ospitalita — Cairo Montenotte · Liguria
In Cairo Montenotte, in the Ligurian hinterland facing the Alpi Liguri, a nineteenth-century farmhouse has become a family-run relais: Fausta and Luigi have turned a historic building into a place where time truly slows down.
In the Savona hinterland, where the Ligurian hills rise far from the sea, a farmhouse dating to the late nineteenth century holds an unhurried kind of hospitality. Le Macine Relais occupies an original building, carefully restored and rated 3 Soli: an address you find, not one you stumble upon.
Around the farmhouse spreads a century-old park of one hectare, where roe deer, hares and squirrels live undisturbed among the trees. It is a rare thing to find so close to a medieval village: a silence guests describe as true peace, not mere absence of noise.
The three rooms — Rossa, Blu, Bianca (Red, Blue, White) — are furnished with original nineteenth-century pieces and silks, each with a private bathroom. In the morning, breakfast brings homemade cakes and biscuits made by Fausta, served in the courtyard too when the season allows: a ritual reviews mention with surprise and gratitude.
A residence rated 3 Soli, recognised on Booking.com and Tripadvisor, run with the care that only owners can give.
