Summer awakening in the Prategiano

Summer awakening in the Prategiano

Our Hotel Rifugio Prategiano has blossomed. At all corners and ends, the sun lets the green flourish velvety and the scent of the countless roses nestles against the gentle summer air. Here, at the foot of the Poggio di Montieri, the most beautiful month of Tuscany shows its sunniest side.

Where a few weeks ago eagerly cut, cleaned, moved, and built, people and animals now enjoy the prosperity of the landscape. Children play around, conquering the bright blue hotel pool, while the older children make themselves comfortable on the loungers and perhaps hold a long-overdue book in their hands. If you pay attention, you will discover an incredible diversity of insects and smaller animals. Some may be surprised, but the nature lover knows that here, away from big cities, smog and noise, living things are in their best condition and therefore it is only a gentle indication of the purity of these landscapes in the Maremma Tuscany.

 

So lovingly here is taken care of every flower, so careful you pay attention to the flourishing of the garden. This is managed ecologically-sustainable and serves our regional cuisine in the preparation of fresh delicacies. Surrounded by cherry trees, smaller oak trees and lush meadows countless vegetable plants are growing. One discovers beans (fagioli), cucumbers (cetrioli) with a home-made roof for climbing, tomato (pomodori), peppers (peppers) and the sharper relatives: the chili plant (peperoncino).

A shady corner is adorned with sage sage (salvia), oregano (origano), parsley (prezzemolo) and the classic Italian kitchen, basilico (basilico).

 

We can only see the beginnings of all its fruit, but the Mediterranean climate will do its job and soon you will find some herbs or first crops on our table.

Yes, it is a place to soak up the sun and experience nature, which gives honour to its name "Prategiano" - garden of the god Giano.