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Italian Olive Oil educational
How to make an excellent extra virgin organic olive oil in Umbria, Paciano, Italy.
We are very proud to produce our extra virgin organic olive oil at Il Fontanaro in Paciano, in Umbria, Italy. We are a family owned 100% organic olive grove and estate and our yearly harvest is approaching! Have a look at our photos and videos and don’t forget to order your own bottle of the best olive oil in Italy! We are rated by the New York World competition among best olive oil in the world, also by Slow Food and many many others!
Lean more at our countryslowliving blog.
Come and visit us during the harvest and learn all about the art of making olive oil
NEXT OLIVE OIL HARVEST RETREAT OCTOBER 2016
Educational on Italian food and Italian olive oil
Paciano, fontanaro educational on food and olive oil
How to choose a good olive oil. here in Umbria Olive oil is a kind of religion!
Discover why with us at our educational!
Our cooking class are and olive class are fun and unique!
Tuscan Cooking class
Tuscan Cooking class - With chef Walter at Fontanaro, Paciano, Umbria
How fun is to learn to cook Italian in an Eco organic olive farm in Umbria with great wines and a fantastic blu eyes chef?
Here are few second from a group day cooking class this May 2018.
Are you ready to cook like an Italian?
Umbria Cooking class
Slow food cooking and farm experience at il Fontanaro
Family cooking class in Umbria
Umbria with kids
Things to do in Umbria with kids:
A Family cooking class in Umbria, Paciano, at il Fontanaro organic farmhouse.
Olive Harvest Retreat at il Fontanaro, Paciano, Umbria, Italy
Olive Harvest Retreat at il Fontanaro.
Experience the Italian country slow living and learn the art of making one of the best Italian olive oil!
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The Olive harvest retreat 2016 edition will be next October.
Write us to know more: info@fontanaro.it
Il Fontanaro Organic Farm, Paciano
We spent a weekend at Il Fontanaro Organic Farmhouse in Paciano, Umbria and were shown around this sprawling estate which produces its own honey, olive oil and wine. It's also a beautiful place for a quiet getaway.
The italian country slow living: Il Fontanaro, Umbria Italy
The italian country slow living: Il Fontanaro, Umbria Italy
This is a short presentation of our Organic Olive estate and holiday villas.
The aim is to share our knowledge of the best italian country slow living culture, from the healthy food to the historical villages around us.
Culinary tours: A 'Bella Giornata' making pizza at Fontanaro, Paciano
A cooking and farming day organized by
for il Fontanaro Organic Olive Estate and Vacation Villas
Organic Holiday in Italy
Il Fontanaro organic farm house, in Paciano, between Tuscany and Umbria is the perfect location to enjoy an organic holiday.
The farm produce organic olive oil, honey and wine and have 5 luxury estates with eco salty infinity swimming pool.
All homes are full AC and Wifi.
BELLA TOSCANA - Around Il Fontanaro Organic Farmhouse
Bella Toscana ( is a photographic project across Italy. As part of the project, Samuel Webster and Alessia Clusini have been blogging their progress and making videos of the wonderful things they've seen along the way. Il Fontanaro Organic Farmhouse is one of those places, run by Alina Pinelli and her mother Lucia.
Alina says, We bought a ruin from the 18 century more than 30 years ago, with about 50 acres of land, and gradually restored it into a country home for our family. We started planting olive trees until we reached the present number of 2000. Now, we produce our own extra virgin organic olive oil, honey and saffron. We have also expanded and developed the property, transforming it into a small tourist rural resort accommodating up to 18 guests with very high comfort and great personal care for our guests, since they are like friends for us, not just customers. We like to share with our guests our love for local, genuine food matched with great wines from our cellar (approximately 2500 bottles from all over Italy and the world), organizing cooking classes, and wine and oil tasting. We also love to transfer our passion and interest for the country life to our guests and we suggest and organize visits to many artistic and cultural destinations in the surrounding Umbrian and Tuscan towns.
Cooking class at Il Fontanaro Farmhouse, Umbria
We cooked up a storm during a visit to Il Fontanaro Farmhouse in Umbria where we learned how to prepare different types of fresh pasta and sauces for a hearty, delicious lunch! More details on Il Fontanaro here
Pasta pici making at il fontanaro (Created with @Magisto)
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Eco Holiday in Italy: Fontanaro organic and ecological farm house between Tuscany and Umbria
Fontanaro organic farm house (winter edition video teaser).
A country slow living experience between Tuscany and Umbria. 5 charming guest houses with: maxi Jacuzzi, infinity pool, internet wireless, cooking and wine classes, free organic vegetables from the garden, cultural experiences, horse riding very closed to the farmhouse.
There are few places where you can find serenity, explore medieval hill towns, Etruscan art, and historic cities, and enjoy great food and extraordinarily welcoming hosts. Fontanaro offers all that and much more.
The Fontanaro estate contains a beautifully restored two story stone farmhouse with two separate luxury villas. Located in Umbria,the green heart of Italy on the border of Tuscany, the property is set on 40 acres with 2.000 olive trees and a small vineyard of old Sangiovese's grapes. The view lends itself to rolling green hills facing breathtaking sunsets and sunrise like a Perugino's painting.
The farm house, built in 1893, is beautifully restored with modern comforts. It is surrounded by a large grass lawn with lemon trees, an extensive collection of old english roses, a great variety of many flowers and a vegetable garden. There is a bread oven, barbecue and a large private Infinity swimming pool with high-performance salt chlorinator (14 x 6m- 46 x 19,6ft ) with a maxi Jacuzzi.
The two cozy villas, named Frantoio and Leccino, are adjacent to the main house. Both have their own private patio and garden. Each villa is fully furnished and decorated with tasteful Umbrian touches, is approximately 60 sq mt (540 sq. ft.) and has a large living room with SKY satellite TV and WI-FI access, a well equipped kitchen corner and fireplace, plus a large bedroom with king-size bed and a comfortable, modern bathroom with shower. Linens, pool towels, hair dryer, kettle, cooking pots and pans, dish washer, microwave oven, CD player, washing machine, cellular phone, and final cleaning are all furnished to render your vacation complete. Pets are permitted on request.
When in season, guests may take advantage of free produce (fruit, tomatoes, greens) from the vegetable garden.
All guests are personally welcomed by the owners and will receive personal attention and care during their stay. Everything possible will be done to assure an unforgettable holiday.
A library of English language books is provided in each villa. You can browse the selection of art books, guides, maps, brochures and tourist information about the wonderful places to visit in the area.
The estate is located 1 km from the walled village of Paciano, a perfectly restored 13th century medieval village located in a peaceful and scenic location. There is a view of Lake Trasimeno and the lights of Chiusi, Montepulciano and Cortona in the distance.
The town is constructed on the peak of a hill 400 meters above sea level. In 1992, the European Community named Paciano un villaggio ideale. It is known as one of the top ten villages in Italy for its idyllic setting and quality of life. The restaurants of the area serve typical cuisine representative of the rich Umbrian and Tuscan enogastronomic culture and tradition.
Less than a one hour drive from Fontanaro, you can explore and enjoy Assisi, Perugia, Siena, Deruta, Montalcino, Montepulciano, Orvieto, Pienza, Cortona, Montefalco, Chiusi and a host of Etruscan architectural gems in Umbria and Tuscany.
From Chiusi, a one hour train trip brings you to the center of Rome or Florence. Trains leave in the morning and return in the evening providing a convenient way to visit these splendid cities without having to navigate the narrow streets and heavy traffic by car.
more info:
fontanaro.it alina@fontanaro.it
visit Umbria: fontanaro, olive oil with love from Paciano...village of peace...
home made video for fontanaro organic farm.
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Next harvest: 25th of October 2012
Slow Living - why we fell better slowing down.
Our point of view about what means to slow down and what is the country slow living for us here at Fontanaro, in Umbria, Italy
Umbria Experience: a day at il Fontanaro Organic Farm house
Enjoy the green heart of Italy at an Italian Estate from XIX Cent.
Experience a real Umbrian Cooking school and relax at the pool or a a home away from home- Il Fontanaro has 5 estates to relax all with swimming pool and all comfort.
What's in your bottle of olive oil? The truth about olive oil.
“What’s In Your Bottle?” is a multimedia documentary about the production, consumption, and appreciation of true extra virgin olive oil.
Producers, consumers and experts of extra virgin olive oil take viewers between an Italian olive grove and an American kitchen table.
They share their perspectives about the industry, specifically the lack of regulation and awareness of quality olive oil.
Video story by Jessica Paholsky/Penn State University
An educational video by il Fontanaro.
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