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New gastronomic specialty at Villa Campestri Olive Oil Resort!
Villa Campestri Olive Oil Resort is a most special place in the Mugello hills above Florence. Your stay with us will offer the best of local products, from our finest home-produced extra virgin olive oil that’s the pride of the resort, to their inclusion in the elegant dishes of Chef Zanieri in the inviting L’Olivaia Restaurant. (more…)
Villa Campestri Olive Oil Resort has reopened for the new 2012 season!
Villa Campestri, the first Olive Oil Resort in the world, has reopened for the new 2012 season. Sensory experiences with olive oil tastings, new dishes on the menu of our restaurant L’Olivaia, relaxing walks along the nature trails in our beautiful park, and olive-oil massages in the bambu grove are back. We had an exceptional guest at the re-opening, Tuscan fashion blogger Irene Colzi, Irene’s Closet blog, with us at Villa Campestri. Irene posted photos of her outfit, which shows her readers what she’s wearing, in the villa itself and in the park, fixing with a click some special moments and fabulous views (Here and here are her blog posts with the story of her stay). (more…)
Craftsmen of the Mugello: day trips form Villa Campestri
Think about everything you could want to visit in the lovely hills of the Mugello: festive events, trips dedicated to good local food, artisan crafts and the small local-product shops that abound in this beautiful region. You can do it all, beginning each outing at Villa Campestri Olive Oil Resort. The Mugello is a lovely hilly area just to the north of Florence that is rich in history and secret places. It was the summer playground of the Medici and its luxuriant landscape remains even today. (more…)
Olive Oil Massage: the best at Villa Campestri Olive Oil Resort
There’s a hidden place at Villa Compestri Olive Oil Resort where nature melds with your well-being to create a special world. In a lovely grove at Villa Campestri, it’s possible to lift your gaze to the sky, glance down to the surrounding green olive trees, and close your eyes, harken to the song of birds and at the same time relax to an expert massage. This special place is our little bamboo grove. Since 1989 it has grown, together with the Villa and the family Pasquali. (more…)
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Villa Campestri Olive Oil Resort is a most special place in the Mugello hills above Florence. Your stay with us will offer the best of local products, from our finest home-produced extra virgin olive oil that’s the pride of the resort, to their inclusion in the elegant dishes of Chef Zanieri in the inviting L’Olivaia […]
Villa Campestri, the first Olive Oil Resort in the world, has reopened for the new 2012 season. Sensory experiences with olive oil tastings, new dishes on the menu of our restaurant L’Olivaia, relaxing walks along the nature trails in our beautiful park, and olive-oil massages in the bambu grove are back. We had an exceptional […]
Think about everything you could want to visit in the lovely hills of the Mugello: festive events, trips dedicated to good local food, artisan crafts and the small local-product shops that abound in this beautiful region. You can do it all, beginning each outing at Villa Campestri Olive Oil Resort. The Mugello is a lovely […]
There’s a hidden place at Villa Compestri Olive Oil Resort where nature melds with your well-being to create a special world. In a lovely grove at Villa Campestri, it’s possible to lift your gaze to the sky, glance down to the surrounding green olive trees, and close your eyes, harken to the song of birds […]
You undoubtedly don’t want to spend the four-day bridge we have over May Day weekend this year sitting at home twiddling your thumbs. There’s a quick four-day getaway, short but sweet, that will bring you out of your daily grind into a relaxing change of pace: a wonderful world of calm nature and great food in the Mugello, those inviting hills and mountains above Florence. We’re especially fortunate this year to have four days of rest over the May 1st holiday weekend.
Imagine the most indulgent gift you can bestow upon your family, the perfect vacation in a pastoral and sylvan place created for all of you. From the smallest family member, to teenagers and parents, Villa Campestri and its Oleoteca are geared to pleasing each family member … a rare choice among resorts. Maybe it’s because […]
A wedding is forever young. We dream of the romance, in our younger years we envision the way we shall one day repeat our sacred vows. The very idea, as we have dreamed since we were young, is a day etched in beauty. Is our wedding day not the most beautiful, the most majestic and […]
