Baglio San Nicola is located in the hills inland from Agrigento. Its enchanting and majestic structure, dating from the late nineteenth century, is about the recent renovations which enabled it to maintain its structural characteristics, allowing guests to stay in a place of timeless charm.
Typical of the countryside near Agrigento , in the past the beam presented several lodgings, stables, warehouses for the crops and work tools, built around a central courtyard which was accessed by a large entrance gate. Typically the upper floors lived the owner and his family, while the lower floors were intended for farmers and storage of supplies.
Today the Baglio San Nicola is a farmhouse that stands out for its ability to fuse together the taste and refinement of the past with the comforts and the trends of the present.
The farmhouse attracts more and more visitors curious about this form of rural tourism in which the hospitality is connected to the agricultural activity. During your walks you can admire the extensive cultivated fields surrounding the farm: here are produced cereals, vegetables, fine oil, table grapes and wine.
The Baglio San Nicola is the ideal place to spend a short weekend or a truly relaxing holiday, where you can regenerate your mind and body from everyday stress. You can spend pleasant moments with your friends or family, surrounded by a beautiful nature.
Farm of twenty-five hectares in the hills, located in the inland of Agrigento, where are produced extra virgin olive oil, apricots, table grapes and pomegranates. Typical Sicilian farmhouse of the late nineteenth century, carefully restored respecting the original architectural features, welcomes visitors to every place in a familiar atmosphere.
The Baglio San Nicola farm offers its guests a wide range of activities to do. Guests can take advantage of the outdoor spaces such as the garden and the internal courtyard of the baglio, comfortably equipped, in which to relax enjoying the evening coolness, perhaps tasting a good glass of local wine. Wonderful swimming pool at guests' disposal, in which to spend entire days of relaxation.
It is possible to undertake wonderful walks, ideal for those who want to have fun in contact with nature and enjoy the bicycles offered by the structure.
In the agritourism, great importance is given to the kitchen and to the products of the earth. In the restaurant you can taste all products from the same Baglio San Nicola, or from other farms in the area, with preference for those characterized by the DOP, IGP, DOC and DOCG marks included in the national list of traditional food products. -
In addition to tasting the local products, you can also delight yourself with the magnificent local wines accompanied, for a tasty snack, cured meats and cheeses. -
Menù Restaurant: for person 28
Restaurant open to the public
Rich breakfast with fresh fruits, juices, bread, handmade jams, Sicilian biscuits, handmade cakes, croissant, yogurt, coflakes, oat, cheeses, Italian coldmeats and eggs.
Sights in the area:
- Naro, enchanting and ancient baroque town.
- Castle of Naro: Arab-Norman castle from whose walls you can enjoy a magnificent view at 365 degrees on the Sicilian countryside, up to the sea - on one side - and to Etna -other.
-Campobello di Licata, famous for the Valley of painted stones.
-Valle dei Templi of Agrigento and the archaeological museum (Unesco World Heritage site)
- Scala dei Turchi: about 15 minutes by car from the Temples Valley. One of the most beautiful beaches in Europe.
- Villa Romana del Casale (UNESCO World Heritage site): A Roman villa of the fourth century containing the largest, richest and most complex collection of Roman mosaics in the world.
- Piazza Armerina: 3 minute drive from Villa Romana this small town definitely worth a visit.