Address: Via Serra, 4, Albugnano (AT)
Phone: +39 011 71340050 Mobile: +39 333 7905376
www.alletrecolline.com – info@alletrecolline.com
“Alle Tre Colline” Farm Holiday receives all the lovers of the traditional Piedmont cooking for a stay dedicated to the taste and relax; this farm is located in Albugnano, where the farthest hills of Monferrato looks to the near Province of Torino, surrounded by a breathtaking panorama.
This old farm belongs for generations to Carossa family that boasts ancient noble origin, and includes both the agricultural activity and the accommodating one. Here in fact, there is the production of wine, fruit and vegetables; moreover, the farm works as a restaurant and offers some rooms to stay in Monferrato longer.
Carossa family organize also guided wine tastings, cooking classes and educational itineraries.
The farm.
The love for the ground and the high quality wines production characterize always the activity of this farm, as also the ancient family documents show; nowadays Mister Franco and his wife Cristina represent the family. The property extends on 25 hectares of lands, mainly reserved to the vineyards; the remaining part is used for cereals field, hazelnut trees, vegetable gardens and orchards. From these plots of land, cultivated using some eco-friendly methods, the family obtains different kinds of products, in the sign of goodness and taste. You can taste and buy here hazelnuts cookies, jams and delicious canned specialties, such as vegetables appetizers and fruits in syrup. The feather in the cap of the family’s production are the wines, all representative of this territory, that is particularly suitable for the red wines, such as Freisa, Bonarda, Malvasia and the valued Barbera d’Asti docg.
The farm holiday.
For who wants to celebrate a special occasion or enjoy the good tastes of tradition, far from the stress and confusion of daily life, this farm offers a rich menu to taste the best Piedmont’s recipes. If you want to stay in this beautiful corner of Monferrato for more days, this Farm Holiday makes available 3 double rooms, furnished in typical rustic Piedmont style, simple and comfortable, all provided with private bathroom and independent heating system. At your awakening, you will find a delicious breakfast tasting some artisan specialties, from fresh milk to homemade jams and cakes. You cannot miss a tour of the countryside around, using the outfitted paths, by foot, by horse or by bike, with the possibility to rent bikes directly in the farm holiday.
The activities.
“Alle Tre Colline” Farm Holiday also opens to food lovers its “Antica Loggia del Gusto” (“Ancient Loggia of Taste”), a suggestive space where Taste, Tradition and Territory meet themselves in a unique experience. In the refined Seventeenth – century rooms, embellished with fresco decoration, recently restored, the chef organizes the “Meetings in the Kitchen”, some special thematic cooking classes with final taste of just prepared courses. A large Meeting Room is also available for organizing convention, meeting and cultural events.
Carossa family offers to the students a series of thematic educational itineraries dedicated to the rural world, discovering the tradition from the past and the current methods; in this way, the students will be able to spend some hours in the open air, in very close contact with Nature, learning and having fun at the same time.