Press Articles

Casa San Gabriel appears in Alastair Sawday's Special Places to Stay, Italy

Enjoy David's wine on arrival, absorb the view of cultivated and wooded hills and unwind. Chrissie and David, warm, generous, thoughtful, bought the farmstead in a ruinous state and did it up it all up in under a year. The little houses, private but close, each with its own terrace, are suitable for singles, couples or families so take your pick. For further space there's a living room in the main house with books and open fire. The restoration is sympathetic, unpretentious, delightful, the off-white decor and soft furnishings enhancing undulating beams and stone walls; the bathrooms are so lovely you could spend the day in them. Supplies are left for breakfast on your first morning and should last until you're ready to venture out. You may also pluck produce from the vegetable gardens. David cooks on Tuesdays, Thursday is pizza night - your chance to use an original wood-fired oven. Bliss to have Perugia so near by - a 20-minute drive - and to return to a pool with views down the valley all the way to Assisi, a bottle of chilled Orvieto by your side. B&B option Oct-April.

 

Alistair Sawdays: Slow Italy

Casa San Gabriel was specially selected to feature in Alistair Sawdays  " Slow Italy" publication. The book is a wonderful collection of properties throughout Italy who have embraced the " Slow" life. 

 

Expat Tales: The Age,  Australia

October 2007

David Lang farm boy turned stock broker, lives his dream as an English teacher in Italy. 

 

The Italian Job: Geelong Today

David and Chrissie Lang were looking for a challenge when they decided to transform a rundown Italian farmhouse into an accommodation retreat. 

 

Homes Worldwide, no 1 for overseas property and travel

Co nverting a farm for holiday rentals. When an Australian and Englishwoman married they decided to start their new life together in Italy, and now run a successful holiday rentals business. 

 

West Australia 

Jan 2007

P.D.Riches finds chestnuts and wild boars on holiday in the Umbrian hills.

 

Giornale del Umbria

Our first article in a daily Italian newspaper on life in Italy and Casa San Gabriel. 

 

Italianicous Magazine

The Simple Life - May / June 2011

Thousands are the stories of young Italians who left their country and came to Australia in search of a better life. But, we don't hear as much about the Australians who have chosen to reverse the process and end up living in Italy permanently or basing their income and business life around spending a considerable amount of time there. Their reasons for doing so are diverse - a quest for a certain lifestyle, good old fashioned love or the ability to spend a considerable part of the year introducing others to a country they have come to love. 

 

Italianicious Magazine  - Article 2

Family Holiday - Jan/Feb 2012

David and Chrissie Lang have transformed Casa San Gabriel into a true family retreat. Comprised of their own home and three outbuildings that have been turned into cottages, this property combines the tranquility of a rural escape with the convenience of being close to several surrounding towns and it offers plenty to keep the kids occupied too - including a playground, pool and alpacas.