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PLEASE HELP ME TO PUBLISH MY GUESTBOOK!
I am very pleased if my guests at I MORI GELSI and at the other properties through Italy at the end of they stay send me photos and comments of their holiday! I will be honoured to publish them on my Guestbook! PLEASE SEND ME your comments/photos at spinola.f@tiscali.it or via mail at Fiorbellina Spinola - via Entrata 37 - 06089 Torgiano (PG) Italy
Marie-Claude & family August 2009
Cara Fiorbellina Un saluto in fretta che purtroppo la "vita da formica" ha già ripreso il suo corso!!! Il viaggio di ritorno è andato molto bene fino al confine con la Svizzera. Dopo però coda, coda ed ancora coda. Tutti hanno molto appreziato questa settimana di vacanze e ti ringrazio molto per la tua ospitalità e la tua gentilezza: Da te uno si sta sempre bene! Salutami per favore Chiara e Paolo (non li ho più visti prima della nostra partenza) augurando un buon proseguimento delle vacanze. Ti manderò tra poco un piccolo "rapporto" per il guestbook...! Baci e cari saluti a tutti Mary-Claude
by Marie-Claude
View of the House from the hill by Willem Albert and Margreet
by Marie Claude 2009
Willem Albert and Margreet May - July 2009: Willem Albert in the Tobacco Field behind the House.
Willem Albert at NIDO
Foto animali da Paolo e Chiara





Willem Albert and Margreet
7 May 2009
Willem Albert at work at NIDO house
Willem Albert working also at night
photo by Willem Albert and Margreet Wagenaar
photo by Willem Albert and Margreet Wagenaar
photo by Willem Albert and Margreet Wagenaar
photo by Willem Albert and Margreet Wagenaar
photo by Willem Albert and Margreet Wagenaar
photo by Willem Albert and Margreet Wagenaar
Frances & Ard
Being a bit tired of far away travels, Frances and I decided a while ago to rent a house somewhere "nearby" and invite friends and colleagues to come over, for a couple of days or longer, to work together on writing projects or to just relax a bit. Thanks goodness we stumbled across I Mori Gelsi! Brufa and Mela could easily house us all, have all amenities that one could wish for, a lovely garden and a great swimming pool! Not to mention the warm hospitality of Fiorbellina and family, Mario bringing the eggs and Bruno singing while mowing the lawn - it took us a while, but we even managed to get Internet access! Add wineries and wine, stunning villages and cities, and some great neighborhood restaurants, and you might get an impression of how we spent our month in Torgiano! Frances & Ard Dr A. Huizing Universiteit van Amsterdam Business School Roetersstraat 11 NL 1018 WB Amsterdam tel.: +31-20-525 4356 fax: +31-20-525 4177
I MORI GELSI by MARIE-CLAUDE
Chère Fiorbellina, Mieux vaut tard que jamais…les vacances d’été 2008 aux « I Mori Gelsi » restent pour moi, mes enfants et leurs amis inoubliables : « la maison pleine de harme campagnard, votre accueil chaleureux, la bonté de Mario, le parfum de la ratatouille (faite avec les légumes du jardin, bien entendu) mijotant dans la cuisine et Perugia à portée de main » …un rêve! Bientôt, chère Fiorbellina, nous serons de retour et nous nous réjouissons beaucoup des retrouvailles! Le « caffelatte » le matin tôt sous le pavillon, le plongeon dans la piscine, l’apéritif sur le Corso Vanucci, les excursions à Assisi, Gubio, Todi, Orvieto et j’en passe bien d’autres et même les emplettes à Torgiano…de vraies vacances avec beaucoup d’« italienità » et de chaleur familiale. Carissimi saluti dalla Svizzera, ci rivediamo presto! Mary-Claude
Frances & Ard & friends!
La Famille di MARIE - CLAUDE
PERUGIA - Piazza della Repubblica
A beautiful photo made by Marie-Claude
I RAGAZZI DI PADOVA E VERONA 30/04 - 3/05 2009
Ciao Fiorbellina, come promesso ti mando un pò di foto che abbiamo fatto, così le puoi mettere nel sito. Grazie ancora per tutto quanto e per la splendida vacanza. Arrivederci (a presto speriamo...) I ragazzi di Padova (e Verona...)
I RAGAZZI DI PADOVA E VERONA!
MELA at I MORI GELSI - 9th to 23 August 2008
Bonsoir Fiorbellina
Nous ne vous avons pas vue lors de notre départ de chez vous. Nous comptions vous téléphoner et puis... le temps a pris le dessus.
Nous voudrions juste vous dire que nous avons eu un merveilleux séjour chez vous cet été.
La région est magnifique, la propriété très agréable, l'accueil charmant, les légumes succulents, le vin bienfaisant......... Nous avons été comblés grâce à vous!!!
Continuez comme ça car c'est si important pour passer de bonnes vacances!
Nous espérons vous revoir bientôt. En tout cas, nous vous enverrons amis et famille!
Bien à vous,
Cécile et Christophe Caudron
Valentine, Joachim, Vincent, Florence
I RAGAZZI DI PADOVA E VERONA MAGGIO 2009
Letter from Michelle and Tate Jesky staying at NIDO House from 2nd to 9th April 2009:
Fiorbellina,
to say "thank you", Tate and I bought you this journal. You should leave it here in Nido and your guests can write in if they like. I wrote about our time here to start.
Thank you again for the wine and for making us feel at home. Thank you also for showing us your family's house! What a beautiful estate full of fantastic treasures.
We felt very lucky to have you be so generous with your time and private home. It was a highlight of our trip.
Thank you for having a hairdryer too! I wasn't sure what I would do before we came! And it had a diffuser for curly hair....just what I needed and have at home!
We liked that there was no tecnology here, it really helped us relax! We might suggest a clock though. We had to use an old trick to wake up early some days - drink a lot of water before going to sleep to wake up early! Other than that, don't change a think!
Thank you again. We will be in touch later about coming back, maybe with family!
Your friends from Michigan
Michelle + Tate
P.S. Love up your dogs for us! We'll send you pictures of ours!
Chiara and her pet LAPO
Chiara with one of her adored pet: Chiara, Paolo and their lovely pets comes to NIDO yearly
Paolo with his lovely pet
THE JASPERS CHILDREN
The Jaspers children playing with baby rabbits at Fattoria Spinola
BRUFA apt. 5 - 19 July 2008
BRUFA & MELA at I MORI GELSI - 13th June/5th July 2008
THE JASPERS FAMILY!
"Dear Fiorbellina,
Thank you for your hospitality. We enjoyed our stay in Torgiano a lot.
The hotel for my parents looks really nice. Thanks for organising.
I sent you 4 photos that we took at your house.
Kindest regards,
Astrid "
The Mass celebrated by our Mercer guests
THE JASPERS CHILDREN
The children collecting vegetables in the garden
The MEBUS FAMILY - 2004
Agriturismo I MORI GELSI - Fattoria Spinola APARTMENT BRUFA - This is a photo of the first stay of the worderful MEBUS Family from HOLLAND!They have reserved another holiday for the next AUGUST, always in apartment BRUFA. I am very happy to host them again! I am sure they will appreciate the new thinks I have put in "their" apartment and I will enjoy their presence in my ESTATE! When guests comes back is an honour for me! Look forward to meet them again!
Our guests from Canada Father Marc and Father David celebrated a Mass for the occasion in the Fattoria Spinola PRIVATE CHAPEL. The Gutierrez family with some relatives attended the Ceremony. After they were all invited to the big party in the Fattoria. Thank you to all of you!
1998/1999 - The Husk family for 1 year at I MORI GELSI
The GUTIERREZ FAMILY at BRUFA (I Mori Gelsi)
Rafael, Karen, and the children on the stairs of I MORI GELSI where they lived in apartment BRUFA for 5 months. WE MISS THEM VERY MUCH! 12 January 2005 / 12 June 2005
15th MAY 2005 - The SPINOLA FAMILY on the Alerame and Maria Teresa 40° WEDDING ANNIVERSARY
The Mass was celebrated in our private Chapel by the our nice guests from Canada hosted at I MORI GELSI.
CRISTINA GUTIERREZ with her friends of the school of Torgiano they attended during their stay!
GUTIERREZ FAMILY
In the kitchen of their apartment with GRANDMA that came and visit them for some time. RAFAEL birthday.
AUGUST 2005 - MEBUS FAMILY BACK at BRUFA!
2005 - Rhoda, first a guest for 1 month in BOLOGNA
Apartment ASINELLI BOLOGNA AND Agriturismo I MORI GELSI Fattoria Spinola - RHODA RANELLE, a wonderful lady from Chigago, have been or guest in Bologna at Asinelli Apartment for 1 month. On the PHOTO she is having lunch with my aunt ISABELLA, the owner of GARISENDA APT. eating TAGLIATELLE they prepared on their COOKING LESSONS.
During her stay she has been my guest in UMBRIA on COTTAGE NIDO for a long weekend (PHOTO with the GUTIERREZ children). I enjoyed staying with her a lot!
RON MEBUS and I
Email arrived on 9th October 2005 from our clients of GARISENDA (Bologna)
Dear Fiorbellina and Isabella,
Craig and I arrived home last night after our stay in Bologna at Garisenda. We just wanted both of you to know how much we loved Bologna, especially staying in the apartment at Casa Lupari. The location was perfect, the apartment was lovely and well-equipped, and we enjoyed every moment, even in the rain! We hope to return some time, as there is so much to see in Bologna and the surrounding area. Of course, if we do, we hope to stay at Garisenda again.
We also wanted to tell you how kind the young couple Paola and Bart were to us during our stay, especially when my purse disappeared (during a trip to Mantova) with all my credit cards inside. Paola and Bart let us use their telephone to call the credit card companies to report the loss and were helpful in many other ways as well.
When we arrived home last night, we discovered that the police in Mantova found the purse and we hope to have some of the contents returned before too long!
Many thanks for providing us with a memorable week in Bologna. Craig joins me in thanking all of you. Alla prossima!
Constance Walley
2005 TRABERG - Hosted at NIDO (I Mori Gelsi)
Letter from Gabri and Marian Hengeveld stayed at Nido from 23rd May to 16th June 2007.
Dear Fiorbellina Spinola
Still always my husband and I think of our holidays in your lovely house in Torgiano.You made it so comfortable for us: The seats and curtains near the swimming-pool, the vegetables from jour garden , the " sight-seeing”in the museum/house of jour parents and specially your help with our car. Tank you for all of it!
About the damage of our car: It is just repaired for € 515. all inclusive. Fortunately the assurance payed it for us. So your friend made a good estimation of the price! (In French the estimation for repair should be € 550. ) I was surprised to hear from my sister Martineke that she and her husband have visit you on their trip in Italy. She speaks Italian very well, isn’t it? They liked your wine as much as we did. In a letter I send you a photo for dear Mario.
I am sure it was not the last time we rent a house from you. Once , we hope to see you again.Greetings to your parents.
With love from Gabri and Marian Hengeveld.
2007 MEBUS FAMILY AGAIN!!!!
Email arrived on 17th October 2005 from our clients of NIDO COTTAGE (Umbria)
Dear Fiorbellina, thank you so much for all your hospitality when we stayed in your apartment, and all the good wine, egs, salad and other delightfull vegetables. When we left saturday morning at 6.30 I must admit, that we took the good weather with us. We had a beautiful trip crossing Italy to Pisa/Livorno, and since we arrived here two weeks ago, we have had Indian summer with sun and up till 24 degrees. And you have had a lot of rain. Enclosed (will be sent by post) you will find the two pictures I made of you and my wife Alvhild.
On your homepage with your apatment in Rome I think it is your daughter, we have seen on one picture, a nice little girl. Maybe we will meet again, in Torgiano or Rome, until then we are sending you all our best greetings. Also to your father with whom we talked too little. Kind regards Alvhild and Torben Traberg. *Denmark*
Gabri and Mario Rossi of Fattoria Spinola staff
Traberg
Aad Stolk
Email arrived on 7th November 2005 from our clients of BRUFA APARTMENT (Umbria)
Dear Fiorbellina, Looking back at our holiday trips this year to Umbria, Toscane and the Turkish Rivièra my wife Charlotte and I would like to let you know that we have very pleasant memories of our stay at your Brufa appartment last May. Your suggestions for restaurants and wines were of great help to us.
The appartment was very well equiped and perfect for a stay to explore beautiful Umbria with Perugia very nearby.
We still enjoy your Sangiovese ! A pity we can’t buy your wine in Holland.
We sure come back one of the coming years !
In the attachment you will find 2 pictures, which you can maybe use for your website.
With kind regards,
Aad and Charlotte Stolk
Dear Friends,
You will never know how much I appreciate your photos, letters and suggestions to better let you enjoy your stay in Umbria, in Bologna, Rome or Lugano.
For me it is a great pleasure to watch at them again and again and thinking of you and the time we spent togheter. I also think of you worldwide, what you are doing or how your chidren are growing up.
I always wish you all the best, a great life full of wellness, happiness and many WONDERFUL HOLIDAYS!
THANK YOU FOR YOUR FRIENDSHIP
Fiorbellina
Charlotte Stolk
Dear Lodovico,
dear Fiorbellinas,
this is just to say that we had a wonderful time in Bologna, thanks to this wonderful city and thanks to your superbly located apartment. Thank you also for your considerate assistance in many fields, from restaurant guide to shopping advice to schedules of public transport. We can only recommend your apartment to any visitor of this grand city.
Gabriela + Jo
PS: Why is the Bologna daily newspaper called ‘il Resto di Carlino’? I asked at quite a few newspaper-stands, but no one could give an answer. They shrugged shoulders and said, the name of the paper was ancient.
Gabriela + Joachim Lenz
Deutschherrenstr. 81
53177 Bonn
In which of the Spinolaonline.it properties have you been hosted? VILLA CLAUDIA (S. Mamete, Lugano Lake)
How did you find your stay? Absolutely faboulous
Please add comments or suggestions to help us for a better stay it was very very beautifull!You don't have to change anything.
In which period have you been hosted? 26-04-2008 till 09-05-2008
Would you like to come back or at least to choose another of our properties for future holidays stay, or would you suggest our properies to your friends and relatives? Yes!
Email Address: tonnyselles@home.nl
Klip family
Dear Fiorbellina, It is already about a month ago since we stayed in your lovely and beautifully restored farmhouse. Both Mela and Brufa are tastefully decorated as well. We have really enjoyed our vacation and appreciated your great hospitality. We also enjoyed the fresh vegetables, eggs and your delicious wine. The last bottle that we had taken home is just finished. Our early morning jogging through vineyards was also a special experience. We learned that many beautiful known and unknown villages and cities are at close distance and absolutely worthwhile visiting. We hope to come back in the near future. Please do our greetings to your father and Mario. Kind regards, Tanja & Evert Jan Klip-Martin
Tanja & Evert Jan Klip-Martin at Umbria Jazz
They made very smart pictures of the I MORI GELSI garden and Brufa entrance I published on my main page slideshow! Thank you for your help!
The Paolo & Chiara rabbits enjoying countryside!
Lapo rabbit outdoor NIDO house
My husband paragliding on the AGRITURISMO
The photo has been made by my friends PAOLO and CHIARA from the NIDO House.