CASA GUERRINO
Le Marche is a beautiful but little-known, central Italian region. Bounded on the East by the Adriatic, and on the West by the watershed of the Appenines, Le Marche is a mountainous region of small farms and ancient hilltop villages. Less dry than Umbria and Tuscany to the West, it has been able to keep its productive small-holdings and thriving villages as well as its famous trees
: oaks on the foothills and sweet chestnuts high in the mountains. Although it lacks the concentration of art treasures found in Tuscany, it also lacks the level of tourism: once away from the resorts along the coast, tourists are almost unknown. The house Guerrino is in Contrada Magli – a collection of about ten inhabited farmhouses spread across a south-facing hillside, below the village of Penna San Giovanni. On a small dirt road that winds from Pilotti through Magli - is farmhouse Guerrino. Southwest facing towards MonteVettore (7,000 ft) and overlooking a remote and inaccessible valley, the house is surrounded by small, steep fields, woods, olive groves and vineyards. It overlooks a small olive grove and hay fields sloping steeply away to the wooded valey below. There is a large ground floor verandah (and a huge Wallnut tree) that provide shade for eating outside. Main house:
The farmhouse is built of stone and simply restored with original terracotta floors and beamed ceilings. The ground floor was once used for stables but there is now a kitchen, dining, and scullery with a second loo and washing machine. The kitchen is practically equipped with a cooker, sinks and preparation surfaces. On the first floor is a living room (with a wood fire), a double bedroom and a large bathroom with shower and two basins. The top floor has two extra rooms – one with two single beds and one used in general for storage. Guest house:
At the back of the house, with a separate entrance you will find the guest house. On the ground floor is the living room with a nice and cozy fireplace and separate shower room. On the first floor you find a separate toilet and two nice double bedrooms.
