July 2013 Trip to Abruzzo

Agriturismo Madonna degli Angeli 

http://www.madonnadegliangeli.com/ 

Contrada Madonna degli Angeli, 15, 65028 Tocco da Casauria, Italy

00 39 339 148 9999

We had a wonderful week at this farm. The owners are very friendly and know everything about the area. We were a family of mummy and papa and three children 7, 5 and 3 plus our old dog. 

There are two pools, one for little ones to sit and splash in and another to swim in. We had fun in both. The surroundings are breathtaking, really. 

Abruzzo is hardly visited by tourists, yet it has fantatsic vistas, awe inspriring mountains and clean beaches. Also beautiful towns and cities. It is 2 hours east from Rome. 

It is so cheap to eat out, for lunch and dinner!! We were driving in the Majella Mountains and found by accident a house that was also a restaurant. We asked from some pasta without meat and they cooked us a lovely pasta pomodori.

There are wonderul olive groves all around too, many from whom you can buy some fresh olive oil. And nature is all around. After some time exploring, this farm is a dream to come back to. We stayed at The Dolmen apartment, which was clean and spacious. There is a lot of land so you don't feel like your sharing too much. The turkeys and chickens run free for a good part of the day. The sheep and their lambs do too. There is also a donkey. 

We love their Lola, a retriever who is super friendly. And the kids loved their black cat. We loved this place and can highly recommend it and the location. it feels also very safe as you can only enter through a electric gate with key. So the kids can run around safely. It is a long drive from the Netherlands where we live, but we did it over three days there and three days back. We would fly if we dodn't have the dog. 

There are cheap flights to wonderful Pescara and the airport is only just over 40 minutes from the farm. I would recommend for families with young and older children, who like exploring and relaxing.