OUR HISTORY
For more than 25 years, the vast majority of our summer holidays have been spent in Italy. When our children were small, mostly on campsites, but later on in small, cozy agriturismos or B&Bs. We became more and more fascinated by life in these places and the dream of starting something similar ourselves one day was born.
In the fall of 2018, we decided to take a few months off over the winter and try living in Italy at the most dull and tourist-free time. After this experience, we were still excited about the idea of moving down here and starting our own venture, so we began looking at areas and houses. We knew from the beginning that it had to be a quiet place with a slightly larger plot, preferably with both grapevines and olive trees. That way, when we're not hosting our guests, we can be wine and olive oil farmers.
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In the summer of 2020, we found our place, which we took over on September 8th – we made the takeover a joint event with our children, despite Covid.
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Since the place was a partial ruin and needed to be completely rebuilt, extensive renovations were necessary. Plans were made, and our Italian advisor was to ensure various permits and contact with craftsmen so that the project could get underway.
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However, it turned out to be not so easy to find craftsmen or obtain the necessary permits. As everyone knows, Covid had a severe impact on Italy from the very beginning, which led to even greater caution in reopening society. As most are aware, many challenges arose with rising prices, delivery issues, and the situation in Ukraine further exacerbated everything.
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Unfortunately, it was not possible to start the renovation before February 22, 2022.
According to our contract, the craftsmen were supposed to finish at Casa Mauletta by August 1, 2022. However, that did not happen at all. But despite the many challenges, we have kept our spirits up and are very much looking forward to our new life as hosts at Casa Mauletta.
THE NAME MAULETTA
The name Casa Mauletta has its own little story.
Casa – yes, it means house in Italian, so it's right on the mark... Mauletta comes from our son having used the word Maul instead of mother for years, and it's very Italian to add an "etta"... and it turns out that there is actually a small area just outside Turin called Mauletta... so the word exists in Italian, and it was decided to stick with it.
