A fourteenth-century monastery and Gino Girolomoni tied together by a red string. How the monastery became the heart of a sustainable rebirth. We interviewed Maria Girolomoni and discovered this magical place in the hills of Urbino, Marche Region (Italy).
A monastery of 1380, basically fallen to pieces, comes back to life and becomes a unique organic farm stay.
The 14th century Montebello monastery
We’ll tell you something about Gino Girolomoni, visionary and father of the Italian organic agriculture. Here you can admire the beauty and charm of the ancient monastery of Montebello in the countryside of Urbino. Taste the pasta with ancient grains from the ground to the table. Then, visit the pasta factory, which from the end of the seventies transforms the grains of the Cesana highland into organic pasta.
Lunch at the Girolomoni Agritourism
Montebello ancient monastery turned into biological agritourism
Landscape of Girolomoni biological agritourism
How was born the Girolomoni Farm Stay?
Girolomoni biological pasta
What good green actions have you undertaken?
The pasta factory dries the organic pasta thanks to a wood chip boiler, and a percentage of energy is self-produced thanks to the micro-wind and photovoltaic panels.
Biological pasta of the agritourism
What do your guests appreciate the most?
The beauty of the Montebello monastery where the agritourism is located
Which organic products do you produce?
Can guests participate in farm life?
What is the must-do experience near the farm?
La Cesana, which is the upland that connects us to Urbino (15 km) and Fossombrone (15 km), is dotted with paths that you can walk or cycle. La Gola del Furlo (25 min from us) is a beautiful natural park with many marked paths.
Gola del Furlo, photo by Stefania Cimarelli, on Wikimedia
The natural parks and nature areas that you can’t miss near the organic farm are:
- I Monti Delle Cesane, where the accommodation is located.
- The Monte Catria, the cradle of the millenary Monastery of Fonte Avellana.
- Monte Nerone, with breathtaking views in all seasons.
- The State Reserve of Gola del Furlo is a suggestive natural canyon crossed by the river Candigliano.
- L‘Alpe Della Luna, with the magical landscape that inspired Piero Della Francesca.
- The Monte San Bartolo Nature Park, an authentic paradise, with unspoiled corners of coastline, small villages and a thousand views of the sea.
Monte San Bartolo, photo by Vid Pogacnik, via Wikipedia
- The Caves of Frasassi, an underground wonder that will leave you breathless with its spires and natural pinnacles.
- The Natural Park of Conero (Sirolo and the two Sisters), an amazing landscape overlooking the sea.
- The Sibillini National Park, a magical place rich in history, folklore, and legends.
The article Girolomoni Organic Farm Stay: a Restored Monastery Example of Sustainable Rebirth among Urbino Hills was originally posted on Ecobnb.