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room, includes
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Ca’ de Memi – Agriturismo, Padua
Very much a happy, extended family affair. And, unusually, the
Scquizzato’s ramblingly elegant, old farmhouse is in the middle
of town – albeit a small one – its courtyard and big garden at the
back. Ottorino looks after their nearby orchard (‘forgotten’ fruits a
specialty), the land and the animals. His wife, Michela, looks after
guests, is a sublime cook (seasonal, regional dishes a speciality
- with homegrown produce, of course) and runs cookery courses.
Daughters Elena and Giulia (architect and lawyer) live here too with
their partners and take care of marketing. You breakfast at a happy
assortment of small tables; dinners take place at one long one, the
convivial heart of things by the open fire and wood burner. You sleep
in beamed and wooden floored rooms on a comfortable mix of antique
and new beds, decked with stripes and checks (and there’s a lift, if
stairs are a problem). Bathrooms are small and good. ‘Aunt’ Wilma’s
colourful paintings everywhere add zing. You must arrange a meal and
visit Piombino Dese’s magnificent, Palladian, Villa Cornaro. Oh, and
cycle the former Treviso-Ostiglia railway path.
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