Beautifully restored country house with pool and spectacular views to the Sea

Each visit to Villa Trina has been exceptional. Dan and Maria are wonderful hosts, along with staff, Gianna, Aralvio and Sacha right down the road. This is a great spot from which to explore the little known Italian provinces from the Adriatic coastline to Tuscany. Most of the tourists seem to be from Europe, rather than the U.S. (Guess it's one of those "best kept secrets" that they don't want anyone else to find out about!!)
The "digs" are very comfortable and totally up to date as can be seen from the pics. The views are awesome--you can see to the Adriatic! I was able to walk most days, as the weather was great and the traffic almost non-existent.
Treia is a lovely walled city with a farmer's market once a week--lots of fun stuff to buy. The views from the top of the wall are spectacular--rolling hills and terraces as far as the eye can see. This is the real Italy!

We had an absolutely wonderful stay at the villa. I haven't stopped talking about how beautiful it was, and how comfortable and awesome the villa is! We had so much fun, ate so much, drank way too much wine, but really had a good rest!!!! The staff, Gianna, Eralvo and Sasha were wonderful. Gianna was so excited that we could understand and speak Italian (as bad as mine is,we really got along well!) She made us a blackberry torte one day and also brought over some hot pepper jam. We invited them to join us at Otello for dinner one night and had a ball. Graziella, the lady at Otello, is wonderful!

We walked every morning, from the villa to the bottom of the hill past the Otello restaurant and back again! Of course, we stopped for a capuccino at the bar before we turn onto the villa's street-that was really fun. The ladies in there were so nice!

We went to Assisi one day- beautiful! We did Frassasi and Jesi one day, San Severino for dinner one night, bought some pottery at Bozzi, went to Tolentino for a day. What a beautiful church! And my Dad's name is Nicholas, so it had special meaning for me-I brought him back some of the Church cards. They were getting ready for the Festa that was the weekend we left. I feel like we didn't even scratch the surface-there's so much to see!

One thing I noticed about the whole area is how seemingly well-off it is. Well, maybe it's better to say there didn't look to be a lot of poverty that you see in other places in the Italian countryside. We were also pleasantly surprised at how inexpensive it was to eat and drink, compared to all of the touristy areas. I loved Villa Trina just for that reason-no ugly Americans!!!! My Italian got a good workout, but it was great!

Nancy LeBlanc to me
10/7/09

Your villa is very beautiful! Ray and I marveled at the views, the spaciousness, the really cool windows, the perfect kitchen, the private sitting area off the master suite (Bonny allowed us to visit), the beautiful wooden furniture and the overall ambiance of your Italian villa. We understand why you love it there. It was a little difficult to find but Sasha came to the rescue!

We discovered the magic of Treia, the neat little town on the hill that we could see from the villa as well as Cingoli and the other little town that starts with an "A"). On Sunday we attended the Polenta festival nearby Treia.

On the following Tues., Ray and I set out alone and journeyed to Sirolo. What a place! We parked near the center and enjoyed the vista from the little park. We couldn't resist the path and ended up walking the distance to the beach - ? a mile. The day was beautiful, the time was mid-afternoon and our suits were in the car!!! Many sunbathers were on the beach and some were in the water. I waded and found the water exceptionally warm and very, very pristine. We struggled back up to the village which, of course, was mid-siesta with no vittles available.

The night before we left, Ray and I were thrilled to enjoy dinner with your friends at Othello's Restaurnat. What a nice family; I think we met them all and they all spoke so highly of you. They must have anticipated our visit as, when we were seated, the young lady (can't remember her name) asked if we were staying at Villa Trina!!!

So, Dan and Maria, it is with sincere appreciation that Ray and I extend our thanks for your generosity. Our vacation was beyond our expection, both with the villa and with the essense of Italia. Hopefully, we will return -
Dinner is nearly ready, polenta tonight. We can't seem to get out of the Italian mode!!! Gratzie! nancy and ray leblanc