Italy's Agriturismo

ITALY'S 1GRITURISMO Some Facts about Italy's Tourism & Farm House Resorts "AGRITURISMO" an accommodation offered by independently-owned farms. To be considered an agriturismo, more than half of the farm's income must come from farming activities. Tourists are accommodated in facilities no longer used for farming purposes. Almost 21.000 Agriturismi exist in Italy TUSCANY has about 20% of this number (41% of which are run by women) followed by Trentino Alto Adige (15%) Tuscany is the 10th most popularly visited region in all of Europe. FAMILY VACATIONS 54% of agriturismo stays in 2013 were by families 55% of which have children under 10 years of age 84% peace and tranquility 79% environmental 'awareness Expectations? 90% of the time, you can expect that the owners of your "hotel" are, primarily, farmers. 2. Your room is in the farm's house or an annex built nearby. Food is fresh off the farm. The most common crops farmed are: 53% - Olive trees/olive oil- 50% - Grapes/wine 45% - Grains and cereals of agriturismi practice organic, 37% pesticide-free agriculture of agriturismi accept pets. Tuscany 29% and Umbria have most of them. Tourism in Italy PASSPORT Spain and Italy are the most visited countries within Europe. Each has 5 regions among the TOP 20 most hotel stays in the EU. Italy accounted for 17% of visits to Europe by non-residents (Spain accounts for 21.% of visits) CARR In 2013, Italy was the fifth most visited place in the entire world The most visited cities are art cities such as Rome, Florence and Venice. Italy has the the highest number of UNESCO World Heritage Sites in the world. There are 3180 castles in Italy Tourism and travel represents 13% of Italy's GDP, making it the largest income sector for the country. (tourism alone is 10%) Tourists mostly come fróm: Germany USA France UK 22% 9.6% 8.1% 6.5% Sources. European Commission, ec.europa.eu/eurostat Istituto Nazionale di Statistica, www.istat.it Osservatorio Nazionale del Turismo, www.ontit.it Salone Nazionale dell'Agriturismo, www.agrietour.it UNESCO, whc.unesco.org www.icastelli.it www.italiantouristboard.co.uk www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turismo_in_Italia Brought to you by: Castello di Montalto www.montalto.it