Agriturismo Il Filo di Paglia

Quoted by GUARDIAN in the article dedicated to the 20 eco-sustainable locations to visit in 2020, the Agriturismo is located in the green of the Biodistretto della Val di Vara, close to the Cinque Terre National Park.

Rooms, apartments and suites are located in a thatched house or in a colonial villa. The atmosphere is made suggestive by the natural plaster and furnishings.

Here you can enjoy unforgettable dinners prepared by chef Marco Azaghi: his cuisine is linked to the Ligurian and Mediterranean tradition but firmly based on the products of the organic farm and on meat, cold cuts and cheeses from the ethical cow breeding, PRESIDIO SLOW FOOD.

The wine cellar is run by sommeliers and boasts excellent natural wines.

Treatments: Naturopathy, ReiKi, TuiNa Balancing Massages.

The property was completely self-built following the dictates of green building: wooden frame, straw bales, clay and natural lime plasters.

The reserved accommodation for guests are:

2 double rooms in thatched house, very charming and romantic rooms with antique furnishings in a similar style to Shabby Chic; these are equipped with a private bathroom and share a large terrace with external staircase, divided between solarium and deck area, under which is placed a dining area.

an apartment, built in green building and plastered earthen, divided into bedroom with double bed and bunk bed, kitchen / living room with sofa bed and bathroom with shower;

other family housing within the Historic Villa, with several terraces, relaxation areas and pergolas surrounded by greenery.

We offer an excellent restaurant service, supervised by the chef Marco Azaghi.

Among the farm crops, a small olive grove, a young orchard, berries, herbs, potato fields, un'asparagiaia, an artichoke and other vegetable gardens; on the farm, cows, sheep, bees, three dogs.

Of cows breeding Cabannine, typical Ligurian race, Slow Food Presidium.

Producing fantastic raw milk cheese, fresh meat, cold cuts Cattle (dried beef, dried beef, salted meat). All Slow Food Presidium.

Naturopathy advice. Traditional Chinese massage (Tui Na). Kinesiology. Reiki. Counseling in Flower Therapy. Auricular.

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 Outdoor sports through woods and clearings, hiking, biking and horseback riding 

 The terrace is available throughout the day as a meeting area (there are board games). 
 On the floor of the rooms is a small library dedicated to personal growth, health, naturopathy, herbs, ecology, agricultural techniques, alternative news, etc .. 
 In the basement there is a professional gym and is developing the wellness area with the opportunity to receive Reiki treatments, massage Tui-Na or advice from a naturopath naturopathic family. 
 Outside there are: 
 -5 Hectares of land divided between organic garden (where we practice different techniques like permaculture, biodynamic, synergic, BRF, Manenti technique, method Fukuoka etc ..) and forests of oak, pine, chestnut and hazel; 
 -zona Children's 
 -zona relaxation for adults 
 -zona stop for horses 
 -Solarium 
 - "Gym in the green" path in the woods with gymnastic stations 
 -sentieri for walkers and cyclists. One of the paths is linked to a beautiful network of trails provided with accurate signage that accompanies the archaeological ruins. 
 -pista dirt equipped for cyclists. 
 There is the opportunity to visit the surrounding farm and many animals such as cows cabannine (Slow Food Presidium), bees, yellow-bellied toad frogs (endangered). 

 A 10 minute drive there is a beautiful river in a green area and hidden where to spend the hot summer days. 
 We are in the Val di Vara, in an area that has just become one of the few BIO districts on the Italian territory. 
 A 40-minute drive you reach the 5 Terre, the sea and Sestri Levante ... just beyond Portofino. 

At 10 km rafting and canyoning

In less than 40 min. by car you can reach the ancient town of Varese Ligure, the Cinque Terre, the sea and the High Street of the Ligurian Mountains.

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