Little things that make the week
Everything here is optional and quoted separately. Tick what you want on your booking request, or ask once you arrive.
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Private chef dinner
Matteo or one of his team cooks on your terrace and leaves the kitchen clean.
A four-course dinner built around what the market has that week. We bring the ingredients, cook in your kitchen, serve at the table and clear up. Vegetarian, vegan and allergy menus are no trouble. A cooking lesson for the whole house is also possible.
from €95 per guest
Book 3 days ahead
- Ingredients and wine pairing
- Cooking and service
- Washing up
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Grocery delivery
Fridge stocked before you arrive: bread, oil, cheese, fruit, coffee, wine.
Send us your list or choose a starter pack. We shop in Borgo Sant'Elia on the morning of your arrival and the fridge is full when you walk in. We charge the shop at cost plus a small handling fee.
handling fee €25
Order 2 days ahead
- Local shop at cost
- Delivered and put away
- Receipt in the arrival folder
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Airport transfers
A driver meets you at arrivals and brings you to the door.
A private car for up to four, a minibus for up to eight. The driver waits if your flight is late and stops at the supermarket on request. Returns are collected from the villa at the time you choose.
from €120 each way
Book 5 days ahead
- Meet and greet
- Waiting time for delays
- Child seats on request
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Mill visit and oil tasting
A morning with the cooperative: the press, three oils and a bread lunch.
A guide walks you through the olive harvest and pressing, then you taste three oils with bread and tomatoes. In October and November you can watch the pressing itself.
€28 per guest
Book 2 days ahead
- Guided visit
- Tasting and lunch
- A small tin to take home
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Guided ridge walk
A local guide takes you along the Red Path with a picnic.
Half a day with Paola, who has walked these hills for thirty years. She will tell you the names of the plants, where the shepherds go, and why you should never trust a path marked 'easy'.
€180 per group
Book 3 days ahead
- Guide and picnic
- Maps
- Return transport to Valmora
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Evening at the cellar
A small producer opens the cellar for a tasting at dusk.
Five wines from one family estate, poured by the person who made them, with cheese and cured meats. A taxi takes you there and back so everyone can taste.
€45 per guest
Book 3 days ahead
- Tasting of five wines
- Cheese and cured meats
- Return taxi
Something else in mind?
A birthday cake, a baby sitter, a bike, an extra bed. If it is possible, we will find it. Prices are quoted before anything is arranged.