Our Story
Are you looking for that special place to spend your active vacation? Where nature provides a freshness and magnificence you long for to fill you with energy? Where food is healthy and you can mix training and well worth relaxation in a unique environment?
ABRUZZO, Italy, with its high mountains and coastline provides great opportunities for hiking, cycling, swimming, rafting, golfing, climbing, horseback riding and more – and we will make sure you get the most out of you stay.
DO YOU PREFER to focus solely on your sport for your vacation or do you like to challenge yourself with something new every day? Combine it with Italian cooking lessons and maybe some wine tasting? Why not team building? You set the agenda – we make sure it’s all prepared upon your and your group’s arrival.
OUR SMALL HOTEL is located in an olive grove outside the small village Villalfonsina, and is overlooking the Majella mountains and a valley of olive and vineyards with the ocean in the background. This is where you relax your body, mind and soul after your workouts.
Or just watch the sun set over the mountains with a glass of beer or wine, or a limoncello for that matter, after a nice Italian dinner.
Send us a short message – and we will be happy to let you know more.
WE ARE
Ingrid Eklund and Pelle Holmertz, a Swedish, middle aged couple, how fell in love with Abruzzo and decided to go for it.
Luckily sometimes in life things come together, line up and work for you. Just by the two of us hooking up was the foundation for this. One afternoon in the small city of Guardiagrele, Abruzzo, years back, we saw the same vision.
INGRID ABOUT PELLE
“I can’t think of anyone knowing more about training or going that extra yard than a former Olympic champion in swimming. Seriously. Can you?
Pelle is also an excellent cook and with all the fresh ingredients the region is offering I can promise you food heaven! I know, since I live in it everyday.
To me this challenging adventure of “plugging out from our everyday ordinary life in Sweden and plugging in to something completely new”, Pelle has made this a safe journey, with his experience from various parts in the finance sector, has the knowledge necessary to set up our business, both in Sweden and in Italy. And together we make this happen.”
PELLE ABOUT INGRID
“ Ingrid’s background of working within commercial film, IT, marketing and event planning really help, when we, years ago started this great adventure. She is driven and just makes things happen.
Her knowledge of proper nutrition has spilled over to me and we are now learning more about the healthy secrets of the Mediterranean diet as an essential part of how we can combine it with the need of proper intake for physical active people.
Ingrid has a great eye for style and has architecturally designed our, somewhat spectacular, hotel/home in Abruzzo. She is also in charge of exterior and interior design. I can promise you a stay at a hotel with that extra and unexpected.”
Together we think we are great complement to one another on this adventure. We also acknowledge our responsibility regarding environmental and economic sustainability, for how to care for our guests, how we set this up and our contribution to the region.
We welcome you to Abruzzo, our hotel and fun!
/Ingrid and Pelle
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Contact us for further information:
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Pelle’s phone no: +46 706 822 766
Ingrid’s phone no: +46 708 88 26 27