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Corteforte Farm Holiday:
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| At Corteforte B&B There are four luxurious
double rooms, inside a 600 year old mast, and an isolated country house
(chalet) for 4-6 persons (called Olivella). Common areas: garden, solarium
terrace, breakfast room. Product of Corteforte's farm can be
tasted: wines and oil. Animals, also of great size, are welcome,
but only small pets are allowed to get into the rooms.
Italian breakfast (home made cakes, cookies, coffee,
milk, cappuccino, the, croissant) or international (ham, cheese,
salami, eggs)
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Rooms
Interiors
Exteriors
Olivella
House
Cooking Academy
Activities
History
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Rooms
All
rooms are double, furnished with antiques with a private bath and are
located inside the medioeval mast.
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| Dindarella |
Dindarella |
Dindarella |
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| Molinara |
Molinara |
Molinara |
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| Rondinella |
Rondinella |
Rondinella |
Interiors
The property Corteforte, which is mainly a
winery, can be visited including the vineywards and product such as
Valpolicella and Recioto and Amarone can be tasted. The farm have been
recognized at an international level several times for the quality of its
products.
The property also hosts one of the best restaurants in Valpolicella, the
"Enoteca di Fumane".
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| Tasting
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Garden |
Cellar |
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| View
of Corte Forte mansion |
View
of Corte Forte mansion |
Vineyards |
Exteriors
From
the top of the tower you can have relax with sun bathing or reading and
enjoy a beatiful view of Fumane valley.
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| The
tower of Corteforte mansion |
The
tower of Corteforte mansion |
The
tower of Corteforte mansion |
Olivella
House
This
fully modernised self-contained building which can comfortably sleep 4-6,
is picturesquely set in olive grove surronded by vines, ovelooking the
village of Fumane and its balcony features stunning views of the Lessini
mountain range and the surrounding vineyards and countryside.
It has 2 doubleroom, 2 bathroom, living and kichen, garden and grill
facilities.
The house consist of a single apartment. At the ground floor a dining room
with kitchenette, one bathroom. At the first floor, two doublerooms and
bathroom.
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| Olivella
Exterior |
Living
room |
Living
room |
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| Double
room |
Bathroom
and double room |
View
of the vineyards |
Cooking Academy
Spend a night preparing and tasting Italian food. The
B&B Corteforte organizes a course of Italian cooking. History, traditions,
techniques, flavours, recipies and art style of Italian cooking.
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| Cooking class |
Gnocchi |
Risotto all'amarone |
Activities
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Activity:
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Excursions,
bikes, mountain bikes |
Lots of walks, roads, excursion available in Valpolicella: Fumane, Molina, San Giorgio Ingannapoltron
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Water
sports, windsurf, kitesurf, sailing. motor boats |
Lake Garda is 20 KM away.
First windsurfing facilities at 40 KM. |
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Tennis
court |
In
Fumane, close to the property, Tennis center,swimmng pool. |
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Horse
riding |
Horse riding in Tenuta Pule, 4
KM away.
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Wineries |
Lots
af wineries to visit around, in Valpolicella. |
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Cooking courses |
The B&B Corteforte organizes courses of regional cooking with wine
tasting. |
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Verona |
Verona is at 17 KM, with all its
historical and entertainment.
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Golf |
"Cà degli Ulivi" is a golf course
in Marciaga 15 Km
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History
Pietra Corteforte was built in the beginning of the 1400s in a strategic point in the Fumane valley. It was originally composed of four towers joined together by a high rock wall and was an important point in the defense against attacks from the north. In 1600, the structure became property of an important family in Verona, who transformed it into noble country residence. The edifice was enriched with arches in marble and ornately decorated. Other dwellings were also constructed nearby. Since 1989,
Corteforte is the property of Carlo Maria Cerutti, an enthusiastic grape cultivator that has restructured the winery, maintaining as much as possible its original characteristics.
Only one of the original towers remains. The adjacent stall has been transformed into a quite particular enotech, underneath which the cellars have been once again located. Nearly eight acres of grapevines surround the winery. The annual production is about 250-270 metric tons of grape, destined for the production of wines such as
Valpolicella Classico Superiore, Amarone, Recioto Amandorlato, and “Il Sole di
Corteforte”. The winery has a capacity of 80,000 liters, in wooden and stainless steel containers. The first year having a significant production was 1993, with just 3000 bottles.
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