Rifugio Crotto di Somana

Rifugio Crotto di Somana, also presented as Agriturismo Crotto di Somana, is a family-run farm-stay and mountain hut in Mandello del Lario, in the Lombardy region of Italy, overlooking Lake Como and the mountains of Lecco. It is the hospitality arm of the Scurria Livio Farm, an agricultural company established in 1996 by Livio Scurria. The farm began mainly as an animal-breeding operation and was among the first Italian companies authorized by the Veterinary Office of the EEC to import ostriches from CEE countries for reproduction purposes. Alongside livestock, the family developed vegetable, fruit and especially olive cultivation, with more than 200 olive trees planted in the Cargogno hamlet. Today the Scurria Livio farm covers about 41,000 square meters, of which roughly 25,000 square meters are owned, with about 90% of the farm's surface in Lombardy and the remainder in Sicily. The Somana business unit, wholly owned and described as the true heart of the company, saw an olive grove of 150 trees planted in 2007, later supplemented by around 100 fruit trees and an experimental vineyard of about 400 Merlot vines. In 2009, following the purchase of neighboring rural buildings, a complex renovation began, leading to the opening of the Crotto di Somana farmhouse in 2013. The property operates as an agriturismo with three guest rooms, a wellness area and a solarium, and it carries out activities connected to the farm. Guests are offered rooms with views of Lake Como and the mountains of Lecco, and the estate produces extra virgin olive oil and wine from its own olives and grapes. The olive oil is tasted on site with direct sales to tourists and is also sold to local restaurants, a channel that has helped the Scurria Agricultural Company become a significant oil producer in its area. Services include a wellness area with Jacuzzi, sauna and regenerating shower, and bicycles for riding around the area. The structure has been increasingly appreciated and reviewed by hundreds of Italian and, above all, foreign tourists from around the world. The official website also announced that the company was working on a further exclusive location, indicatively from the spring of 2021, intended to offer a new form of tourism.

The business behind Rifugio Crotto di Somana traces its origins to the Scurria Livio Farm, established in 1996 mainly as an animal-breeding activity. It was one of the first Italian companies authorized by the Veterinary Office of the EEC to import ostriches from CEE countries for reproduction purposes. Simultaneously with the breeding of animals, the cultivation of vegetables, fruit plants and mainly olive trees was developed, with over 200 plants in the Cargogno hamlet. Today the Scurria Livio farm includes about 41,000 square meters, of which about 25,000 square meters are owned. About 90% of the farm's surface falls in Lombardy, the rest in Sicily. In the business unit of Somana, which is wholly owned and described as the true heart of the company, an olive grove of 150 plants was planted in 2007, subsequently implemented with around 100 various fruit plants and an experimental vineyard of about 400 Merlot vines. In 2009, following the purchase of neighboring rural buildings, a rather complex restructuring began which gave rise in 2013 to the opening of the Crotto di Somana farmhouse. This farm carries out activities connected to the farm as an overnight stay in three rooms with wellness area and solarium. Over the years the structure has been increasingly appreciated and reviewed by hundreds of Italian tourists but above all foreign ones who, coming from all over the world, stay for more enthusiastic days of the services offered by the company and of the farm products themselves, first and foremost the extra virgin olive oil. The tasting of the oil in the company with direct sales to tourists and the sale in local restaurants has allowed the activity to develop further, making the Scurria Agricultural Company the largest oil production company in its area. The official website also stated that the company was already working on a further exclusive location, indicatively from the spring of 2021, where guests would be able to experience a new form of tourism.

• 2021

  Announced further exclusive location expected indicatively from spring 2021.

• 2013

  Opening of the Crotto di Somana farmhouse.

• 2009

  Purchase of neighboring rural buildings and start of a complex restructuring.

• 2007

  An olive grove of 150 plants planted in the Somana business unit.

• 1996

  Scurria Livio Farm established mainly as an animal-breeding activity.

A family-run agriturismo and mountain hut combining farm-stay hospitality with estate-produced extra virgin olive oil and wine in the Lake Como area.

• Extra virgin olive oil

  Estate-produced extra virgin olive oil, tasted on site with direct sales to tourists and sold to local restaurants.

• Wine

  Wine produced from the estate's grapes, including an experimental vineyard of about 400 Merlot vines.

• Guest rooms

  Three rooms with views of Lake Como and the mountains of Lecco.

• Wellness area

  Wellness area with Jacuzzi, sauna and regenerating shower, plus solarium.

1. 1Where to sleep in Mandello del Lario - Agriturismo Crotto di Somanacrottodisomana.it
2. 2About Us - Agriturismo Crotto di Somanacrottodisomana.it
3. 3Services - Crotto di Somana - Agriturismo Crotto di Somanacrottodisomana.it
4. 4Wellness - Agriturismo Crotto di Somanacrottodisomana.it
5. 5Rifugio Crotto di Somana - Wikidatawikidata.org