Under the Olive Trees: a Future Growing from Today’s Care
Every morning, when I open my front door and step out to go to work, the first thing I see is the sea.
But not just any sea!
I see the open sea of Forio d’Ischia, a boundless horizon that embraces both me and the guests of Le Dimore (Ulivo, Rosmarino, and Strelizia… and soon also La Quercia). It is a view, a panorama, that gives me peace, calm, and serenity. Even when it rains. Even when the wind blows and the sea is in storm.
This corner of the property is kissed by the sun until the very last ray, when the olive trees, the hazels, the lavender, and the citronella turn red before fading into twilight — each evening a different spectacle.
Every sunset here is a small ritual: the sun dims its colors and lights the promise of a new day.
And it is precisely this show — so often taken for granted only because it has repeated itself since the beginning of humanity — that has brought to my eyes, time and again in recent years, a vision: the olive grove, pruned, cared for, and softened by a green lawn, made available to our guests as a magical place to recharge.
Sitting in the shade, listening to the song of crickets or cicadas, or simply letting the breeze caress the face, while all around the Mediterranean scrub and a border of aromatic plants fill the air with fragrance.
To sit beneath an olive tree is to learn to breathe slowly again, as if time itself decided to pause.
To offer our guests an immersive experience, simple and in harmony with our idea of simple luxury. Not just a bed, not just a room: but the privilege of entering into contact with the nature of Ischia, with its scents, its silences, and its rhythms.
A few steps further down, in what was once the family vineyard, we have already started planting a small vegetable garden. It is a place that tells of returning to the earth: sun-ripened tomatoes, zucchini, eggplants, and the fresh herbs that have always accompanied the kitchens of our homes. Here the experience becomes tangible: walking among the rows, guests may be surprised by the scent of basil or the deep green of mint, rediscovering simple gestures that belong to the island’s rural tradition.
The scent of rosemary cuts through the air and carries you back to memories made of kitchens, hands, and unhurried words.
And it is from these rural roots that the vision of Le Dimore 2.0 is born: an aromatherapy path winding among the olive trees, conceived as an invitation to slow down. Among the rows, simple tables and chairs will welcome those who wish to read a book, sip an herbal tea, or simply listen to the silence.
Lavender, rosemary, sage, thyme, and citronella will accompany the walk with their intense aromas, creating a mosaic of sensations that have always belonged to the Mediterranean. Not an artificial garden, but a living place, where nature and hospitality intertwine to offer an experience that restores both body and soul.
Because this is our way of welcoming: offering not only a stay, but the chance to breathe the island, to sit beneath the olive trees, and to carry away the memory of a slow and authentic time.
This is my vision… and I commit myself, one day, to make it real.
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–Self-catering in Ischia: a dream that has lasted for 50 years
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