Notes from the host
Cascina Felice
ENGLISH
The apartment is located on the border of the Monferrato, an area well known for its high quality wine production. 100 square meters. The apartment is composed of a kitchen, two bedrooms, one bathroom and a large living room. It can accommodate up to 6 people, 4 in double bed in two bedrooms and up to 2 people in the living room (on 1 convertible sofas). The kitchen is fully furnished; the bathroom is equipped with a bathtub, shower, sink, bidet and wc; free of charge wi-fi internet is available; two cars can be easily parked in the garden.
Public transportation is missing nearby, but the train station, the highway, restaurants and supermarkets are reachable in a few minutes by car.
SOME REVIEW of GUESTS:
1 Aug 2017 Very nice and spacious house
Very kindly people. House is big and clean, with a nice garden. A quiet place Near a small shop for bread but there is also a supermarket in ten minutes by car. Very central place to be. There is also a railway station in the neighborhood to go to Turin or Asti.
3 Jun 2017 Our Piemonte adventure!
We are at the beginning of June for a month's holiday in Piedmont. We could not have been more delighted with the property and live next door. The owners were extremely kind and helpful throughout our stay and we very soon became friends. The accommodation was spacious, immaculately clean and equipped with everything we could possibly need. Gates, plenty of parking and even a large garage. The garden was a delight; we thoroughly enjoyed relaxing in the sun, having a BBQ and looking for shade under the umbrella when necessary! The location of the property was in the middle of the lovely countryside, yet several other restaurants were within easy reach. We could even see the Alps on a particularly clear evening. Italy's best kept secret: surrounded by vineyards, medieval hilltop villages and interesting towns with plenty to offer. Turin, Asti, Alba, Acqui Terme, Bra are all wonderful places to visit and are easily accessible. There is even an amazing Olympic outdoor pool in Asti, which we visited for the day several times. We were very sad to leave the food and wonderful climate
10 Sep 2014 A wonderful Holiday
We had a great stay in the lovely Piedmont. We did relax and also visit the cities close by.
For runners: There are only few cars. I enjoyed running through the countryside.
We were there during Asti's Festival of Festivals in Italian "Festival delle Sagre di Asti". A big food festival. So for food and wine lovers the place to be and go. The accommodation is really comfortable and newly renovated. We did not miss a thing. The owners are really sweet and very helpful people. I know when you have a question about the house or what you can do in the area. They live in the same house. But no worries you have your privacy and it is highly respected.
Many thanks for the nice holiday.
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Das Apartment befindet sich im ersten Stock eines neu renovierten Landhauses und liegt an der Grenze von Monferrato; ein Gebiet das für seine hervorragenden Küche und Weine weltbekannt ist. Das Apartment hat eine Gesamtfläche von about 100 qm und besteht aus einer Küche, zwei Schlafzimmer, einem Badezimmer und einem großen Wohnzimmer. Bis zu 6 Gäste finden hier Platz.
In den zwei Schlafzimmern für vier Personen schlafen.
Zwei Schlafsofas im Wohnzimmer Platz für 2 Personen.
Die Küche ist voll ausgestattet, im Bad befinden sich eine Badewanne, eine Dusche, ein Waschbecken ein Bidet sowie ein WC. Kostenloser Internetzugang (WiFi). Im Garten können bequem zwei Autos parken.
Öffentliche Nahverkehrsmittel gibt es keine in der Nähe. Die nächste Zugstation, Supermärkte, lokale Geschäfte, Restaurants und die Autobahn sind jedoch mit dem Auto in wenigen Minuten zu erreichen.
Unsere Freunde haben gesammelt Informationen über Piemont:
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ITALIAN
The apartment is located on the first floor of a recently renovated farmhouse, located in the quiet Piedmont countryside, on the border between the Monferrato and the plains.
Ideal for relaxation, walks through the woods and hazel groves and for visits to the cities of ASTI and TORINO
The apartment consists of kitchen, two double bedrooms, large living room and bathroom, for a total area of about 100 square meters. It can accommodate up to 6 people, 4 in the two double bedrooms and 2 in the living room (on 1 sofa bed). The kitchen is fully equipped; the bathroom has a bath, shower, sink, bidet and toilet; the WI-FI internet connection is free; outside barbecue, table and garden chairs and enough space to park two cars. In addition it is possible to park a car in a garage where there is a toilet with a shower.
The apartment is not reachable by public transport only, but the train station (San Paolo Solbrito), the Turin-Piacenza motorway, restaurants and supermarkets are all reachable within a few minutes by car.
At 6 km there is a riding school
At 10 km a municipal swimming pool
At 15 km a Golf club
Our German friends have collected useful information on Piedmont:
===> Some characteristic EVENTS that take place nearby:
>> PALIO di Asti (third Sunday of September) parade of costumed characters and horse race.
>> ASTI "FESTIVAL DELLE SAGRE" (second weekend of September) where several towns in the Asti area offer their culinary specialties and their best wines to the public and at the same time a suggestive parade of more than 3000 people represents the rural life of one time.
>> Historic "ELOGIO DELLA BIONDA" Piedmontese Fair: In Villanova d'Asti, in the first week of October, the great autumn festival is held dedicated to both the noble chicken with the unmistakable golden plumage and the most genuine traditions of the Monferrato countryside.
The exhibition of the garments from the various farmhouses in the district and the awarding of the best "Gallina bionda" are associated with the display of the stalls of typical products and various musical and theatrical performances dedicated to the rediscovery of the work (GRANOTURCO TREATMENT AND HISTORICAL RESTORATION ) and games of the past.
>> 'INFIORATA': In Villanova d'Asti on the last Sunday of July there will be an exhibition of floral compositions created by "infioratori", willing artists dedicated to the creation of paintings entirely made up of flowers or vegetal particles that are collected throughout the year, dried in the shade and then reduced to powder.
This event remains a rarity present only in a few places, which sees the infioratori engaged on Saturday until late at night.
>> 'MESSER TULIPANO': in the park of the medieval castle of Pralormo, during the whole month of April, the extraordinary flowering of over 75,000 Dutch tulips and narcissuses is announced, announcing spring.
It is always possible to also associate the guided tour of the Castle that is still used as a residence.
>> 'CASTELLI OPEN' review promoted by the Piedmont Region and the provinces of Cuneo, Alessandria and Asti, provides for the opening from May to October of ninety historical houses: from castles to forts, from gardens to museums, from palaces to villas generally privately owned and the visitor can thus access historic houses usually difficult to open to the public.
>> 'MARKET OF ANCIENT AND USED ITEMS'
Many towns host antique markets including:
Asti every 4th Sunday of the month, all day, except August
Moncalieri every 1st Sunday of the month, all day long
Hosted by Maria Teresa Pasta