"Il Cartino Bed&Breakfast"
The historical dwelling
"Il Cartino" overlooks the country of Acqui Teme and its hills it offers a point of observation privileged for who desires to savour the silence and the wealth of the Monferrato's country. Encircled by rows of fine species of vine, it has welcomed inside his drawing-rooms poets and writer such as Matilde Serao, Gabriele D'Annunzio, Trilussa and Grazia Deledda.
The house belongs since his foundation to the Baccalario's family, and has maintened the refined taste for the furnishing, the reception and the style of the Old Piemont..
It offers to its visitors three elegant furnished rooms, a green garden, a terrace pointed out on hills, an exclusive swimming pool, relaxant walks in the forests, in the vineyards, close to the Thermal Bath and the Golf Club.
The rooms
The three rooms of the Bed & Breakfast are pointed on the wooded hills of the country. Oriented at the sun light, offer the show of the nights with stars on the yards, like described in the books of Cesare Pavese.
Resting at Il Cartino, you can enjoy absolute silence ande confort. Every room has its particular color: the marine blue, the green forest and the yellow sun. They are furnished with ancient furnitures, with tapestry and valuable carpets, according to the refined taste of the owners of house.
The breakfast comes from 8,00 to 11,00 in the morning: it is rich and varied, introducing the typical dishes of Monferrato, in the various seasons of the year. Fruitjam, hand-made warm bread, cheeses with mostarda, yogurt, orage juice and so on.
Animals and children are the welcomes, in the rooms, in the exclusive swimming pool, in the field of badmington. They can play with the ball or rest on the terrace of grass pointed out on the city.
Our Wines
The vocation de "the Cartino" for the hospitality has ancient roots. This old dwelling, before being Bed & Breakfast was, and is, above all, place of excellen wine production.
Our grapes, cultivated without the use of pest or chemical addictions, mature by the sun.
Between the yards, the grass grows. In autumn, the season of the grape harvest, we detach clusters of dolcetto, chardonnay, moscato and pinot.
The wines produced from our activity can directly be demands during the stay. They are:
The Chardonnay D.O.C. "Arianna Rovere"
The Dolcetto D.O.C. "Beatrice Rovere"
The Pinot Nero "Guido Ricci Baccalario"
The Brachetto D.O.C.G. "Carlo Fulgenzio Baccalario"
The wines of "Il Cartino" have a name and a surname. A refined and candy face for your table.