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San Giacomo Horses & Agriturismo, Milan
A delightful surprise – one minute you’re navigating Milan’s industrial hinterland,
the next you’re in Roccolo National Park, sweeping down a tree-lined drive past
paddocks of horses. This is a working stud farm, with a stable block next to the
peachy villa. Here lie four stylish, spacious bedrooms, reached via their own
entrances directly from the garden; the fifth, with a gorgeous, white-painted four-
poster bed and a terrace up a flight of stairs, sits under the eaves of the family
home. There’s an apartment for four tucked away in the house, too. Each elegant,
sunlit double room is named after a horse – ‘Bagheera’, ‘Dorothy’, ‘Elastic Girl’;
antique furniture and pale linen abound, and sleek modern bathrooms have super
walk-in showers. The bright, chandeliered breakfast room (also the reception area)
has windows on three sides so your organic buffet breakfast is accompanied by
views of pomegranate trees and happy horses. Isabella and Patrizia run the whole
place with a calm efficiency tailored to the needs of their clientele – businessmen
and businesswomen visiting Milan.From €90 per
night for a double
room, includes
breakfast
http://www.sawdays.co.uk/
sangiacomo(^) ☎+39 0290 377123
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