviano and the church of Santa Margherita that towers above the town.

From Montefiascone one descends to Viterbo, the capital of the province, where a visit to the medieval quarter,the sanctuary of Santa Rosa, the Museums and the Palazzo dei Papi, a splendid building and symbol of the city,the site of the first and longest conclave in the history of the Popes of the Catholic Church, is a must.

Near Viterbo,world-famous princely residences of Bagnaia and Caprarola; magnificent mansions built in the second half of the 16th century by the most important architects of the time,to glorify the power of families such as the Orsini and Farnese. In the direction of La Quercia is the Sanctuary of the Madonna of La Quercia built by Giuliano and Antonio Sangallo, whose Renaissance facade has in its three portals three lunettes by Andrea della Robbia (1507). And also the Park of the Monsters of Bomarzo,stone sculptures made at the end of the 16th century by Vicino Orsini.,the Doria Pamphilj Palace in San Martino al Cimino, the ancient village of Vitorchiano,

Cultural events include the summer season of the Roman theater of Ferento.

For those who want to take advantage of the well-being of the thermal waters, just a few minutes' drive from the farm are the spas of Viterbo, San Casciano dei Bagni, Bagno Vignoni and Saturnia.

There are also numerous food and wine initiatives throughout the province of Viterbo,with Est!Est!!Est!!!,Roscetto,L'Aleatico and extra virgin olive oil in the foreground.

ARCHAEOLOGICAL ITINERARIES

The Etruria Viterbese is rich in vestiges of the past.The Necropolis and National Etruscan Museum in Tarquinia,the Necropolis and Romanesque Churches of San Pietro and Santa Maria Maggiore in Tuscania,the Necropolis of Pianezze in Grotte di Castro,the Necropolis of Norchia in Vetralla,the Necropolis,the Castle,the Museum and the Abbadia Bridge in Vulci. Of note is the recent reopening of the archaeological nature site of Vulci,130 hectares of Etruscan and Roman remains with the presence of protected species,located between Montalto di Castro and Canino,just near the WWF Oasis.

And again in Tuscany the necropolis of Sovana,important for the tomb of " Ildebrando.

SPORTS

Practicable sports on the farm: tennis, canoeing, mountain biking, table tennis, volleyball, beach volleyball and beach tennis, water skiing with an instructor by appointment, an internal perimeter path of about 2 km for jogging.

Outside the farm, in Bolsena, sailing school and horseback riding.

Golf in Tarquinia (9 holes) and Sutri (18 holes ), about 50 km from the farm.

NATURE PARKS

Crossing the S.S. Cassia, right in front of the agritourism farm,you enter the wooded area and the naturalistic park of Turona. Enthusiasts can devote themselves to collecting mushrooms ( porcini,galletti and famigliola) and wild asparagus, the latter being particularly abundant. Within the park, a loop itinerary has been carved out that starts from a clearing,near a small country church, and goes through the woods, touching several areas of archaeological and naturalistic interest( Etruscan-Roman excavations of Poggio Moscini ).

A few kilometers from the farm, in the municipality of Acquapendente, lies the Monte Rufeno nature reserve, crossed by the Paglia river, with numerous nature trails and, 2 km from Torre Alfina, the Museo del Fiore.

Also not far from Bolsena, in the municipality of Farnese, is the Selva del Lamone nature reserve, characterized by the presence of enormous lava stones that take on, at times, the conformation of real amphitheaters, which are highly evocative.

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