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In each little Italian
village everyone knows where the schoolteacher's home is, and
the same happens in Roatto d'Asti, where The Professor’s Home stands: a little village in the heart of Lower Monferrato,
Piedmont, Italy. The house used to be our family home for
over a century; now we rent
it out as temporary residence to guests looking for a viable
alternative to hotels and B&B.
Its central geographical
position makes it a great starting point for half-a-day and
one-day excursions as well as for longer trips: Asti, Alba and
Turin are close by, Genoa and Milan are easily reached by road
or by rail (1.5 to 2 hrs.); Florence, Venice, Rome, Cinque
Terre are a bit further away and you can visit one of them in
two days. The 2006 Turin Olimpic Games sky trails and
sky slopes are little over an hour away by car.
The 2100 sq ft
house can accommodate up to
eleven people, and you can book it from one to four weeks.
A very good butcher's and grocer's shop is
at two minutes walk, and all services (supermarket, railway station, two banks
and so on) are only 3 miles from the house.
Those wishing to take a
deeper plunge into real country life can take part in the
seasonal activities, such as fruit picking, grape and hazelnut
harvest, wine-making, or help tend to the vegetable garden.
Kids, too, can have a wonderful time at the house: they can play
inside (see the “Puppet Show Room” in the photo gallery section)
and outside, and have fun in the sandbox, the twin swing and the above-ground swimming pool we set up during the good season.
We live in Asti at 20
minutes by car and so we are
always at hand to provide tips and advice to help our guests
make the most of their stay!
The geographical
coordinates of The Professor’s House (as on Google Earth) are:
longitude 8° 1’ 36.86” – latitude 44° 56’ 55.39”. |
Last news:
- Dec 10, 2010: the Petrof upright piano
- August 2011: the restored cellar
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