Your original holidays in Calabria
EXPERIENCE THE MEDITERRANEAN & FARMERS’ LIFESTYLE
8 DAYS/ 7 NIGHTS – FARMHOUSE or HOLIDAY HOUSES/APARTMENTS IN THE OLD VILLAGE OF BADOLATO
Itinerary
Day 1: Benvenuti in Calabria. Arrival at Lamezia Terme airport and transfer to your accommodation in Badolato borgo. Welcome drink. Rest of the day at leisure. Dinner in a typical “catojo” (old wine cellar) and overnight.
Day 2: Buffet breakfast. In the morning you will enjoy a 3 hrs walking tour of Badolato, an old medieval village perched on a hill at 250 mt. above sea level. Visit to the old city-center and to the Franciscan Monastery of “S. Maria degli Angeli”. Visit to a local vineyard and an olives grove up on the hills of Badolato. Tasting of organic wines and typical food at “Cirimingiano”. Relaxing time. In the afternoon, visit to Luigi’s olive grove.
Day 3: Buffet breakfast. Today with the owners of the farm & olive grove you will experience the farmers’ lifestyle picking up the olives. Typical lunch on the land and under the olives trees. Relaxing time. Visit to a local oil-press with a final oil tasting. Dinner in Pizzeria and overnight.
Day 4: Buffet breakfast. Transfer to a local Masseria in Guardavalle for a visit at the groves and “Museum of rural culture”, workshop of “fresh handmade pasta” and lunch based on homemade food by Mamma Vittoria. Relaxing
time. Transfer to Badolato and Free time. Overnight.
Day 5: Buffet breakfast. Today another day with the owners of the farm to experience the farmers’ lifestyle picking the olives. Light lunch. In the afternoon you are going to experience & learn some calabrian typical recipes using olives. Dinner and Overnight.
Day 6: Buffet breakfast. Today you will experience an original Wine Trekking exploring “Valle dello Stilaro” (Livello E / 10 km , 300 mt dislivello): from San Giovanni Therestis, Fiumara Assi, Bivongi. Wine & Food Tasting of Bivongi DOC at wineyards of Cantine Murace / (Stilo?/quickly). Return to Badolato and relaxing time. Ice-cream break. Dinner & party at Catojo dello Spinetto. Overnight.
Other option: trekking experience in Davoli (Pietra Sant’Antonino) or in Serre Calabresi mountains with guides.
Day 7: Buffet breakfast and transfer to San Floro. Silk Trip Experince at Nido di Seta. Organic meal in the farmhouse. Relaxing Time. In the afternoon you will visit “Scolacium”, the archeological park with the ruins of the Ionian ancient town of “Magna Grecia” and “Roman Era”. Visit of the Magna Graecia Museum and of the Oil Press Museum. Return back to Badolato. Relaxing time and Overnight.
Day 8: Breakfast, check out, transfer to Lamezia Terme airport and end of our services.
What is included
- 7 NIGHTS ACCOMMODATION IN BADOLATO
- TRANSFER FROM/TO LAMEZIA
- TERME AIRPORT TO/FROM
- BADOLATO
- 3 HRS GUIDED WALKING TOUR IN BADOLATO BORGO
- WELCOME DRINK
- DAILY BUFFET BREAKFAST
- 3 DINNERS (DRINKS INCLUDED/Water – ½ Lt Local Wine)
- 1 FAREWELL DINNER
- 3 LUNCHES (DRINKS INCLUDED/Water – ½ Lt Local Wine)
- 1 FULL DAY EXCURSION TO SAN FLORO / NIDO DI SETA
- 1 FULL DAY EXCURSION TO GUARDAVALLE / MASSERIA
- 1 WINE TREKKING IN BIVONGI
- 2 HALF DAY ON THE LAND
- “EXPERIENCE THE FARMERS’ LIFESTYLE”
- 1 COOKING CLASS / “PASTA FRESCA” WORKSHOP
- 1 TOUR LEADER / GUIDE
- 1 WINE TREKKING IN BIIVONGI
- 2 HALF DAY ON THE LAND “EXPERIENCE THE FARMERS’ LIFESTYLE”
- 1 COOKING CLASS / “PASTA FRESCA” WORKSHOP
- 1 TOUR LEADER / GUIDE
What is not included
- TIPS, DRINKS, PORTAGE, EXTRAS
- MANDATORY CITY TAX
- EVERYTHING THAT IS NOT MENTIONED UNDER “WHAT IS INCLUDED”
Terms & Conditions:
OCTOBER 2021
3.5 & 4 STAR “Albergo Diffuso” Accommodation in Badolato Borgo | DOUBLE/ TRIPLE € 900 | SINGLE € 1000
*PRICES ARE IN EUROS, PER PERSON FOR SPECIFIED PACKAGE, IN SPECIFIED ROOM TYPE MINIMUM 6/8 PAX – MAXIMUM 16 PAX