Villa Monticello

Welcome to our charming villa nestled in the green surroundings of Ozzano Taro, an oasis of tranquility and natural beauty. Located in the heart of a picturesque vineyard, our home offers a perfect retreat for those who wish to escape the daily hustle and bustle and rejuvenate in the serenity of nature. The villa is spacious and cozy, situated in the middle of a vineyard with direct access to the lake. The space Welcome to our spectacular villa in Ozzano Taro, an oasis of luxury and comfort surrounded by unspoiled nature. At the entrance you will be greeted by a spacious living room, tastefully furnished and equipped with comfortable sofas and armchairs, ideal for relaxing and socializing with family and friends. The living room overlooks a breathtaking landscape, offering a panoramic view of the surrounding vineyard. Light reigns supreme in this abode! The kitchen is the heartbeat of the home, fully equipped with high-quality appliances and a professional layout that makes it perfect for preparing delicious meals. The adjoining dining area is illuminated by large windows that allow natural light to filter in, creating a cozy and bright atmosphere during meals. The sleeping area consists of four elegantly furnished bedrooms. The master master bedroom boasts an en suite bathroom and a private balcony, providing privacy and comfort for its guests. The second master bedroom offers a large outdoor bathroom, equipped with all modern conveniences. The two single rooms share a common bathroom, perfect for families or groups of friends. Outside, the vast garden offers space to relax and enjoy the surrounding nature, while the pond adds a touch of serenity to the landscape. The covered parking space provides security for your car during your stay. This villa is ideal for those seeking a nature experience where they can relax from the stresses of ordinary life, with all the comforts and conveniences of a prestigious residence. Come and have an unforgettable experience in our beautiful villa in Ozzano Taro! Unique experiences in the surrounding area; VILLA MONTICELLO & FOOD VALLEY Monte delle Vigne Winery since 1983 100 hectares of forests, badlands, meadows, lakes, waterways and vineyards. It is from the vineyards-which stretch between the Taro River Park and the Natural Park of the Carrega Woods-that Monte delle Vigne wines are born, with a unique and unmistakable character. Agriculture that is particularly attentive to preserving nature: this is the element that characterizes the daily work of the winery. Guatelli Museum " I would like a museum from the extreme yesterday to the extreme tomorrow" - Ettore Guatelli Among the many definitions he used to describe the collection named after him, Ettore Guatelli often resorted to that of "museum of the obvious" or "museum of the everyday." The objects he recovered and exhibited were in fact not rare or precious pieces like those in many traditional museums, but were things of common use, which still retain the imprint of those who, using them daily, consumed them to the point of making them part of themselves. Hammers, tongs, shovels, scissors, barrels, and pestles cover the walls following simple geometric patterns, fill the furniture and shelves of this museum, creating a scenographic effect charged with visual suggestions and able to evoke, through an unprecedented museographic language free from realistic intentions, daily gestures of peasant life. Tomato Museum Of American origin, the tomato has found fertile soil right in the province of Parma, starting as early as the second half of the 19th century. And the area has not limited itself to cultivation, it has also turned to processing, so much so that today, all over the world, it exports not only tomato products but also technology for the canning industry. The museum's headquarters is located inside the Corte di Giarola in the municipality of Collecchio, in an agro-processing center dating back to medieval times. Home to a tomato canning industry for the first sixty years of the 20th century, today it is also the center of the Taro Regional River Park. The exhibit is organized into seven thematic sections. Closing the tour is the culture of the 'Tomato World' with advertisements, quotations, paintings, sculptures and recipes based on tomatoes, all the way to gastronomy, with its marriage with pasta and pizza. Pasta Museum The museum is located inside the Corte di Giarola, in the municipality of Collecchio, in an agro-processing center dating back to medieval times. Home to a tomato canning industry for the first sixty years of the twentieth century, today it is also the center of the Taro Regional River Park. Dried durum wheat semolina pasta, of Middle Eastern origin, found its home in Italy, developing over the centuries in different areas of the country: in Sicily, Liguria, Naples, Bologna and throughout Emilia. In the nineteenth century, Barilla, now a world leader in the industry, began operations in Parma, which was instrumental in the creation of the dedicated museum. The exhibit is organized into ten sections. An overview of pasta in art and culture-from paintings to stamps-closes the rich exhibition itinerary. Parmesan Cheese Museum The Parmigiano Reggiano Museum is located in the historic 19th-century Casello that stands in the shadow of the Rocca Meli-Lupi fortress in Soragna, in the province of Parma, just a short walk from the town square, in an area rich in castles and Verdian memories, natural oases and historic parks of rare beauty and charm, and dense and inimitable flavors along the "Culatello Road." Parmigiano Reggiano is the prestigious Italian cheese, known and appreciated all over the world, which boasts ancient origins. The Castellazzi Court, home of the Parmigiano Museum, consists of the farmhouse with barn and hayloft and the precious circular cheese factory with a colonnade, where the tools and utensils used in the processing of the King of Cheeses are on display. More than 120 objects, dating from the 1800s to the first half of the 20th century, and a hundred or so period images, drawings and photos illustrate, inside a building used for centuries for cheese production, the evolution of milk processing techniques, the stages of maturing and marketing, and the fundamental role of the Parmigiano Reggiano Consortium in protecting quality. And finally, the Museum Shop where it is possible to taste the unsurpassed product. For gourmets and connoisseurs of good food, in fact, Parmigiano lends itself to being savored on any occasion, with any dish and in combination with the finest dishes offered by local restaurants. Parma Ham Museum In a fertile land, bordered to the north by the Po and to the south by the Apennines, and included between the valleys of the Enza and Stirone rivers, pig breeding developed from the earliest times, favored by the vast expanses of woodland and the presence of oaks, and with them, acorns. Herds of pigs grazed in vast wooded areas and the populations of Celtic origin, settled here, developed the "technologies" necessary for the use of their meat and its preservation, thanks in part to the springs and saltwater wells of Salsomaggiore and Rivalta. Once again, the characteristics of the territory played a fundamental role, and it is here that the Parma Ham Museum is located today: in Langhirano, which is the recognized capital of ham, in the fully restored complex of the former Foro Boario, splendid early 20th-century rural architecture historically used for livestock trading. The exhibit is organized into eight sections. Ideally concluding the visit is a tasting at the Museum's Prosciutteria and store of the area's excellent products. Salami Museum The Felino Salami Museum bears witness to the privileged relationship established over time between the unique product we know and its territory of origin. Felino thus pays tribute to its most beloved "son," whose history is finally at a worthy home in the magnificent 18th-century rooms of the Felino castle cellars. The Museum represents an opportunity to make known and appreciate not simply the essence of what has been called the prince of salamis, but the territory and community of which it is an expression, starting with the quality of the raw materials and ending with the wisdom of the hands that continue to work it. The effort sustained to realize the Museum project fully corresponds to the desire to offer a new stop among the most notable along the road of ham and wines of the hills to the attention of experts, curious people and tourists. Culatello Museum The Antica Corte Pallavicina di Polesine complex stands out in a glimpse of Bassa dominated by the sound of the Great River, there where fog is an essential ingredient of taste. The museum tour presents, one after the other, the protagonists of the Culatello story. The first is the territory: the environment, the poplar groves, and the Po are the protagonists of a narrative that leads up to the room centered on the figure of the pig, domesticated by man in ancient times, with insights into the black pig typical of the Parma area and its recovery, symbolism and the image of a creature so closely linked to man that it is chosen to evoke his vices and virtues. In the Hosteria, where the tasting closes the itinerary dedicated to the King of Salumi. VILLA MONTICELLO & COUNTRY WALKS Route near the Pomodoro Museum, a pleasant walk toward the river 1 - The ancient entrance to the Corte di Giarola with the centuries-old hackberry tree Advancing along the path, a few meters after the Church of San Nicomede, the visitor encounters three large hackberry trees. One in particular is the silent guardian of the ancient access to the Corte di Giarola, the one through which pilgrims passed when they found refreshment here during their journey along the Via Francigena. 2 - The Catalog Field of ancient fruit varieties located west of the Corte, toward the riverbed of the Taro River. On the right, almost hidden by hazel and black elder shrubs, a sparse forest appears with some varieties of ancient fruit trees. On the bend, the ruins of the old Mill serving the Court of Giarola can also be seen. 3 - The sluice gates along the Naviglio Taro canal. Continuing along the path, we come to a stilling basin of the Naviglio Taro Canal: here a system of sluice gates lets water for irrigation use pass to the fields, or returns it to the river. 4 - Flora and fauna of special interest in the Taro River bed. Those curious to see the river and do some birdwatching can get to the riverbed right away by following the short detour on the right that runs along the spillway. In the riverbed, near the banks, you will be greeted by white willows, black poplars and black alders. 5 - Gabions once erected to counter erosion of the riverbank, now shrouded in riparian forest vegetation The trail enters the forest in the direction of Oppiano Taro and remains under the tree canopy for a long time, skirting the winding path of the Taro Naviglio canal. Among the most representative trees: elms, black poplars and white poplars, hazelnut trees. All around a myriad of woodland bird songs: blackcaps, nightingales, titmice, woodpeckers. Halfway along, ancient hydraulic artifacts are still visible: gabions, used to counteract the erosive action of water. 6 - The Sea Buckthorn, with its grayish leaves and characteristic orange fruits, visible in the clearing near Oppiano Upon reaching Oppiano Taro, guided by the tall church bell tower, one finds oneself in a large clearing surrounded by shrubs of dog rose, hawthorn and, above all, sea buckthorn, with its grayish leaves and characteristic orange fruits very rich in vitamin C. 7 - The bell tower of Oppiano church visible above the vegetation. Proceeding further along the path, the herb hill emerges on the left, and scattered among the blades of grass are small butterfly-feeding plants: bulbous, wild carrot, centaurea, and aristolochia. VILLA MONTICELLO & TREKKING Intermediate - Carrega Woods Park: Monte Castione and the lakes loop tour - 02:26 - 8.70 km Difficult - From Sala Baganza to Monte Castione, Swiss Lake and Museum of the Woods loop tour - 05:16 - 19.0 km Intermediate - Small lake in the woods - Lake of Switzerland loop ride starting from ala Baganza - 02:34 - 9.65 km Difficult - Lake of Switzerland - Small lake in the woods loop ride starting from ala Baganza -05:33 -20.2 km Easy - Small lake in the woods - Lake of Switzerland loop tour starting from ala Baganza 01:23 - 5.18 km Do you want to hike in Parma and explore this beautiful corner of Emilia-Romagna? We have selected the best trails for hiking in Parma. Mount Sillara and lake ridge Intermediate loop tour 04:58 - 13.1 km Lago Santo and Monte Orsaro Lagdei Refuge ring tour Intermediate 03:24 - 7.30 km Badignana Valley loop tour from Lagoni Refuge Intermediate 02:12 - 5.99 km Carrega Woods Park: Monte Castione and the lakes ring tour Intermediate 02:26 - 8.70 km From Castelcorniglio to the Pessola waterfalls nature loop ride Intermediate 02:43 - 8.07 km Parma and Cedra Valleys Regional Park loop tour Difficult 05:15 - 12.3 km From the Bardone Woods to Mount Pinzera and Rocca San Genesio loop tour Easy 01:56 - 6.28 km Passo dell'Incisa, Faggio dei Tre Comuni and Monte Trevine ring tour Intermediate 02:56 - 8.40 km From La Caserma to Monte Fuso returning through Sarignana loop tour among views and history Easy 01:49 - 5.56 km Monte Aiona, Passo dell'Incisa and Rifugio Prato Mollo Intermedio 03:23 - 8.34 km VILLA MONTICELLO & RESTAURANTS Restaurant the Castle Rustic and elegant restaurant, located on the feudal walls of Varano de' Melegari Castle, offers creative cuisine with local products, river fish, mushrooms and truffles. Osteria Delle Vigne Small, cozy restaurant offers simple, home-style cuisine. Specialties include appetizers of typical cold cuts with torta fritta and focaccia, delicious first courses with more than seven varieties of tortelli, prepared according to seasonal vegetables, and tempting homemade desserts. La Maison A historic building located in the center of town houses this restaurant of understated elegance with characteristic wooden beams on the ceiling. A warm and welcoming environment with terracotta floors and stone vaults. In the kitchen, carefully chosen raw materials are enhanced and dishes are prepared that are linked to the territory and inspired by the authenticity and flavors of tradition. Podere Miranta You park along the road and walk in the graveled driveway to the porch where tables with turned legs and light wood top are prepared. Half placemats, unobtrusive lighting, the river breeze not far away mitigating the summer heat and providing relief. Bistrot the Circle In a casual setting you can enjoy seasonal, modern, light, quality preparations worked with a good percentage of imagination. Spices, vegetables or herbs are added to each dish, a personal touch to bring out each flavor. VILLA MONTICELLO & SHOPPING Pescheria del Centro Corso eguaglianza 15 Collecchio (PR) Guareschi and Marani fish market Via F. Maestri Sala Baganza (PR) Alinovi Bakery Via Montagnana, 16 Ozzano Taro (PR) Marcello and ilenia horse butcher shop Via la spezia 24 Collecchio Pronto Carni - Baccanelli via La Spezia, 216 Baccanelli - Parma (PR) Gelateria Green Via spezia 12 Collecchio (PR) Guest access You will have use of all the spaces within the property, including the natural park in which the villa is nestled. Registration Details IT034009C28PY9SBU4