ABOUT US

PALAZZO MANZONI, a Fifteenth century landowner's mansion in the green countryside near Ravenna will offer you a quiet and relaxing environment for your holidays. The Palazzo Manzoni farmstead offers you seven large double-bed rooms, fitted with "della Nonna" furniture, and a Bathroom and shower every room. A living room and a winter garden offer you hospitality after lunches and dinners based on typical local cuisine, natural food and wine wich we made ourselves. This quiet and reserved place is also suited for work dinners and banquets. A specially equipped hall is available for meetings and conventions. A garden and a fresh grove, with an archery field and a table tennis table surronds the house. Bicycles and mountain bikes are available for excursions in the countryside.
If you have a dog, he will be able to ramp in full freedom over a 20,000 square meter meadow, completely fenced in and you can also hand your dog over to expert care if necessary. There are riding grounds nearby, an 18-hole golf course, covered and open tennis courts, the Milano Marittima pine forest for excursions and with an healt route, the Cervia spa and air surface. The Adriatic Coast, with such famous places as Cervia, Milano Marittima, Cesenatico and Marina di Ravenna, are only a few miles away. In the hinterland, you can easily reach Pomposa, Bertinoro, Ravenna, the fortress of San Leo and San Marino.

PALAZZO MANZONI HISTORY

Palazzo Manzoni is a 1400 building. From 1400 to 1600 it was owned by the "Monaci Classensi". From local information we know that from 1600 to 1800 the property changed several times, until 1850 when the Counts "Manzoni di Milano", cousins of the famous writer Alessandro Manzoni, bought it. In 1860 the Count Angelo Manzoni started to organize the farm, which business until that time was horse breeding, into a modern agricultural farm as we intend today. After Unification of Italy in 1870, he starts to build many colonial houses around this area, because ha wanted to civilize the place. The "Conti Manzoni di Milano" mantained the property of the house until 1988 when Countess Gabriella died without heirs. In 1994 Mr. Massimo Bottura, the actual owner, bought and used it as his own house until 1999, when he decided to start the tourist activity in the house.