A Magnificent Palazzo in Calitri (AV), Region of Campania, Southern Italy
Forget your typical notions of vacation. The Palazzo Zampaglione B&B is for those that do. Italian charm awaits you. Two rooms that will delight your senses, The Poetess' Room and the The Prince's Room are styled with a royal touch.
2 bedroom Vacation/Holiday Rental in Calitri - Avellino - Campania - ITALY
A Magnificent Palazzo in Calitri (AV), Region of Campania, Southern Italy
Experience A-list treatment in a turn of the century Palazzo. Beautiful royalty-like bedrooms and breathtaking views. Situated in the Medieval splendor offered by the village of Antico Brogo Calitri, region of Campania. The "Borgo Antico Calitri'' is located in the centre of Italy - halfway between the ruins of Pompeii and the Amalfi coast to the west and Magna Graecia to the east. The area around Calitri is sprinkled with castles, aristocratic palazzos and delightful locations soaked in history and tradition. Easy access from Naples Int. Airport.
FEATURES:
Lanai/Patio - Separate Utility Area - Cable TV - TV - Central Heating - Baby/Child Friendly Dining - Near Skiing Facility - Near Public Transport - Near Shops/Shopping Facility - Balcony - Iron/Ironing Board - Telephone
About the property
Forget your typical notions of vacation. The Palazzo Zampaglione B&B is for those that do. Italian charm awaits you. Two rooms that will delight your senses, The Poetess' Room and the The Prince's Room are styled with a royal touch.
Explore the area thoroughly as you learn about local culinary delicacies and exceptional wines. Plenty of activities and Mediterranean hospitality await you. The options are endless: take a class in traditional ceramics, learn to needlepoint, go truffle hunting, sip fine labels at regional wine tastings, partake in culinary demonstrations or visit the wine production estate and learn about wine barrel production practices handed down through generations of wine makers.
Find on the premises an old-world style restaurant where dining is an art and cooking is a passion. La Locanda dell'Arco Ristorante offers inside and outside dining, while the inside of the Locanda dell'Arco is where the old cellars used to be and carved out of the rock in the hillside of Calitri. The philosophy behind the restaurant - coined by the current baron Zampaglione - is that the table is the guests' for the evening, and where the person dining at the Locanda is treated more like an honoured visitor than a client.
The Palazzo is a three-story building of historical importance. The ground floor of the palazzo dates back as far as the end of the 15th century and is characterized by vaulted-ceiling cellars. Many internal sections of the palazzo are strengthened in wood, on which carved and painted heraldic decorations can be seen on display. The palazzo has been completely restructured with a view to maintaining all the characteristics and flavors of its history.
Visitors will be able to discern noticeable English influence from the family ties the Zampagliones (the owners of the Palazzo) have with the Winspeares of England. On the first floor, adjacent to the main entrance of the Palazzo, is the family's private chapel with frescoed walls and an engraved marble altar dating back from the 1700s. Also in the chapel is an antique Neapolitan nativity crib from the same period. The palazzo's numerous stone decorations are of historical importance, among which the main door's stone entrance-way, which bears the Zampaglione family coat of arms, and a traditional stone mask set into one of the palazzo's archways (according to local superstitions these masks ward off negative influences and spirits)
Parking Notes
Parking at Piazza della Repubblica located about a 3 minutes walk from the Palazzo Zampaglione B&B
Dining Area Notes
La Locanda dell'Arco Ristorante inside the Palazzo.
Living/Lounge Area Notes
Enjoy a relaxing time on our rest areas.
Cleaning Notes
Cleaning services included in price
Local Amenities & Attractions
We offer plenty of activities:
ITALIAN LOCAL CUISINE COURSE
Duration: 4 hours - maximum 8 people
Description: Held at the exclusive Palazzo Zampaglione. Each course will include introduction to the course and to each other, demonstration, preparation and cooking of the dishes, and tasting of the dishes. A translator will participate in the course to translate the cooking explanations to ensure that the traditional recipe hasn't been modified by changes in culture and language. Below please find an example of typical traditional recipes that will be taught during the courses. Find out more information about Italian cuisine recipe .
Price: 84.50 EUR per person *THIS COURSE CAN BE TAKEN AS CONSECUTIVE DAYS
ITALIAN WINE TASTING COURSE
Duration: 3 to 4 hours. Depending how interactive the group is.
Description: Learn the mechanics of serving wine (glasses, bottles, corks, corkscrews and various paraphernalia). Subjects covered: how to taste the wine, principles of food and wine matching. Buying wine for your cellar (Wine Selection Techniques). Campania, Basilicata and Puglia Wines that may be sampled: Carpe Diem Aglianico del VUlture doc, Spumante Ellenico Aglianico del Vulture igt, Spumante Moscato igt, Synthesi Aglianico del Vulture doc, Bianco di Corte Fiano igt, Clivus Moscato Spumante igt, Barigliott igt, Antico Spumante igt
Price: 84.50 EUR per person
MOUNT VULTURE VINEYARD TOUR
Duration: Half a day
Description: Visit to the vineyard with briefing on various type of wines grapes, climates and soil. Back in the cellar to learn the history of the wine and how the wine was made including learning about the wine making process.
Wineries/Vineyards: The Alovini Winery use the aglianico grapes from some of the best-tended vineyards anywhere in Italy. The volcanic soils around the stunning but extinct volcano "Mount Vulture" also contribute to the unique wine. Cabanico Basilicata igt, Al Volo Aglianico del Vulture doc. Feudi di San Gregorio Estate - Vigne di Mezzo - which has a cluster of vineyards near the villages of Barile, Rionero in Vulture and Rampolla, all sharing a south-east exposure on the Mount Vulture in the region of Basilicata. The grapes are Aglianico del Vulture. Efesto Aglianico del Vulture doc.
Price: 101.40 EUR per person
EXCLUSIVE DAY IN BENEVENTO
Duration: All day
Description: Drive to Dugenta in an exclusive vintage car with private chauffeur (120 km/1.30 hours) to the Torre Gaia Wine Resort. Visit to the wine production estate and overview of the traditional wood wine barrel producing process. Wine tasting. Lunch at the Donna Giulia Ristorante (included Gourmet Meals are pre-organized). Includes vintage car, driver, trasnlator, lunch exclusive, wine tasting, visit to the vinyards and wine cellars.
Prices: With "le Bellissime" car: 325 EUR per person, minimum two people.
With "le Esclusive" car: 403 EUR per person, minimum two people.
With MP Laefer self-drive car: 325 EUR per person, minimum two people
ANITQUE ITALIAN POMPEI SCULPTURE COURSE
Duration: 4 hours
Description: Experience a unique opportunity to spend a day in the workshop of Vito Zabatto, a renown local sculptor, who will teach you the antique art of Italian Pompei-style sculpting, where vases and statues are fashioned out of strips of clay.
Price: 65 EUR per person
A DAY AT AN ITALIAN FARM
Duration: from 9:00am to 6:00pm
Description: We offer guests the chance to spend an unforgetable day in the Italian countryside. A beautifully renovated old farmhouse located aproximately 8 km from Calitri - in a hilly part of central southern Italy in the ancient area of Alta Irpinia, is a farm of 180 hectares with a rich history. Here you will find natural beauty unlike anywhere else in southern Italy. Enjoy ample space to relax by the pool (including changing rooms, toilets, deckchair)
Light lunch includes local cheese, ham, fresh salad, bread, mineral water and glass of local Fiano di Tufiello red wine per person. Additional beverages/food to be paid separately.
About the farm: In the past the farm was devoted to sheep farming and cereal cultivation.Today their efforts are dedicated to organic farming and making their own products. In 2003/2004 it was added a cellar to produce wine from their own grapes, a mill to make flour from wheat, a laboratory to make organic pasta, a laboratory to bottle organic tomatoes and organic honey.
Price: 28.60 EUR per person
ITALIAN HISTORY GUIDED TOUR
Duration: Tailored upon request
Description: Numerous areas of tourist interest can be reached from our accommodations given Calitri's central location. Explore the many areas of interest from a historical, archeological, ethnographic, religious and naturalistic point of view guided by a bilingual member of staff who is knowledable of the history of Calitri and surrounding areas.
Price: 65 EUR per person for half a day. Minimun two people
Owners Website: A Magnificent Palazzo in Calitri (AV), Region of Campania, Southern Italy: www.italydreamvacation.com
Related locations: Amalfi Coast vacation/holiday rentals - Gargano vacation/holiday rentals - Italian Alps vacation/holiday rentals - Lake Bracciano vacation/holiday rentals - Lake Como vacation/holiday rentals - Lake Garda vacation/holiday rentals - Lake Iseo vacation/holiday rentals - Lake Maggiore vacation/holiday rentals - Lake Orta vacation/holiday rentals - Lunigiana vacation/holiday rentals - Riviera Di Levante & Cinque Terre vacation/holiday rentals - Riviera Di Ponente vacation/holiday rentals - Valtiberina vacation/holiday rentals - Venice vacation/holiday rentals
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other properties located nearby
|
|