Località il Piano, an agrotourism and teaching farm in the Appenine mountains, Italy

Rural topic(s): Places to be (work in progress), (Agri)-tourism and rural heritage

Type: Narrative story

Date of writing: August 4, 2021

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§ A few words on Località il Piano

Nestled in the Appennine mountains of Umbria, Italy, Località il Piano is a family-run teaching farm dedicated to sharing our vision of sustainable agriculture. We host over-night guests, educational tour group activities and volunteers. Whether you are interested in activities like stomping wine grapes, milking a goat, or a lazy picnic in our heirloom apple orchard, Località il Piano offers a chance to get close to nature and real food.

♪What kind of experience can you have there…

Visiting Località il Piano you can make rich experiences in the following fields of activities:

• agriculture

• permaculture

• agroforestry/ Forestry

• seed saving

• organising of events, trainings

• educational activities

You can volunteer to realise these activities … or enjoy the place thanks to its agrotourism offer.

☼ Travel information & Location

Località il Piano is located in the Appennine mountains of central Italy, in the Region of Umbria and Province of Perugia, a couple hours northeast of Rome.

You can reach the place by public transport, by car, by bike, by horse: find a description for the best way to get there here.

☺ Contact

• Località il Piano website

• Facebook

• Languages spoken: IT, EN

Informations:

Scale of intervention : Local

Keywords: permaculture, seeds saving, family farming, agroforestry, agroecology, medicinal and aromatic plants, agritourism, local food processing, food production

Places: Italy

Actors: farm

Methods: training workshop, non formal learning