Oliveto dei Monti
Cerveteri (Rome)
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The agriturismo is an early 20th century country farmstead, fully renovated in 2005 and surrounded by a century-old olive grove and woodlands. The setting is breezy and quiet, in the middle of the countryside, far from other homes that can only be seen in the distance. Situated on a hillside, it offers a suggestive view over the mountains and the sea.
Structure and accommodation
- Room only
- Pets allowed
- Typical products on sale
- Television
The agriturismo is a single farmstead of 120 square metres on two floors, situated on the Cerveteri mountains and the whole building is available for rent. The simple, rustic décor aims to preserve the nature of the location: terracotta floors, timber doors, windows and furniture, wrought iron beds and lamps, ceilings with open wooden beams. On the ground floor is the kitchen with high fireplace, handy for grilling and a table that seats six, a large living room composed of lounge area and dining room with fireplace, one double bedroom with a view over the olive grove and a bathroom with brick vaulted ceiling. There are two bedrooms on the floor above – one double and the other with two single beds plus a baby’s cot, each one with its own bathroom and splendid views over the olive grove and sea.
The agriturismo is on an 80-hectare farm, with seven hectares of olive grove and the rest mainly woodlands with the typical Mediterranean scrubland. The olive grove is composed of 300 old trees that produce a rare olive cultivar. No chemical substances are used on the land or on the olive trees. Olives are hand picked using traditional methods; the organically produced oil is backed up by the Mediterranean Institute of Certification mark, is sold on the farm and is famous throughout Cerveteri for its fine quality.