03/11/2025: A necessary premise:
- I've stayed four times over the years, the last one on the weekend of November 1-2, and three more in recent years, with my Lecce Motorcycle Club, friends, and my girlfriend, this time with my girlfriend, a couple of friends, and a daughter;
- This review applies to four people, so it's four reviews in one;
- Calabria region, Lake Ampollino area, Villaggio Palumbo, and the Ice Rink, simply my heart!
Having said this, I'd like to add that Alessandro and Claudio are extraordinary people, excellent entrepreneurs—workers like few I've met, extremely kind, helpful, and capable both as entrepreneurs and as workers, truly exemplary.
We've ALWAYS had a wonderful stay and even better dinners: authentic Calabrian cuisine and authentic wood-fired pizza. The family cares deeply about the local area, the authentic and profound Sila identity, and they demonstrate it from dawn to dusk, they never stop!
This time they've outdone themselves: the accommodation (a cabin, previously known) is a truly intimate and welcoming gem, the restaurant, as always, offers unique flavors, and the Sila products, both home-grown and locally produced, are as surprising as they are. The warmth of the facility blends with the quality of the 'GUSTO SILA' products. This was the pleasant discovery of this last visit. A REAL amaro made ONLY with local herbs, with no sugar... wonderful, and the best part? The bottle for sale, a must-buy.
Congratulations, guys! Your management is serious and exemplary, you bring wealth to the region and beyond.
You are a point of reference for thousands of Apulians and Salento residents who now know you, and for half of Italy.
And then... wonderful excursions on quads and horses, a shop where you can buy excellent products, both their own and local... there's so much more to say!
Everyone was very satisfied, even the little one!
See you next time.
07/10/2025: We slept in the cabin, not the actual hotel, and it was beautiful—a warm, welcoming environment, immersed in nature. As for dinner, what can I say? The dishes were generous and the ingredients were top-quality, homemade. The staff was kind to us and very hospitable. We'll definitely be back.
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