Hotel Miramare Forte dei MarmiHotel Miramare Forte dei Marmi for your holiday in Tuscanyhttp://www.miramarehotel.org<![CDATA[Our Salumi and Cheese]]>The meats of Marcello are typical Tuscan. The finocchiona , as done once, no preservatives, is strictly hand-cut otherwise crumbles all, hence the common name of "Sbrisolona" as they say in some neighboring country.
...]]><![CDATA[Organic agritourism]]>A little history…

Our great grandfather Vittorio, who was venetian, first came to this area with a group of railroad workers to build the Arezzo-Pratovecchio-Stia railway.

After falling in...]]><![CDATA[Bio Agrituismo Lucatello's cuisine]]>“When I was young for me the kitchen was a nightmare. I never dreamed of becoming a chef. The first time I made the batter I smeared the stove, the sink and even my hair.

Even today I do not like fry and do not have the deep fryer....]]><![CDATA[Medieval Villages and Monasteries]]>PRATOVECCHIO

Here is the venue of Casentino Forest National Park Falterona Mountain and Campina. Worth of a visit is the Abbey of St. Maria a Poppiena, the Monastery of St. John the Evangelist and the church of...]]><![CDATA[Our apartments]]>The following apartment are available:

La Loggia (2+1 guests): 1 bedroom with double room with additional bed, bathroom with shower, ante-room and small entrance way with small kitchen, floor level.

Il...]]><![CDATA[Welcome pets!]]>We gladly welcome your pets!

To make you live a pleasant holiday with them we recommend you stay in the apartment with private entrance and spacious outdoor green in common.

We ask for a...]]><![CDATA[The National Park of Casentino Forests]]>The Casentino National Park can be visited with pleasant hiking, mountain biking, horseback or, in winter, with touring skis and snowshoes, along the approximately 600 kilometers...]]><![CDATA[The handling of our Tuscan farm]]>Horse riding

At our farm we also have a riding school and we offer horseback riding.

Actually the stables are 2, one our and the other immediately communicating Serena, owner of the organic farm Stefani Serena, adjacent to...]]><![CDATA[Organic Farm in Pratovecchio, in Casentino]]><![CDATA[Walking with Alpacas]]>Guglielmo, Bing and Levante (our youngest one), look forward to meeting you and walking together on the hills of San Donato. We'll learn how they live, what's their favourite food...]]><![CDATA[Our apartments]]>The following apartment are available:

La Loggia (2+1 guests): 1 bedroom with double room with additional bed, bathroom with shower, ante-room and small entrance way with small kitchen, floor level.

Il...]]><![CDATA[Medieval Villages and Monasteries]]>PRATOVECCHIO

Here is the venue of Casentino Forest National Park Falterona Mountain and Campina. Worth of a visit is the Abbey of St. Maria a Poppiena, the Monastery of St. John the Evangelist and the church of...]]><![CDATA[Your hiking and trekking guides]]>On foot in the Casentino Forest National Park

The Lucatello Agritourism is found at only 5 minutes for the Institutional headquarters for the Casentino Forest National Park.

The owner, Maura Lucatello, is an...]]><![CDATA[Your hiking and trekking guides]]>On foot in the Casentino Forest National Park

The Lucatello Agritourism is found at only 5 minutes for the Institutional headquarters for the Casentino Forest National Park.

The owner, Maura Lucatello, is an...]]><![CDATA[Educational farm]]><![CDATA[The National Park of Casentino Forests]]>The Casentino National Park can be visited with pleasant hiking, mountain biking, horseback or, in winter, with touring skis and snowshoes, along the approximately 600 kilometers...]]><![CDATA[Good herbs for health]]>In short

A walk around the farm and the garden, collecting material, using the material, workshop of aromatic salt or lavender sachets, tisane and grappe (for adults) workshops.

Details

It is a suitable course for...]]><![CDATA[The Poppi Castle]]>The Poppi Castle is the principal monument of Casentino.

Contrary to other castles and Medieval architecture of the area, it has not been ruined by time or man. From the beginning of its origins it has...]]><![CDATA[Our Salumi and Cheese]]>The meats of Marcello are typical Tuscan. The finocchiona , as done once, no preservatives, is strictly hand-cut otherwise crumbles all, hence the common name of "Sbrisolona" as they say in some neighboring country.
...]]><![CDATA[The Poppi Castle]]>The Poppi Castle is the principal monument of Casentino.

Contrary to other castles and Medieval architecture of the area, it has not been ruined by time or man. From the beginning of its origins it has...]]><![CDATA[Rooms]]>We offer our clients the following types of accommodation:

  • Double Room with extra bed and bath (2+1 guests)
  • Large Bedroom  (100 sqmt/ 4-9 capacity) with bath

On the...]]><![CDATA[Cooking class: pasta, herbs and flowers, jams and liquors]]>Have fun in the kitchen, learn how to cook like an italian with the genuine products of our farm!

...]]><![CDATA[Cheese Tasting]]>Wrap up your day with the fresh taste of our goat cheese, accompanied by excellent wines produced locally.

...]]><![CDATA[Religious Tourism]]>THE SACRED CAMALDOLI SANCTUARY

The sacred sanctuary of Camaldoli, found immersed in the century old abbey and formed by the Camaldolesi monks in the beginning of 1012 (presumed date), can be reached by car from the Lucatello Farm...]]><![CDATA[Matilde Orlandi, environmental hiking guide]]> 

Matilde Orlandi is a CETS2-certified environmental hiking guide and a teacher who graduated with honors in Primary Education Sciences from the...]]><![CDATA[Farm animals: let's become friends!]]>Details

We begin by preparing food for the smaller animals: lapwings hens and rabbits in the farm garden, then we move onto the stable about 150 metres from the house where we find the larger animals: Lilla the cow and 3 Limousine...]]><![CDATA[Typical Tuscany Apartments]]><![CDATA[Meeting Rooms]]>Since Dante’s age the Casentino has remained unchanged in form.

It’s a wide and deep basin, an area of Tuscany rich in rivers, streams, woods, forests, immense meadows, able to give a sense of...]]><![CDATA[Workshop: wild plants]]>Wild plants for our health
A simple pleasant walk around the Agriturismo where we'll pick and learn how to recognize a lot of wild herbs, discovering their properties and beneficial effects, and how to preserve them.

...]]><![CDATA[The sun and renewable energy]]>Details

Observing and touching the photovoltaic panels directly  we can understand better how they function  and the differences between the 2 types of cells which have been assembled on the installations on the farm. We will...]]><![CDATA[Pic-nic at the sunset]]> A simple pic-nic with the products of the farm in the special sunset light. Enjoying fairytales landscapes, we'll listen to the firsts sounds of the night, under a sky full of stars.

For...]]><![CDATA[Welcome pets!]]>We gladly welcome your pets!

To make you live a pleasant holiday with them we recommend you stay in the apartment with private entrance and spacious outdoor green in common.

We ask for a...]]><![CDATA[Organic farm]]><![CDATA[The purification system]]>Details

Starting from the biopiscina (2 pools) we begin to explain the method of purification, a system which allows natural bathing.
Discussing issues related to the marsh microenvironment, its advantages,  and highlights...]]><![CDATA[The bellow of the deer]]> The lights of the day fade away as we leave through the quiet fields, with backpack and torches (or the moon) to guide us. Then the sudden love chant of a deer: we hold our breath to listen!

Every year we organize...]]><![CDATA[Farmer for a day]]>Live the life of a famer for one day, helping with one or more activities of your choice (duration from 20 minutes to 2 hours; various levels of effort: ♦=little; ♦♦=medium; ♦♦♦=a lot). What a chance to learn...]]><![CDATA[Meetings and events in farm holidays]]><![CDATA[Discovering a wild corner of Tuscany with the e-bike!]]><![CDATA[Recycle: let’s build a modern scarecrow]]>Details

We will build a scarecrow with recycled material. For school groups we suggest that their bring some material with them eg:  plastic bottle tops from washing liquid plastic bottles, strong plastic bags, drinking straws,...]]><![CDATA[Learning to weave a garland ... 4 hands!]]>Dettagli

This foresees a walk to look for plant material needed for weaving and, on our return, make a garland helped if necessary with various tools.
You can take the garland home and it will become a base to be enriched with...]]><![CDATA[The nature course in 10 steps]]>Details

There is a nature trail on the farm that is organized in 10 staging points which summarize  all the other individual courses.

It’s possible to use,  according to the  increasing  numeration...]]>