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Table A1

Overview of the selected Italian widespread hotels in historic villages

Case		Foundation year	Type of building	Housing units	Rooms	Beds	Resident population in the village^a	Surface Km²	Arrivals at the village^b	Average stay	Experiences
#1	Corte Fiorita (Bosa – Sardinia)	1995	Medieval buildings	4	30	80	7,852	128.02	23,727 (62% Italians)	2.3 nights	Walks among the vineyards, wine and gastronomy excursions
#2	Castello di Casigliano Country Inn (Acquasparta – Umbria)	1997	Castle from 16th century and its outbuildings	7	8	30	4,456	81,61	2,556 (90% Italians)	3.2 nights	Bicycle rentals, homemade produce, restaurants in the wine cellar of the castle
#3	Sextantio (Santo Stefano di Sessanio, Abruzzo)	1999	Historic stone houses	9	29	63	116	33.70	7,750 (82% Italians)	2 nights	Guided tours in the Gran Sasso National Park, walks, trekking, bike tours, picnic in the park, horseback riding, truffle hunting, harvesting saffron, local wine tastings, traditional cooking and pastry classes, weaving courses
#4	Sotto le Cummerse (Locorotondo, Puglia)	2003	Historic houses	10	10	30	14,066	48.18	13,995 (64% Italians)	3 nights	E-bike tour, “Ape calessino” tour, traditional cooking classes, local oil and wine tastings, horse riding
#5	Bacco Furore (Furore–Campania)	2006	Ancient houses	10	20	60	719	1,88	6,602 (64% Italians)	2.7 nights	Wine tours, “Path of love” and “Path of Gods” routes on the Amalfi Coast, trekking, boat tours, “Angel's Flight” over the Amalfi Coast moving on a steel cable, sight of Amalfi Coast from Furore Fjord, cooking classes
#6	Borgo dei Corsi (Ortignano Raggiolo–Toscana)	2006	Historical stone building	11	8		861	36.30	1,384 (63% foreigners)	4.7 nights	Local wine and food tasting and culinary tours, local festivals, traditional demonstrations of chestnut grinding, hiking and quad bike, horseback riding
#7	Muntaecara (Apricale, Liguria)	2008	Ancient towers, old cellars and noble residences	15	40	70	643	19.94	2,927 (51% Italians)	1.7 nights	Biscuits, cakes, pizza and focaccia baking cooking classes; wine tasting; walks in the pedestrian centre of the village, between climbs, descents, narrow alleyways and medieval walls
#8	La Loggia di Gradara Relais (Gradara, Marche)	2009	Convent's cloister from 16th century outside the wall of a medieval castle	3	9	16	4.881	17,53	8,893 (83% Italians)	2 nights	Local wine and food tastings in the ancient inns of the village, in the cellars and along the vineyards; guided tour of the village and the castle in the footsteps of Dante Alighieri; bike tours, walks along the wall of the castle
#9	Locanda Senio (Palazzuolo sul Senio, Tuscany)	2011	Historic stone houses	4	8	20	1,111	109.10	3,549 (79% Italians)	3.2 nights	Walks and trekking through the Chianti hills, mountain biking, horseback riding
#10	Le Case Antiche (Verucchio, Emilia Romagna)	2013	Historic stone houses	5	2	5	10.047	27.30	8,542 (91% Italians)	1.7 nights	Guided tours, excursions, local wine and food tasting
#11	La Rocca (Brisighella, Emilia Romagna)	2016	Medieval building	2	17	34	7,244	194.32	10,382 (79% Italians)	2 nights	Bike tours, guided tours, cooking classes, traditional festivals
#12	Borgo di Fiume (Fiumefreddo Bruzio – Calabria)	2017	Ancient houses built with lime before the 20th century	9	9	27	2,769	32.06	–	–	Tour guided by villagers, local food and wine tasting, Mediterranean diet courses, path of the ancient mule track, encounter with the crib masters
#13	Borgo dei greci (Buonvicino – Calabria)	2018	Historic noble palace from the 13th century and houses of the village	7	13	–	2,072	30.59	–	–	Guided excursions in the Pollino National Park and in the coast of Cedri, tasting of traditional peasant food and wine
#14	Ela living (Egna, Trentino Alto Adige)	2019	Medieval buildings	18	18	55	5,459	23.57	8,453 (63% foreigners)	2.3 nights	Traditional festivals, concerts, wine tastings, excursions in the Monte Corno National Park
#15	Albergo Diffuso San Leo (San Leo–Emilia Romagna) Bandiera arancione	2020	Buildings from 17th century	3	10	30	2,860	53.14	3,364 (83% Italians)	2 nights	Tasting of local cold cuts, cheeses and wine, itineraries by bike, guided visits to a local cashmere wool production centre, excursion to the ancient defensive walkway fortified by small towers equipped with cannons

Case		Foundation year	Type of building	Housing units	Rooms	Beds	Resident population in the village^a	SurfaceKm²	Arrivals at the village^b	Average stay	Experiences
#1	Corte Fiorita (Bosa – Sardinia)	1995	Medieval buildings	4	30	80	7,852	128.02	23,727 (62% Italians)	2.3 nights	Walks among the vineyards, wine and gastronomy excursions
#2	Castello di Casigliano Country Inn (Acquasparta – Umbria)	1997	Castle from 16th century and its outbuildings	7	8	30	4,456	81,61	2,556 (90% Italians)	3.2 nights	Bicycle rentals, homemade produce, restaurants in the wine cellar of the castle
#3	Sextantio (Santo Stefano di Sessanio, Abruzzo)	1999	Historic stone houses	9	29	63	116	33.70	7,750 (82% Italians)	2 nights	Guided tours in the Gran Sasso National Park, walks, trekking, bike tours, picnic in the park, horseback riding, truffle hunting, harvesting saffron, local wine tastings, traditional cooking and pastry classes, weaving courses
#4	Sotto le Cummerse (Locorotondo, Puglia)	2003	Historic houses	10	10	30	14,066	48.18	13,995 (64% Italians)	3 nights	E-bike tour, “Ape calessino” tour, traditional cooking classes, local oil and wine tastings, horse riding
#5	Bacco Furore (Furore–Campania)	2006	Ancient houses	10	20	60	719	1,88	6,602 (64% Italians)	2.7 nights	Wine tours, “Path of love” and “Path of Gods” routes on the Amalfi Coast, trekking, boat tours, “Angel's Flight” over the Amalfi Coast moving on a steel cable, sight of Amalfi Coast from Furore Fjord, cooking classes
#6	Borgo dei Corsi (Ortignano Raggiolo–Toscana)	2006	Historical stone building	11	8		861	36.30	1,384 (63% foreigners)	4.7 nights	Local wine and food tasting and culinary tours, local festivals, traditional demonstrations of chestnut grinding, hiking and quad bike, horseback riding
#7	Muntaecara (Apricale, Liguria)	2008	Ancient towers, old cellars and noble residences	15	40	70	643	19.94	2,927 (51% Italians)	1.7 nights	Biscuits, cakes, pizza and focaccia baking cooking classes; wine tasting; walks in the pedestrian centre of the village, between climbs, descents, narrow alleyways and medieval walls
#8	La Loggia di Gradara Relais (Gradara, Marche)	2009	Convent's cloister from 16th century outside the wall of a medieval castle	3	9	16	4.881	17,53	8,893 (83% Italians)	2 nights	Local wine and food tastings in the ancient inns of the village, in the cellars and along the vineyards; guided tour of the village and the castle in the footsteps of Dante Alighieri; bike tours, walks along the wall of the castle
#9	Locanda Senio (Palazzuolo sul Senio, Tuscany)	2011	Historic stone houses	4	8	20	1,111	109.10	3,549 (79% Italians)	3.2 nights	Walks and trekking through the Chianti hills, mountain biking, horseback riding
#10	Le Case Antiche (Verucchio, Emilia Romagna)	2013	Historic stone houses	5	2	5	10.047	27.30	8,542 (91% Italians)	1.7 nights	Guided tours, excursions, local wine and food tasting
#11	La Rocca (Brisighella, Emilia Romagna)	2016	Medieval building	2	17	34	7,244	194.32	10,382 (79% Italians)	2 nights	Bike tours, guided tours, cooking classes, traditional festivals
#12	Borgo di Fiume (Fiumefreddo Bruzio – Calabria)	2017	Ancient houses built with lime before the 20th century	9	9	27	2,769	32.06	–	–	Tour guided by villagers, local food and wine tasting, Mediterranean diet courses, path of the ancient mule track, encounter with the crib masters
#13	Borgo dei greci (Buonvicino – Calabria)	2018	Historic noble palace from the 13th century and houses of the village	7	13	–	2,072	30.59	–	–	Guided excursions in the Pollino National Park and in the coast of Cedri, tasting of traditional peasant food and wine
#14	Ela living (Egna, Trentino Alto Adige)	2019	Medieval buildings	18	18	55	5,459	23.57	8,453 (63% foreigners)	2.3 nights	Traditional festivals, concerts, wine tastings, excursions in the Monte Corno National Park
#15	Albergo Diffuso San Leo (San Leo–Emilia Romagna) Bandiera arancione	2020	Buildings from 17th century	3	10	30	2,860	53.14	3,364 (83% Italians)	2 nights	Tasting of local cold cuts, cheeses and wine, itineraries by bike, guided visits to a local cashmere wool production centre, excursion to the ancient defensive walkway fortified by small towers equipped with cannons

Source(s): ^aIstat (2022a) Residents at 1 January 2020

^bIstat (2022b) Arrivals at 31 December 2021; Table by authors