Almost 350.000 Italians have decided to have lunch in a farmhouse for the Easter holidays. This is what Coldiretti estimates, which highlights how the heaviness of the international climate, despite not having curbed the Italians' desire for a holiday, has favored a relaxing Easter and how the search for tranquility has made them prefer a holiday in the countryside which - underlines Coldiretti – is the real star of these holidays in a period in which far from the cities we witness the full awakening of nature.
There are over 22 agritourism establishments in Italy that offer the opportunity to stay in the open air away from worries and of these, 3400 are located in the regions hit by the earthquake for which a recovery is expected. The ability to keep food traditions unchanged over time with local Easter menus based on seasonal zero-kilometre and organic products is - Coldiretti continues - the quality most appreciated by guests but the demand for additional services is growing. In farms, recreational programs such as horse riding, archery, trekking are increasingly offered, but there is no shortage - Coldiretti specifies - of cultural activities such as visiting archaeological or naturalistic itineraries but also cooking or horticulture courses .
The trend is towards last minute bookings, but to choose the right agritourism the advice - underlines Coldiretti - is to prefer companies accredited by associations and to contact websites such as www.terranostra.it or www.campagnamica.it on the internet . And the only farmersforyou App has also arrived, in Italian and English versions, which allows you to choose the farmhouses where you can stay in the most beautiful landscapes of the Italian countryside, the markets of Campagna Amica, the farms and shops where you can buy the real made in Italy, but also restaurants that offer menus with products purchased directly from farmers.
