Souvenir Shop
Souvenir Shop “Made in Italy”
We have curated a collection that celebrates the exceptional artisan community surrounding Plinius. These pieces can be found in one of our hideaways, or we came across them on our travels. Our aim is to bring their remarkable Italian craftsmanship directly to you. These beautiful, high-quality pieces are available in our Souvenir shop.
Book
Products: These breads from @lacaprini from Umbria truly are a piece of art. Book “I Volti del Pane” € 18.90
The Makers: Alessandra Caprini, bread artist. Graduated in economics, passionate baker, and home cook. Always a lover of cooking, since she was a child she enjoys cooking with her mother, takes amateur cooking classes, spies on old aunts, and peeks into professional kitchens. In 2020 her licoli was born and she began baking with sourdough, an adventure that will lead her to the creation of her artistic bread... She shares her secrets and techniques in her book “I Volti del Pane” The Faces of Bread. Recipes on the reuse of bread in the kitchen
Award-winning Olive Oil
Product: Organic Essenza Olive Oil - 25cl - Tenuta di Carma €15.90
~ They bottle the extra virgin olive oils in order to preserve the high quality
Found in: Award-winning Olive Farm | Plinius No. 009
The Makers: The company was created initially by Giulio di Gropello and Gianluca Pizzo, in 2008 Giovanni Bulgari joined. Their common trait was that they all love nature and that they are the most passionate consumers of their own products. Their mission is to produce excellence and to preserve nature.
Studio Ponsi Design
Product: The Copper Series Candlesticks € 210
Found in: Perched on a hilltop on the Maremma Coast | Plinius No. 010
The Makers; This talented father and son team Andrea and Luca Ponsi are architects, artists, and designers. They link architecture, interiors, furniture, and objects in a relationship of mutual correspondence. Products are
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A'rbei
Product: A perfect liqueur for after dinner € 30.00
Rosolio Arbei is a modern interpretation of one of the oldest and simplest liqueurs of the Italian tradition. The Arbeiversion is characterized by the use of laurel as the main ingredient, which gives intense, fragrant, and very elegant aromas and aromas.
The Maker: An inspirational team of creatives who founded A'rbei with the mission to sustainably create distinctly Italian laurel-based liqueurs melding tradition and innovation using the freshest primary materials. In the central Piazza of the village of Montottone (La Marche) is also a little A'rbei enoteca.
Wine
Products: Paolo E Noemia D'amico - Umbria Pinot Nero IGP Notturno dei Calanchi 2016 € 28.90
A very successful version of Pinot Noir. Ruby and bright ruby red in color, it gives intriguing notes typically varietal of cassis, raspberries, and sweet spices, wrapped in suffused minerality.
Found in: A Fairytale villa near Rome | Plinius No. 019
The Makers: Founded in 1985, the winery of husband and wife Paolo and Noemia d’Amico, one descended from a family of shipowners and a lifelong lover of wine, and the other of Portuguese origin and born in Rio de Janeiro. Paolo and Noemia’s wines have a refinement unique distinguished by a distinct minerality due to the long period of volcanic activity in the area and the consequent rock formation of tuff and peperino
Jewellery
Product: LO VE COLLANA € 65.00
14kt gold silver necklace and handmade white and red frame beads embroidery
The Maker: After exciting training and work in the art world, with professional experience in the “Massimo De Carlo” gallery, Viola Pisenti dedicates herself to the art of jewelry. All jewels are produced in Italy with the help of artisans.
Online Course “From Dream to Casa”
Product: Learn how you can confidently buy and renovate your dream home in Italy within 2 months, without having to worry about Italian bureaucracy, the cost aspect, or unclear information. *Currently the course is only in Dutch
The Maker: Jasmijn Vonsee is a twenty-eight-year-old Dutch video and filmmaker. She has been an entrepreneur for five years. Due to her sense of adventure, grid, and passion, she has set up a business in Sicily to buy, renovate, decorate, and rent several stunning properties. She has now taken the next step and shared this valuable information with others with her brilliant online course (currently only in Dutch)
Dinner in Vineyard
Product: You can attend this lovely dinner in the vineyard via @quercetodicastellina a family-run organic winery on a hilltop in the Chianti Classico. I mean if this does not symbolize the true Tuscany dream, I don't know what will.
The Makers: Querceto di Castellina has been in the family since 1945. The vineyard is run with love, passion, and dedication. They craft naturally elegant wines without chemical treatment and as little disruption as possible to the natural surroundings. Sharing the beauty of the land by organizing vineyards dinners.
Ceramics:
Products: Ceramics of the Fasano family, who is producing ceramics for already 18 generations!! My personal favorite, COLLEZIONE ‘CONTEMPORANEA
The Makers: Of all the Fasano's, Nicola is probably the most famous of the Fasano clan, selling his Italian Ceramics throughout Italy and abroad. He also has a shop in Rome, or have a look in the online shop.
Mountain Guides
Products: The Best Mountain Guides of Northern Italy € 5.00
Summer Corvara San Cassiano | Winter Cortina d'Ampezzo Cervinia | Summer Cogne Courmayeur | Winter The Upper Engadin
The Makers: This wonderful husband and wife team started this company out of their love for the mountains and charming hotels. Check out the beautiful collection of high-quality, handcrafted pedules and friulane, together with the guides, it is all you need for a visit to the mountains.
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