Ca du Fen

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Ca du Fen lies in the small Ligurian mountain village of Valloria, which is best known for its ornate doorways. The house sleeps up to four and comprises of a bedroom, a modern well-equipped kitchen/living room with sofa bed, and a bathroom with shower. In the evening you can either sit on the balcony and enjoy the stunning view across the valley with its innumerable olive groves, enjoy a glass of wine on the covered terrace, or sample some of the delicious courses in a typical Ligurian restaurant followed by a stroll through the village to admire the beautiful painted doorways.

Garden for shared use.

The name Valloria comes from... "Vallis Aurea", which can be translated into ?Valley of the wind? as well as ?Valley of Gold?; the olives being the gold. Either way the name leads one to believe there is something precious that is being salvaged by the 42 residents. This precious thing, whatever it may be, led a group of natives to band together to try and find out what and where it might be. And so, in 1991 under the name "Le Tre Fontane", the community of friends of Valloria came to be. Thanks to their initiative the town is now a central figure in a whole row of artistic and cultural events, which have in the meantime become fixtures in thousands of Italian and foreign calendars.

No one knows exactly who had the idea to let the doors be at the disposal of the artist, but nonetheless Valloria is a extraordinary open air museum for fascinating paintings. Every year a group of artists is invited to the town and are given complete artistic freedom to do whatever they please to a few doors. This event is normally held during the first weekend of July. And so Valloria has found itself a home in the small circle of artistic towns in Italy who have joined Association of Painted Towns, also known as the ?Paesi dipinti? (?Assipad?) of Varese, founded in 1996.

The key to the enthusiasm that Valloria conjures lies within the hospitality of its residents which most notably comes out during the two major, and legendary, town events during the first weekends of July and August. The motto of these events is ?A Valloria fai baldoria", which means nothing more than that there is a large party going on. Both events showcase not only the artistic side of painting, but the filling side of Ligurian gastronomy. After everyone is full from all the wonderful food, it is off to dance in the olive groves amidst the trees where invariably new friendships are made and everyone decides they are definitely coming back soon?or at least next year.Read more

Additional Location Information

Dolcedo lies in the middle of the Prino Valley and is the municipality with third highest amount of land given over to olive cultivation in the province of Imperia (30% of its territory). As an ancient feudal estate of the Clavesana family, the town began its expansion in the thirteenth century, when the Bishop of Albenga entrusted the church of San Tommaso to the friars of Lerins, who encouraged olive cultivation. This was the period in which the water-mills were built: the population then began to move out of the higher districts towards the riverside areas, including today's main district, which was at that time known as "Piazza" because it was a market town.

> Restaurant 'La Porta dei Sapori' in Valoria
> Restaurants in Dolcedo
> Grocery in Dolcedo
> Distance to the beach: about 14 km
> Distance to restaurant: about 0.05 km
> Restaurant within walking distance

Location Type Away from it all, Mountain, Village

Rental fees

Additional notes from owner

Prices are on request.
Extra costs may apply.
Heating costs are charged by use.
Minimal rental duration: 7 nights.

What Past Guests Are Saying

• leon
  Zurich

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  Left on 03/27/2013 for a stay in August 2010
  
  

  alles gut so, sehr gepflegt und sauber, Gartenmöbel sind in Ordnung Spaziergänge durch die Olivenhaine, kleines Restaurant in Valloria an der Piazza tolles angebot - toller service

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  Danke sehr! Es freut uns, dass Sie einen schönen Urlaub hatten.

• Luca
  Berlin

  Sehr gut

  Left on 03/23/2013 for a stay in August 2010
  
  

  Garten, Terrasse, Balkon sind ohne Tadel. Wir waren alles in allem sehr zufrieden und würden jederzeit wieder bei Ihnen buchen.

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  Vielen Dank! Wir freuen uns sehr wenn Sie zufrieden waren.