https:\/\/in-italy.eu\/in-48-ore\/3-posti-insoliti-per-un-weekend-italia\/<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\nThe Molini agri-refuge and San Fruttuoso- – San Fruttuoso seen from the path to the Molini agri-refuge<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nThe Molini agri-refuge in the Portofino Park<\/strong><\/h2>\nThis path passes through the heart of Portofino Park, where there is an agri-refuge<\/strong> called ‘Molini’<\/strong>. It is an old ruin owned by the Region of Liguria<\/strong>, which has been fully restored and refurbished by a cooperative<\/strong> of local young people who run it.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n
How to get to the Molini agri-refuge <\/strong><\/h3>\nThe Agririfugio Molini is an excellent base to walk the more than 80 km of trails in the Park<\/strong>. You can only reach it on foot from the top of the mountain – Ruta di Camogli -or from the sea – San Fruttuoso.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n
Hospitality at Molini<\/strong><\/h3>\nThe agri-refuge has 11 bed<\/strong>s divided into three rooms<\/strong>. Two large rooms, sleeping 4 and 5, function as shared dormitories, and then there is a double room. It is open daily for lunch and dinner<\/strong>, while overnight stays are by reservation only.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n
The Il Giardino del Borgo cooperative<\/strong><\/h3>\nAn agricultural cooperative<\/strong>, Il Giardino del Borgo, which has been operating in the area for over 20 years<\/strong>, runs the agri-refuge. The cooperative was founded on a project for the environmental recovery of the agricultural land<\/strong> behind the village of San Fruttuoso.<\/p>\nAs well as dealing with environmental recovery, the cooperative produces oil, olives in brine, jams, syrups and marmalades, honey and herbal beauty products<\/strong>.<\/p>\nThe Molini and San Fruttuoso agri-refuge – Molini accueil<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nThe birth of the agri-refuge: the interview<\/strong><\/h2>\nI spoke with Emanuela Chinchella<\/strong>, one of the members of the cooperative.<\/p>\n“In 2000<\/strong>,” she tells me, “the Region of Liguria began an architectural recovery project<\/strong> for the village of San Fruttuoso. The cooperative offered to take care of the agricultural part, recovering the historic olive<\/strong> grove (whose planting dates back to the Benedictine era, around 1100), and to<\/strong> put the land<\/strong>, much of which had been abandoned since the immediate post-war period, back into production<\/strong>.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n
The timing of the recovery and restoration<\/strong><\/h3>\nA complicated, lengthy and ambitious operation. “It took a few years,’ Chinchella continues, ‘to clear dozens of strips of land of brambles and rebuild dry-stone walls<\/strong> that had come down over time (or due to the intervention of wild boars). Then, we decided to put our hands on one of the ruins behind the village. So in 2004, restoration work began on what became the agri-refuge’<\/strong>.<\/p>\nThe difficulties of the recovery<\/strong> \n‘The work started with a lot of enthusiasm but little money,’ Emanuela adds with proud eyes. The difficulties were, therefore, many, both financial and in terms of the scale of the recovery, in a place where the materials<\/strong> could certainly not arrive<\/strong> by car or truck, but on foot, by a small monorail from San Fruttuoso<\/strong>, or by helicopter<\/strong>.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n
The economic and cultural value of the ‘Molini project<\/strong><\/h3>\nEmanuela tells me that the then President of the Liguria Region understood the project’s cultural and economic value<\/strong> and decided to subsidise the venture, requiring the property to contribute financially to a share of the work. ‘I would like to remind you,’ Chinchilla continues, ‘that the cooperative is working on public land managed by Arte, the regional agency for regional real estate<\/strong>\u2019.<\/p>\nThe Molini and San Fruttuoso agri-refuge – Molini panorama 2<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nThe inauguration and widespread hospitality<\/strong><\/h3>\nAfter 4 years of hard work, in 2008, the Agririfugio was inaugurated and opened to the public!<\/p>\n
Since then, it has been offering hospitality to those who are passing through to rest, enjoy a unique panorama, have a snack before setting off on a trek, or to those who want to eat delicious, genuine local products<\/strong> or sleep in the silence<\/strong> of a forest<\/strong> that looks out and protects the sea and is a cure for the soul<\/strong>.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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