Best Agritourism and Working Farm Stay Destinations
Browse more guides: India travel | Asia destinations Best Agritourism and Working Farm Stay Destinations I spent four nights at an agriturismo near Pienza, Italy, in 2018, helping (poorly) with morning olive harvest, watching sheep being milked twice daily, eating dinners that were entirely produced on the property - pecorino made from morning's milk, vegetables from the garden, lamb from last spring's lambing, wine from vineyards at the bottom of the valley. By the third evening I'd accepted that agriturismo isn't simulated rural experience marketed for urban tourists. It's actual working farms operating accommodation as an additional revenue stream that helps sustain agricultural traditions threatened by industrial competition. Travelers who stay receive depth that purpose-built rural resorts cannot deliver. The world's agritourism industries vary in development. Italy's agriturismo system is the most mature globally, supported by specific government ...