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10/10 Excellent
David N.
16 Jan 2010
"Our stay at Villa dei Li...
"Our stay at Villa dei Limoni, Marina di Ascea, Campagna (HOMELIDAYS)
Our holiday at Villa dei Limoni was very enjoyable and memorable for many reasons.
The villa was extremely comfortable, but the real joy was the way in which the owner Silvestro made us feel so welcome, by including us in many of the day to day activities around the property.
Most days we were able to help Silvestro pick beautiful fresh citrus from the large orchard and then to have freshly squeezed orange juice with our breakfast.
One of the highlights was to observe (and help with) the collection of the last of the olive crop, the initial separation of leaves and other loose material, and packing for processing at the “Frantoio”. Silvestro invited me to drive with him to the Frantoio, to see the fully automated process of converting the olive crop into olive oil. I found this to be particularly interesting – olives collected that morning at his property, were taken from the Frantoio that evening as olive oil!
Silvestro was also extremely helpful when giving us advice on visiting the many attractions available to visitors to the region. As someone born in Ascea, he has a wealth of knowledge of this beautiful part of Campania.
We had a leased vehicle with us, so we were able to explore quite a lot of the region during our stay.
On the morning we departed the villa, Silvestro provided us with so many crates of oranges, lemons, mandarins and a huge 5 litre bottle of his newly processed olive oil, I was unsure that our little Peugeot would ever make the journey to our next destination in Central Italy!!!
In all, a very memorable holiday and we have no hesitation is offering a “first rate” recommendation for Silvestro’s Villa dei Limoni as a “must do” holiday."