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The Farm

 

The Farm is managed by the owner’s whole family. It has a surface of approximately 170 hectares and it extends on a wide territory between the councils of Città di Castello, Pietralunga and Gubbio, at an altitude varying from 300 to 700 meters.
The prevailing activity is that of cattle and horse breeding in the wild green large areas of the Farm. The cattle of the farm belong to the renowned Chianina breed according to the rules of the brand I.G.P. "White cattle of Appennino Centrale". The horses have the breed of the "Italian Agricultural Horse", majestic and ancient breed once used for carrying wagons, today they are threatened by genetic erosion. 

On the well-watered plains the Farm grows tobacco Virginia Brigth, a traditional cultivation in the area of the High Tiber Valley, tabacco growing has put a mark on the history and the local culture of the region. 
A large part of the area of the Farm is covered by typical trees of the woods of the Umbrian hills and of the streams (oaks, hornbeams, flowering ashes, willows, poplars, etc.). 
Geese, hens, rabbits, ducks, pigs, dogs, cats.... enlive the gardens; apple trees, salads, cherry trees, plum trees, cabbages, radishes..... embellish the orchard.