The most interesting relais, country hotels
and bed & breakfasts with vineyard views

After the successful publication in 2009 of the two books

Masserie. Hospitality in the charming farmhouses of Apulia
and
Divino Abitare Charming Hospitality in Monferrato, Langhe and Roero

dedicated to resorts, hotels and agrotourism in Apulia and Piedmont, Adriano Bacchella proposes once more a selection of relais country hotels and bed & breakfasts from around Italy, with his splendid photographies and the descriptions penned by Franco Faggiani, magical places in our country, whose common denominators are the vineyards surrounding them.
From castle to ‘masseria’, from farmhouse to austere villa, from historic buildings to rural architecture, from big estates to tiny family property, always surrounded by marvellous landscapes, they all are places where to take refuge and get away from it all and rediscover the ties with traditions, the slow alternation of the seasons, and country life.
The people who live, and frequently work here, are serene, and ready to share with guests – who often become friends after the very first glass of wine – their homes, experiences and territory.

Adriano Bacchella, author of about twenty books, his lifestyle, interior and travel reportages are regularly published in important international magazines in Italy (such as Airone, Bell’Europa, Bell’Italia, Capital, Class, Meridiani, Panorama, Panorama Travel, Weekend) and abroad (Elle Decor Russia/Germany/Greece, AD Usa, Figaro Magazine, Terre Sauvage, Geo France/Germany/Corea). Of the same author, the books Case di Torino (2007), Masserie. Hospitality in the charming farmhouses of Apulia (2009), Divino Abitare. Charming Hospitality in Monferrato, Langhe and Roero (2009), Case di Montagna. Vivere nella Vialattea e dintorni (2009), Case di Torino due (2010), Case di Genova (2010), have been published by AdArte.

Franco Faggiani, journalist, has published reports, articles and surveys in dozens of magazines, he was the editor of various trade magazines, and he is the author of essays, narrative, biographies, guides and novels. For years now he’s been writing mostly about activities connected with this theme: economy, enogastronomy, sports, trails, professions.

Nicolò Incisa della Rocchetta manages the family company, Tenuta San Guido at Bolgheri, farming estate, horse breeding stable and high quality vineyard.