Welcome to Casa Lunas


In september 2012, we sold our home, house & dinner business Domaine Gouts de Provence, and moved to the pittoresque ligurian village of Olivetta St Michele in north Italy. Right on the border with France, close to Ventimiglia, Menton and Nice. In this beautiful and peaceful haven, we're creating an "agritourismo' with a restaurant and two (perhaps three..) luxuary vacation cottages. A private fresh water "vasca" for cooling, a streaming river on walking distance, the mediterranean sea nearby and plenty of italian and french culture and food. And with us looking after you! A little paradise. Join us in Italy, first on our blog, then in your own vacation home! -- BENVENUTO & HASTA LA PASTA --

Monday, May 7, 2012

Springtime in Olivetta brought new visitors to our property.. Winter has been very dry, so this lovely Swiss couple of sheep herders, brought their flock of more than 150 animals down to the Bevra river once every two three days for drinking. Bram invited them, incl the sheep, for aperitief! A rich and interesting encounter in many ways. It became so popular, that after a week, the sheep decided that the grass in indeed greener on the other side, and came down the mountain without their herders for a snack. Bram, who supposedly was returning home to Grillon that morning, had to stay behind an extra day, before the herders manage to talk some sense into the flock and take them back up the mountain. A milllion flowers poorer and a zillion sheep-shits richer, it was a unique event.