Origins

The Agriturismo La Dondina is located in the countryside of Budrio, between fields, old farmhouses and ponds, where, until some time ago, it was practices the ancient tradition of the cultivation of CANAPA. This building rises from the fundaments of an old Hunting house of the XVI century which was owned by the Dondini Counts. Afterwards it turned out as a farm with stables. The old stables are now entertainment and restaurant rooms.

The Guests can accommodate in the old stables, which are turned out as double bedrooms , with all services and personalized with ancient furniture typical of the Emilian countryside. Each room takes the name of the last horse that lived there.

The farm- a biological one, cultivated with orchard, vegetable garden and berries fields, still maintains the ancient hedge of oak, mulberry, hawthorns and rows of vines.

Have a nice stay.

Philosophy

When I decided to create my Agriturismo in my family’s farm, I wanted to confirm my relationship with the countryside and to do it in a less banal way, I tried to commemorate the traditions of my own land.

For this reason “La Dondina” is not born just as a touristic service-to add to the traditional ones,- but as a testimony of this land, of its natural beauties, architecture and kitchen.

Indeed at La Dondina the kitchen is inspired at the ancient recipes linked to the history and to the economic of our land: handmade pasta worked with rolling pin, homemade bread, biological fruit and vegetables, eggs and chickens are made in the farm.

Moreover I wanted to valorize the products of our land, with particular attention to D.O.P and I.G.P ones, like pig meat “mora romagnola” and “bovino romagnolo”, just using exclusively products of the farms of this countryside.

With these products we realize our dishes that want to be a desire to reinvent our tradition and the attempt to satisfy the more exigent tastes, by offering vegetarian and vegan dishes as well as the traditional ones.

Roberta Francia

Alcuni dei nostri piatti…

Dal Nostro Mattarello Tortellini Passatelli lasagne bolognesi tortelloni di ricotta tagliatelle al ragù strichetti triangoli barbarossa etc…

Dal Nostro Orto Biologico Vellutate e zuppe di verdure di stagione insalatine con bruciatini al balsamico formaggio e mandorle finocchi al sesamo zucchine alla menta zucchine ripiene pasta e fagioli farfalle con peperoni tricolori friggione etc…

Dagli allevamenti biologici della nostra zona Piccagna di bovino romagnolo al rosmarino e sale di Cervia spiedi di guanciolo di manzo prosciutto al forno con salsa di mele o prugne grigliata mista etc...

Piatti Vegani Tagliatelle all'ortica con tofu basilico e mandorle tagliatelle al ragù vegetale fusilli integrali con straccetti di seitan e piselli carpaccio di rapa rossa con tofu e rucola scaloppine di seitan con vino rosso o bianco tortine in fiore etc...

I Nostri Dolci Torta di mele e pere al limone crema di pere con pinoli tostati torta al cioccolato con salsa di more zuppa inglese budino brulè etc...