ABOUT US

Occhito Riding Holidays is born for all those who have always wanted to live an unique experience through nature where everything tastes like freedom.

Occhito Riding Holidays is a combination born from two companies located near the lake Occhito in Molise region. The aim is to offer to the tourists trips on horseback in charm and beauty surrounding and taste the best and healty local products.

Occhito's lake is the largest artificial lake in Italy and the second in Europe. Marks the border between Molise and Puglia, it has a length of about 12 km, a perimeter of 68 km and a capacity of 333 million cubic meters. Our structures, located near the lake are two, the farmhouse Horse Ranch and the Equiturismo de Girolamo respectively in Macchia Valfortore and Colletorto, small towns in Molise region, the province of Campobasso.

The main structures are the farm house Horse Ranch located in Macchia Valfortore and Equiturismo de Girolamo site in Colletorto, respectively headquarters of the Cavalieri del Tratturo and Cavalieri Angioini. Both companies are characterized by excellent cuisine based on local products, for example production of salami, cheese, jams, etc. Both structures have cozy and comfortable rooms and many well-trained horses.

Paolo Santoianni and Laura de Girolamo are the equestrian guide. Both come from a training organized by the Italian Federation of Equestrian Tourism and boasts many years of experience in organizations of trips on horseback.

Paolo is qualified as Randonneur and Fitetrec-Ante Guide, is also vice president of the Cavalieri del Tratturo. Laura is a guide as well as Instructor of Monta Western Fitetrec-Ante, she also plays the role of a technical framework in the association Cavalieri Angioini and boasts many successes in the competitive arena.