Following the first edition in 2010, Adriano Bacchella with his photographs and Franco Faggiani with his texts, propose a new selection of relais, country hotels, and bed & breakfasts scattered throughout Italy, all sharing the common thread of being surrounded by vineyards. People crave country holidays. This is confirmed by data from "rural tourism," the only sector still consistently growing, and it's evident from the "hosts" of wineries, farms, and family properties who have chosen to share their rural life with guests, opening their own homes: skillfully restored farmhouses, residences with illustrious vestiges, and estates transformed into small relais – places to reconnect with true nature.
These establishments are located in isolated yet protected areas, or on the edge of small villages, properties with an illustrious past often saved from neglect and brought back to life with passion, care, and architectural expertise, surrounded by fields and hills redesigned with olive groves, vineyards, orchards, and gardens. This book is an invitation to stay in some of these magical places.
Foreword by Ilaria Occhini Texts by Franco Faggiani
