The holiday farmhouse is called “Il Mulino delle Canutole”.
It was originally an oil mill belonging to a 19th century farm on a hill covered with ancient olive trees, between Umbria and Tuscany.
The name “canutola” is local dialect for the aromatic herb called “santolina selvatica” (wild santolina), which still grows thick and wild around the hill.
Its strongly perfumed yellow flowers were once dried in the sun, then placed in small bags and used to perfume bed linen.
The holiday farmhouse has been completely restored using its original stone and building materials. There are seven appartments, each named after the original farming activities that took place there. The plain, simple furniture has been chosen with care and good taste, giving each room an air of Franciscan simplicity.
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