Ever dreamed of a perfect holiday in a quiet and beautiful setting? Casale delle Farfalle is a beautiful house that is situated in the quiet surroundings of the Italian Apennines. Uniquely located in the Taro valley this house provides multiple opportunities for an active or relaxing luxurious vacation varying from lager groups of people to a romantic holiday for two. The house originates form +/- 1900 and is located, fully secluded, on the slope of the Taro valley at the end of a long driveway on a plot of 6000 m2. It’s fully renovated and the exterior and interior is completely new, it consist 3 stories with on each story an apartment. The house is surrounded by terraces with in the back a wood fired pizza oven and at front an authentic chestnut hut where in the old days the chestnuts were dried and a authentic cantina where ham is ripened and wine can be kept. There is a large chance you will find some deer around the house in the early morning. You can hear the Taro river flow in front of the house. The river makes a bend after approximately 250 meter where it forms a lagoon. Here is a small park where you can swim, sun bath, play volleyball, BBQ, etc.

About us We are Michael Bollmann and Dianne Schrijver. Currently living in the Netherlands, province Gelderland where we, approximately 15 years ago, purchased and fully renovated a farm house in which we currently live. This experience, the desire to have a vacation home abroad combined with our love for Italy inspired us in June 2016 to buy Casale delle Farfalle. The initial idea was to have a modest house for ourselves, in the end it turned out to be a bit more. This beautiful house choose us and offers more possibilities than we had imagined. The house was partly completed when we bought it, leaving sufficient work to do with the possibility to finish it to our taste. This took approx. one year and resulted in 3 independent apartments which offer the possibility of frequent use with family and friends. As it would be a shame to have the house unoccupied for longer periods of time and to offer others the possibility to enjoy Italy, the magnificent surroundings and the beautiful house we decided to rent it out to others.

In the Apennines, between the city of Parma in the East and the small Ligurian coast stroke in the West is a piece of undiscovered rural Italy. West Emilia Romagna and namely the province Parma is locked between Tuscany in the South and Piemonte in the North. The landscape is a natural transfer between the rugged mountains of the Alps and the mellow Tuscan hills. Especially the valleys of the Taro and Cena rivers form a beautiful décor of authentic farming settlements and small province towns. Meadows and agricultural area’s exchange them self with natural forests in harmony. Here you will find Italy in its most natural form, the pure and simple Italian farming life, a tranquil region without the tourist bustle. The valley is located conveniently close to the highway Parma – La Spezia (A15) This brings opportunities to visit Cinque Terre, the Ligurian coats, Tuscany, cities as Parma, Bologna, Pisa, Florence and Lucca within hand reach. In the near vicinity many old castles can be visited, as well as the villages Borgo val di Taro, Compiano, Bardi, Bedonia . These are lively places with restaurants, terraces, cafes and bars. Activity or tranquility as you like!