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Sextantio Santo Stefano di Sessanio

Sextantio Santo Stefano di Sessanio

Santo Stefano di Sessanio is an “widespread hotel” within a fortified medieval village in the mountains of the Gran Sasso National Park, Abruzzo, at an altitude of more than 1,250 meters.

It is the result of a recovery and tourism destination project that introduced unprecedented procedures to preserve the integrity of the historic village and surrounding landscape, through specific agreements with local authorities and ethnographic research created in collaboration with the “Museo delle Genti d'Abruzzo” with the goal of preserving the original aesthetic appearance. To do this, salvaged architectural materials and poor furnishings with local handicraft objects, typical of the Abruzzo mountains, were used for the renovation. The fabrics and decorations are products of local crafts, made according to ancient traditions, such as the famous woven wool blankets, wrought iron objects and even candles.

The widespread hotel consists of 30 accommodations of 4 different types including rooms and suites, distributed in several houses in the village. Completely renovated, they maintain the rustic style and are elegantly furnished with old-fashioned furniture. The dining experience is also based on Abruzzo's gastronomic tradition: the menu at both restaurants, Il Cantinone and La Locanda sotto gli Archi, features dishes made with genuine local products.

During the stay, classes in typical Abruzzese cooking, baking and pastry making can be organized to learn the art of bread, fresh pasta and homemade desserts. Weaving and soap making classes recount the secret techniques that were handed down from mother to daughter to make typical woollen blankets and fragrant natural soaps. Trekking, horseback riding, picnics and gastronomic itineraries, with meals in nearby starred restaurants, round out Santo Stefano's offerings for an authentic and different vacation.

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Classic

All rooms evoke the spirit of the medieval village, the Classic rooms are about ... 20sqm in size and have a maximum occupancy of two people, representing the essence of the hotel, preserving their authenticity, with wood and iron furnishings and terracotta floors, illuminated by warm, enveloping light. Each room at Sextantio is unique and evocative in its own way.

Superior

The Superior rooms of the widespread hotel, carefully restored to maintain their ... original style, are large doubles or triples and have as a distinguishing feature, a common living room with the adjacent room. All superior rooms feature a stone fireplace and ceilings with exposed wooden beams. The atmosphere, as with all other room types, is warm and welcoming.

Suites

All characterized by stone floors, wooden beams and antique fireplaces, the suit ... es at Sextantio are on two floors with the bedrooms on the upper floor and the dining area for exclusive use on the lower floor. Some of these rooms have a private balcony and an en-suite bathtub. Each of the property's rooms has a name, inspired by a specific feature of the room.

Executive Suite

These five rooms are mini suites, with two bedrooms and a separate living room, ... almost all of which have a separate entrance. Some also have the option of being interconnecting with each other or with rooms of other types. Each of these rooms has its own distinctive feature, differentiating it from the others and making it unique.

Locanda sotto gli Archi

The interior space of this restaurant is characterized by two large stone arches ... resting on large supporting columns and has undergone restoration work with a strictly conservative perspective. The Abruzzo gastronomic tradition, evident in every dish offered on the menu, is combined with the exclusive use of native raw materials and the presentation of dishes as if they were truly “homemade.” The tables and chairs are original, pre-20th century while ceramic plates and pottery were handmade and inspired by research into the historical use of these materials, commissioned from the Museo delle Genti d'Abruzzo.

Il Cantinone

Il Cantinone takes its name from the “cellar” or “fondaco,” a symbol of ... traditional Abruzzi houses used for food storage, which was usually located on the ground floor or basement, and was a place was essential in the agro-pastoral household economy as it stored wine barrels, demijohns with oil, vinegar, pork sausages, cheeses, which were put to age in wooden cabinets, and pickles prepared from local vegetables in ceramic jars and glass jars. In keeping with the typicality of the place, the Cantinone menu offers a few unique, simple and essential dishes, just like the Abruzzi cuisine of yesteryear.

La Tisaneria

The Tisaneria is a space adjacent to the Bottega where herbal teas are prepared ... with local herbs, as well as those obtained from non-native plants, but of great therapeutic value. Herbal teas are accompanied by sweets made especially for Sextantio by a historic laboratory in S. Stefano di Sessanio. Prominent among these are the “ferratelle,” a sweet symbol of Abruzzo's rituals.

COOKINGLESSONS

Class on baking, home cooking and pastry making in Abruzzo

At Sextantio, you can enjoy an authentic culinary experience, putting yourself to the test with flou ... r, eggs and rolling pin by participating in two-hour classes dedicated to Abruzzo's culinary tradition, under the expert guidance of the Locanda sotto gli Archi's Chef. During these cooking sessions, you will learn to prepare typical dishes such as pasta “alla chitarra” and ricotta ravioli, bread and cheese pallotte, concluding with the fateful moment of tasting your creations. But the experiences do not end there. Sextantio also offers its guests a “sweet” meeting of a few hours, during which you can learn the art of making traditional Abruzzo sweets, such as “ferratelle” and “ciambelline”. Alternatively, you will have the opportunity to learn, with the help of a local master, how to make bread and pizza dough, completing the experience with baking in the historic oven.

LOCALEXPERIENCES

Weaving course

Try your hand for a couple of hours at weaving textiles using ancient traditional techniques and ori ... ginal tools of the time. After a brief introduction to the art of weaving, together with a local housewife you will finally be able to actualize what has been passed down orally by grandmothers so far. Sextantio also puts at your disposal, courses in raw wool dyeing.

LOCALEXPERIENCES

Soap making course

The secret recipe for making soap was entrusted to the memory of women and passed down orally from o ... ne generation to the next. During the course, the secrets of the soap recipe will be revealed to you by our trusted artisan perfumer. Two hours of workshop, with the presentation of the ingredients and the preparation of the mixtures for soap making, after which it will be put to dry, then divided and taken home, where it must finish curing.

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Our picnic

With this experience, Sextantio offers its guests the opportunity to celebrate the arrival of summer ... , evoking the time when women joined the men on the work fields, walking for hours, with the basket on their heads full of foodstuffs. Through these gestures linked to old times and tradition, the life of the people of the land of Abruzzo was characterized. In the wicker and willow basket, you will find Montepulciano wine, spring water, sandwiches prepared “in house” with self-made cold cuts and cheeses, omelette with chicken eggs, typical sweets and seasonal fruit.