ELENA in Corte SPINATA:Quiet little countryhouse on the PO cyclepath near VERONA

Apt "ELENA" ( CIR 029032 - LOC 00001- M0290320003 )- Corte Spinata is located in VENETO: the land of VENICE, in 17 Via Arginone, MELARA (CAP 45037)(ID 2669324 on Fe.Wo. direkt )
Apt "Elena” with 1 double bedroom, 1 kitchen/living room with a sofa bed for two adults/children. Guests have exclusive use of the veranda. We also have direct access to the cycle route along the Po River .Below you’ll find a description.
The conditions shown for “Elena” are valid for all our apartments and are all inclusive and cover the entire house, per night, NOT per person.
Prices include all services, utilities and taxes, with no hidden fees or costs. It also includes wifi and parking, air-conditioning and heating.
We accept bookings for our all apartments on Fe.Wo.-VRBO, ABRITEL, STAYZ, BOOKABACH, EXPEDIA- for a minimum of 3 nights.
During the VERONA FAIR period check-in is available every day
Check-in Normally only: on Saturday, Sunday, Monday and Thursday.
Check-out:any day
We offer a discount:
•20% for one week (7 nights or more)
•40 % for a month or more (28 nights or more)
Corte Spinata offers guests three self-catering apartments to choose from:
1)Apt ELENA(1 bedroom: 2 pp+ sofa bed 2 pp, details below)
2) Apt LUISA (ID 5320799 on FeWo. direkt (2 bedrooms: 4 pp + sofa bed for 2pp )
3)Apt GIULIA (ID 5441938 on FeWo. direkt): 1 bedroom with 2 single beds and 2 single beds on the mezzanine)from April 2024.
Type “Corte Spinata” into Google Maps to see our position or into your sat-nav to see the route.
Please note, you'll need a car to reach Corte Spinata.
The three apartments are well separated from each other.
Corte Spinata offers the following advantages:
Its POSITION:
•60 minutes in total ( details below) from the door of our apartments to the entrance of:
1.Verona FAIR
2.ARENA Opera FESTIVAL of VERONA (see programs 2024 and 2025 already published )
3. Verona AIRPORT (Villafranca):

80 minutes in total from the door of our apartments to the entrance of:
-BOLOGNA CENTRALE train station
-BOLOGNA AIRPORT

• directly on the PO RIVER CYCLE PATH.
• A GREEN OASIS of RELAXATION in the Po Valley, the North-East of Italy with 3,000 m2 of green lawn surrounding the three apartments;
• Perfectly situated to visit historical-artistic cities and the driving forces of the current economic development of Italy, for work and tourism. Corte Spinata is perfect for bleisure, quickly and inexpensively (both by train and by car) reaching these important cities.
We are in a uniquely strategic position close to:
Verona,
Bologna,
Mantua,
Ferrara and other equally interesting small villages
VENICE: there are four possibilities to get there in 2 hours (details below)

NB : Download the TRENITALIA APP (public company) to consult fares, travel times and book train tickets.
Our holiday apartments are near the OSTIGLIA train station, which is about 8km, just 10 minutes by car from Corte Spinata. There is ample free parking here. This station is located on the important BRENNERO-VERONA-Ostiglia-BOLOGNA line). Only local/regional trains stop at Ostiglia station.
Trains run frequently in both directions. It connects you directly, quickly and cheaply to:
a.VERONA PORTA NUOVA (30 minutes, €5.55) and
b.BOLOGNA CENTRALE (1hr, €6.70).
You can get to VERONA FAIR from Corte Spinata in a total of 60 minutes! Equally convenient for the ARENA OPERA FESTIVAL:
10 min by car from Corte Spinata to Ostiglia train station
30 min by train from Ostiglia to Verona PN train station and then
20 min- a walking distance - from Verona train Station to:
• the south of Verona to the Fair ENTRANCE
•the center of Verona to the ENTRANCE of the ARENA Opera.
You can get to either location without the stress of traffic and parking. There are also shuttle buses, taxis and electric scooters available.If your group of guests require it, we can hire a people carrier for you.
I’m afraid we can’t book trips or events for you, but we are here to make your stay as enjoyable as possible. We recommend booking tickets for events or shows well in advance before leaving home to avoid any disappointment.
OUR QUALITY and HOSPITALITY :Our guests’ reviews confirm our apartments are great value for the high level of quality and care we offer. We are committed to giving our guests a unique and memorable experience, with simple but exclusive features, which is why guests keeping coming back to enjoy Corte Spinata.
SERVICES: in addition to having equipped kitchens for self catering, we are very close to restaurants, take aways, pastry shops/ice cream shops and supermarkets.
We are also near post offices, banks, everything you need and also..pharmacies and hospitals!
We strive to make Corte Spinata your home from home, welcoming and charming.

CHECK-IN:
Check in is after 4pm. I will be there personally when you arrive to answer all your questions.If you can, let me know your estimated time of arrival before.
Key safes on the property provide more flexibility since guests can choose their arrival time outside normal check in time. The location of the key safe and all instructions will be sent before the arrive.

INFORMATION
I can provide any information you need by email, or when you arrive.You can find more information on our website: Cortespinata.com
When you book, we send all guests a complete illustrative booklet in PDF with useful information about getting the most from your stay.
Corte Spinata is located on the Po river cycle path and between two villages :
• 1, 7 km by car from Melara (1800 inhab)
• 2.9 km by car from Bergantino (2,500 inhab)
Italy’s longest river, the Po, was once called the “king of rivers” by Virgil (“fluviorum rex”)
The poet Guido Ceronetti once wrote: “You need to understand the Po to understand Italy,”
The river was, for millennia, a vital transport hub, part of the trade route for Baltic amber in the bronze age. So there are many fascinating archaeological finds from the Bronze age (12th century BC) in the area, don’t miss the museum in Fratta Polesine.
The “Court”, in our local area, was where several families related to each other, 50 people lived together. They cultivated the surrounding land and raised animals. At the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century this agrarian community produced and used what they needed, the extended families helping and supporting each other.
Within the Court they had everything they needed : the well, the oven, the stables, the chicken coops and even a devotional chapel. The name SPINATA was already present in the Carafa land register of 1779 and was owned by the Bianchini family, who had lived here since the seventeenth century. At the beginning of the 20th century, the Bianchini house passed to the Ridolfi family as a dowry. In 2012, we bought it, renovated it with love and care, built the apartments and started welcoming guests. The Bianchini family emigrated to Sydney, in Australia and their descendants periodically return to spend holidays in Corte Spinata. And so Therese Bianchini and Ross P. (Sydney Australia, 4 -10 September 2023) left us this message, which we are happy to quote word for word:“What a peaceful place tucked away in the small village of Melara.....Do as little as you want or as much as you want. A trip to Ferrara, Bologna, or Verona,( Just to name a few) are closer than you think.......

Apt: "ELENA"
The price includes:
•Electricity, Water and Methane gas (with safety systems)
•Unlimited free Wi-Fi
•TV with 1,900 international satellite channels
• Independent air conditioning (1 DAIKIN unit ) and heating, both controlled by you from inside the apartment. There are also two ceiling fans: in the living room and bedroom.
•Free parking
•A safe for valuables
•The barbecue (wood and gas) is free for guests to use
•Sheets and towels, laundry change
•Rubbish tax, tourist tax and any other taxes
•weekly and final cleaning
We provide all bed clothes, pillows and towels, as well as bathrobes, all of which are changed at every check in and weekly
...and all the basics, see photos and description
•A bathroom with shower and bidet
•A bedroom with double bed
•A dishwasher
•Cooker and Oven
•Washing Machine
•A living /dining room with fully equipped kitchen and a sofa bed for two people
•The bedroom and living areas both have ceiling fans and air conditioning
•Comfortable deck chairs are available for guests to enjoy on the veranda, which is accessible from the living area to enjoy breakfast or cocktails and relax.
There are fire extinguishers.
Smoking is only allowed outside.
Dogs and other pets are not allowed.
Corte Spinata is the perfect base for enjoying Italian nature and culture. Our apartments are ideal for truly relaxing: snoozing, reading, looking at the internet, cycling along the river Po, fishing, playing in the open fields or pottering around the vegetable garden.

Our guests can easily get to the following places for DAY TRIPS :
The biggest historic and cultural city nearest to Corte Spinata are VERONA , MANTOVA,FERRARA.
TO VENICE:
From Corte Spinata by car to:
1) LEGNAGO train station (20 km) and then train to VENEZIA S..L. (1hr 40 min €8.55)
2) MONSELICE train station (80 km ) and then train to VENEZIA S..L. (52 min €6.25)
3) OSTIGLIA train station (8.7 km and 10 minutes) from there to Verona (30 minutes, €5.55) and then from Verona to Venice Santa Lucia (times distance and various fares).
In the Venice direction, you’ll find the charming of VICENZA and PADOVA.
…..Of course you can reach Venice by car, keeping in mind parking should be booked in advance.
Mantova, Padua,Vicenza, Ferrara, Modena, Sabbioneta, Colorno, Parma, Reggio Emilia, Cremona (THE VIOLIN MUSEUM), Ravenna, Maranello-FERRARI, Brescello (CAMILLO - DON Peppone), Solferino (RED CROSS MEMORIAL), GARDALAND, LAKE Garda, ADRIATIC SEA