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Cascina La Traversina 109, 15060 Stazzano, AL, PIEMONTE Italy

Type of Accommodation: B&B & Self-catering

Come for the roses, the irises, the hostas! You'll find over 230 different varieties of plant here - they are Rosanna's passion. With drowsy shutters, buzzing bees and walls festooned in roses, the house and outbuildings appear to be in a permanent state of siesta. As do the seven cats, basking on warm window sills and shady terraces. There's a touch of The Secret Garden about the half-hidden doors, enticing steps and riotous plants, and the air is fragrant with lavender, oregano and roses, many from France. The house and farm, on a wooded hillside, have been in Rosanna's family for nearly 300 years; she gave up a career as an architect to create this paradise 40 minutes from Genoa. Homely, imaginatively decorated, bedrooms have handsome furniture, books, pictures; bathrooms come with baskets of goodies. Everyone eats together at a long table in the conservatory or outside, where lights glow in the trees at night. Rosanna, Domenico and young Vijaya are the most delightful hosts and the home-grown food is a revelation: agriturismo at its best.

ALL AGRITURISMI IN PIEDMONT

La Traversina Agriturismo, PIEMONTE

Rooms:

2 + 4: 1 double, 1 family room. 4 apartments: 3 for 2, 1 for 4.

Price:

€88-€110. Half-board €66-€77 p.p. Apartments €120-€140.

Meals:

Dinner €22-€28, by arrangement. Wine €6. Restaurant 6km.

Closed:

Rarely.

Directions:

A7 Milan-Genova exit Vignole Borbera for Stazzano; 4km; signed.