Vanessa, Frank + Kate
UK and USA
14 days at casa sul tramonto + after a week back in london i am still thoroughly relaxed and down shifted. i cannot seem to gear up to 'the back to work' mode of many londoners.
This is a great thing!
My memories include sitting on the terrace in the early morning sun eating breakfast of local fruits, oats + yoghurt, taking in the views of the surrounding patchwork countryside, smattered with peaks of tiny, unique hilltop towns, built in traditional stone, designed to wind round and round until you reach the centre at the top of the sphere.
Driving around the region, the trip from ancona airport simple, the coast very close, ambling through villages and visiting the port towns of porto san giorgio + san benedetto; these beaches + beachside promenades like miami but greener, more lush, more elegant ~ italian style, great people watching, it all seemed so easy and accessible.
maybe it's because this is a region where italians holiday and it's not overpopulated + infiltrated by other cultures, that made it feel so comfortable and effortless.
There isn't any pretense, it is a region where people, live life, work, holiday and explore.
We loved fermo, the nearest large town, beautiful in the main piazza at night and especially on a thursday evening when the town comes to life with the market selling anything from honey + truffle pickles to leather handbags + antiques. there is a wonderful deli here selling meats, cheese, pasta and fruit + veg and a fantastic + charming restaurant on an elevated terrace overlooking the main piazza del popolo, we had no idea what they were serving us for the 5 courses but happily let them serve the fixed menu, delicious cheeses and a risotto that's complex flavors exploded in the mouth.
We loved the tiny little seaside town of marina palmense, simple, local people + families, cycling to the pebble beach with umbrellas and picnics, there are a couple of basic bars and restaurants to observe the italians going about their business.
Opposite the beach is a turn off the ss16 to torre di palma, a charming, picture perfect medieval hilltop town, our favorite; the bar is great to sit for an aperitif and chat to locals and passers by, the most elegant and divine of restaurants is the family run ~ lu focaro, also a b+b, the food was exquisite, home made focaccia bread, pasta + ravioli that held a thousand flavors; released on the palate, swallowed down the gullet and still making my mouth water!
The owners have created a beautiful home and many days we spent lounging about in the heat, staring at the un-obscured view, nibbling on local produce, hanging in the hammock and dipping in the pool whilst drinking local red wine, reading + dancing in the sun ~ perfect.
Maggie + david are relaxed and invisible, unless you need them, then they are close by, warm + hospitable.
August 2011
Fantastic!!
Travellers, Holland
Last August we [2 Dutch families with kids between 11 and 16 yo] have had a wonderful relaxed holiday at Casa sul Tramonto! We've rented saeveral house during the summer on different locations but this one was far way the nicest, cleanest and best! One word: TOP! David & Maggie are very caring and helpful and nothing is too much for them. the farmhouse feels like home and the vieuws are beautiful..We hope to come back some day....
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Sonja H.
Ich glaube zu einem perfekten Urlaub kann man sich nicht mehr wünschen.
Das Haus war einfach ein Traum - so luxuriös haben wir noch nie Urlaub gemacht. Es war genauso vielversprechend - wenn nicht sogar besser - als auf den Fotos. Dank der perfekten Wegbeschreibung, haben wir auch ohne Probleme zum Haus gefunden - das Navi hatte schon längst aufgegeben. Wenn man sich Ruhe und Entspannung wünscht, dann gibt es nichts besseres. Man konnte so richtig die Seele baumeln, den Tag Tag sein lassen und einfach nur geniesen. Sogar unseren Kinder (6, 8 und 13 Jahre), die eigentlich immer eine Beschäftigung brauchen, wurde nicht langweilig. Mit Feigen essen, Eidechsen beobachten, Schwimm- und Tauchübungen und in der Hängematte dösen waren sie den ganzen Tag beschäftigt. Auch Ausflüge in die nahe gelegenen Berge sind nicht zu verachten - uns war es allerdings zu heiß um öfters einen Abstecher zu machen. Von unseren Hausgästen - den zwei Hühnern - können wir jetzt ein Daumenkino machen, denn die waren das Lieblingsmotiv für unseren Jüngsten. Es war einfach ein wunderschöner Urlaub und wir werden bestimmt wieder einmal bei euch Urlaub machen. Casa sul Tramonto - besser geht's nicht! Vielen Dank Sonja - Michael - Florian - Ben - Madita - Annette - Michael August 2011 |
Enamorata
Germany
Über das wunderschöne Haus von Maggie und David gibt nur Positives zu berichten: alles war genauso wie beschrieben, vielleicht sogar noch schöner, denn wir wurden in vielerlei Hinsicht angenehm überrascht. Dass es sich um ein altes Bauernhaus handelt, merkt man innen nicht: alles ist neu und modern, geschmackvoll und mit viel Liebe eingerichtet und blitzsauber. Die Betten sind äußerst bequem, alle Fenster haben Fliegengitter, was einem die nächtliche Jagd auf Mücken erspart. Jedes Schlafzimmer hat sein eigenes Bad, zusätzlich gibt es noch ein WC im Erdgeschoss – purer Luxus. Auch die Zusatzausstattung des Hauses mit Bettwäsche, Dusch- und Strandtüchern, Waschmittel, Spülmittel, Seife, Toilettenpapier, Fön…. und und und war TOP! Es ist wirklich alles da, was man braucht. Über den zur Ankunft bereitgestellten Korb mit Wein und Lebensmitteln haben wir uns sehr gefreut!
Auch der Außenbereich mit dem Pool (der täglich gereinigt wird), dem schattigen Ess- und Ruheplatz mit Hängematte, hüfthohen Lavendel- und Rosmarinbüschen, Grill, genügend Liegestühlen für alle Bewohner und einer traumhaften Aussicht lässt keine Wünsche offen.
Wer mal so richtig schlemmen möchte, sollte sich von Maggie ein 4-Gänge-Menü servieren lassen: super lecker, ein Gedicht für Gaumen und Auge!
Wer genug relaxt hat, kann sich entweder in den Nationalpark „Sibillinische Berge“ zum Wandern aufmachen oder an die Sandstrände von Porto San Giorgio fahren. Ein dickes Dankeschön an Maggie und David, die zwar immer „unsichtbar“, bei Bedarf jedoch sofort zur Stelle waren und auf alle unsere Fragen Antworten hatten. WE HOPE TO BE BACK SOME DAY!!
June 2011
Fabulous Break
Del, Market Harborough, UK
May 2011
A Perfect Place to Stay
Ad, Holland
We enjoyed our holiday at Casa sul Tramonto. A beautiful house with beautiful views. All was very clean. Everything we needed was available. This and the good care of Maggie and David makes we recommend this as a perfect place to stay.
April 2011
Fabulous Le Marche family holidayGranny Carole, England Our party consisted of 2 grandparents, 5 younger adults and 2 children under 8 years old, staying for a week in August '10.
We were greeted by the friendly owners, who had provided a 'starter pack' of groceries, and who showed us around the property. They live in a nearby house, and although available if needed, they left us alone to feel it was our own 'home from home'.
Everything was spotless and the house was well-equipped with all we needed. It was very helpful, when travelling light, to not have to worry about beach towels, hairdiers, soap etc. The beds were comfortable and the bedrooms had plenty of storage. The ensuite bathrooms were sparkling-clean and roomy.
The views from the house and terraces are spectacular, as were the sunsets, and the house is in a very peaceful location. We visited Frassasi Caves, local villages, and two of us made the longer (overnight) trip to Pompeii, Herculaneum and Mount Vesuvius. The rest of the time, we played in the pool (the two littlest learning to swim for the first time!), read, painted, listened to the CDs provided and generally relaxed. Taking it in turn to cook in the well equipped kitchen and barbeque area, with twin cookers, dishwasher and plentiful equipment was not difficult - but we did try out a couple of local reastaurants from the list provided by the owners, and a superb icecream parlour, which even did takeaways for us!
My only reservation about recommending it to friends would be that they might book it for the same time I would like to go next year!
August 2010
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