Agriturismo Santa Maria Bressanoro

The farm is located near Cremona , in the municipality of Castelleone, 2 km north of the historic center, dominated by the beautiful church of S. Maria Bressanoro (XV century).

The 1838 farmhouse, recently renovated, stands in the orchard, full of ancient apple and pear trees. Perfumes, flavours, colours follow one another as the seasons change: in the spring blossoming, in the delicious fruit, in the autumn shades of the leaves.

Formerly the orchard of the Franciscan friars of S. Maria until 1810, the year in which Napoleon confiscated ecclesiastical property, in 1838 the farmstead was purchased by an ancestor of the current owner.
In 1936 it became an orchard, the first in the Po Valley, and a study and research centre for the University of Agriculture of Milan and the Catholic University of Piacenza
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The rooms (7 doubles and 2 triples) and the juniorsuiteare furnished with 19th century furniture and have the name ofan ancient fruit cultivated
in the farm. They are all furnished in a different way and are equipped with bathroom with hairdryer, air conditioning, telephone, TV, video and DVD player, internet connection in the
rooms.

The farmhouse is equipped with all services, also for disabled people.

Buffet breakfast and snacks with farm products, reading room with internet point, bicycles for excursions in the surrounding area.

Guests have access to a large hall with glass windows, equipped for conferences, seminars, courses, exhibitions, conventions (up to 50 seats) and ceremonies (up to 80 seats), while a special room is intended for educational activities laboratory. Courses and didactic activities are carried out on request, upon reservation, for the teaching of the soles or for small groups.

The farm still has cultivations of apple and pear trees that are now very rare, such as the "Calvilla Bianca d'Inverno" apple tree, which produces a very delicate apple (appreciated by the Tsars) rich in vitamin C.
In addition to the orchard and the vineyard that partially surrounds the ancient wall, you will find the beautiful rose garden with hundreds of
roses of a thousand colours and scents, from the oldest to the newest varieties, the fishpond in the shade of a centuries-old walnut tree, and the museum of old farm
tools. Chickens, rabbits and ducks enliven the farmhouse.

You can buy the farm's products
in the old stable (the
farm practises controlled agriculture, reducing the use of fertilisers, weedkillers and pesticides for a lower environmental impact)
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Walking through the farm along the paths, shaded by lime trees and Sophora Japonica, you will find three small chalets dating back to the beginning of the 1900s, located on two irrigation ditches that cross the whole orchard.
Then you come to an old room, adjacent to the church of S. Maria, where you can admire recently restored frescoes from the first half of the 1600s, representing episodes from the life of the Franciscans.

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Safe reception

- Automated registration and access authorisation systems

- Cleaners are equipped with personal protective equipment (disposable gloves, mask, face shield, disposable overalls and footwear) as needed.

- The manager and the employees have been adequately informed and trained with respect to the protocol to be followed

- The respect of the interpersonal distance and of the other measures and dispositions given by the authorities is facilitated by information signs

- Several stations with disinfectant gel for hands are available to guests

- Common areas are cleaned and sanitized several times a day

- Accommodations and their keys are sanitized and cleaned before welcoming a new guest

- At least 24 hours elapse between the end of the stay of the guests of a specific accommodation and the entrance of the following guests.

Food and drinks

- Tables are placed so that guests are at least one metre apart, except for families or people sharing the same accommodation

- Tablecloths or placemats are replaced at every change of guests

- Breakfast is served with table service or breakfast box, in a room with many windows or under a porch overlooking the orchard or in your room.

- All dishes, cutlery and glasses are washed and disinfected in the dishwasher, including those not in use.

In the company are organized at various times of the year courses in painting, cooking, wine, crafts. These are organized on request, by reservation, for the teaching of schools or small groups.

For children (by reservation) it will be possible to participate in the workshop "From wheat to bread" and "From fruit to jam" (in autumn).

Guided tours are organised to the church of S. Maria Bressanoro, to the Fustagno farm of 100 hectares, dating back to the 17th century. (with the dairy cowshed), the museum of old farm tools and the orchard.

Excursions on foot and by bicycle are recommended.

In the surroundings it is possible to visit Castelleone, the Church of Santa Maria Bressanoro (XV century), the renaissance sanctuary of the Beata Vergine della Misericordia, the Isso Tower (XI century), the Archaeological Museum, the didactic wood. Moreover, every second Sunday of the month there is an antiques market.
The Agriturismo is in a very favourable position for day trips to the main cities of art in Lombardy and Emilia.
In addition to the educational forest, we recommend visiting the Serio and Adda parks.

Always in the surroundings it is possible to reach different destinations of historical and artistic interest:

- the Sanctuary of Marzale (10 km away, in the Serio park);

- Crema, 11 km away, with Piazza del Duono, the remarkable palaces, the Museum of S. Agostino, S. Maria della Croce;

- Soncino, 15 km away, with the Castle, the Church of S. Maria delle Grazie, the Museum of Printing, the walls;

- Pizzighettone, 16 km away, a fortified village on the Adda River, with an imposing curtain wall;

- Abbadia Cerreto, 16 km away, with the Romanesque church of S. Pietro; Palazzo Pignano, 20 km away, with the Romanesque parish church of S. Martino and the late-antique Roman villa with antiquarium;

- Pandino, 22 km. away, with the Visconti castle.

- Cremona, 27 km. away, with one of the most beautiful medieval squares in Italy, the church of S. Sigismondo, linked for historical and artistic reasons to S. Maria Bressanoro;

- Lodi, 27 km. away, with the beautiful Piazza della Vittoria, its palaces, the church of the Incoronata, the Museum of Ceramics;

- Caravaggio, with its famous Sanctuary;

- Piacenza, 32 km away

- Milan, Bergamo and Brescia, at about 50 km.