Depending on when you stay at the farm, you are welcome to help pick the fruit and vegetables, gather wild mushrooms and asparagus, feed the chickens and rabbits, or prepare jams and preserves. S anta Brigida has only five guest apartments, all of which are in the old stone farmhouse. On the ground floor are Maurino, Frantoio and Leccino, three studios with kitchenette, bathroom and double bed. They offer sweeping views across the garden and valley. All of the apartments have fireplaces, independent heating, satellite TV, an independent entrance and use of the barbecue, garden and washing machine in the laundry room.
Sheets are embroidered, towels are terrycloth, and each bathroom has a hair drier.
The original terracotta floors and wood-beam ceilings add loads of warmth and atmosphere. A lso on the property are an elegant panoramic swimming pool and a restaurant serving home-cooked vegetarian specialities. B arely sixty miles from Rome, this part of Italy is truly off the beaten track, known only to locals and connoisseurs. Although we know you'll take advantage of the daily bus service to the Eternal City, you'll also want to save some days for excursions into the countryside. Visit the beautiful art cities of Orvieto, Perugia and Spoleto, the Franciscan monasteries of the Rieti Valley, the charming hiltowns of Montefalco, Bevagna and Spello, the magnificent villas of Caprarola and Bagnaia, Europe's highest waterfall at Le Marmore, and Lake Pediluco.