Holiday home · Prata di Principato Ultra · Irpinia
A retreat for two in the heart of Prata di Principato Ultra, with red geraniums, stone, linen and the light of Irpinia. The Greco di Tufo wineries five kilometres away, Montevergine and Benevento within half an hour.
Welcome
We welcome you into a small place shaped with care, overlooking the square and rooted in the rhythm of the village. We do not chase effect, but the pleasure of things done well: gentle light, honest materials, a balcony to inhabit and a landscape to discover slowly. Il Balconcino in Piazza is our way of sharing Prata, one stay at a time.
Your hosts at the Balconcino
The house
One well-designed space: a double bed, a kitchenette, a bathroom with a stone shower and the balcony over the square. Greige tones, warm wood and a light that changes with every hour.
Step outside and you are already in the square, inside the real life of the town: the café, the bakery, the church.
Red geraniums frame a view whose light changes from morning to evening.
Greige, walnut, linen and stone for a simple, warm, balanced interior.
The whole home, keys in hand: a compact, functional space designed for comfort and light living.
Double bedroom with fresh towels - Il Balconcino in Piazza, Prata di Principato Ultra
The square from the balcony, among the geraniums - Il Balconcino in Piazza, Prata di Principato Ultra
The village square seen from the balcony - Il Balconcino in Piazza, Prata di Principato Ultra
The balcony with its awning and geraniums - Il Balconcino in Piazza, Prata di Principato Ultra
Living area with table and TV wall - Il Balconcino in Piazza, Prata di Principato Ultra
Moments
From morning coffee to an evening glass, every hour has its own view.
Open the window and the square arrives with clear, quiet light. Coffee on the balcony is the simplest way to begin well.
Head out to the vineyards, the sanctuary or a scenic road. When you return, the house holds a cool calm that invites you to slow down.
Voices soften, lights come on and the village changes tone. A glass of Greco on the balcony is enough to give shape to the day.
One day for wineries and hill villages, one day to stay in the square with no plans. The pleasure is in alternating movement and pause.
Evening in the square
The café tables stay out under the stars, windows light up one by one, the bells mark the hour. From the balcony you watch it all unhurried, as from a small stage.
The area
Prata is one of the eight villages of the Greco di Tufo appellation: the wineries of Tufo, Santa Paolina and Montefusco are a quarter of an hour away. Within half an hour you reach Montevergine, Benevento and the Taurasi wine villages; within an hour, Naples and Pompeii. A quiet base for a different direction every day.
Tufo, Santa Paolina and Montefusco are minutes away: family cellars and historic names open by appointment for a tour and a few glasses. An afternoon is enough for two wineries and a walk through the vines above the old sulphur mines.
Read the guideA church carved into the tuff, with a 3rd–4th century catacomb and an 8th-century praying Madonna. Reopened on 25 March 2026, it is visited on request: we will give you the contact to book.
Read the guideFrom Mercogliano the funicular climbs in seven minutes to the sanctuary at 1,270 metres, home to the “Mamma Schiavona” icon and the abbey museum. Walkers will find trails in the Partenio park up to the Campo Maggiore plateau.
Read the guideTrajan’s Arch, the Roman Theatre and UNESCO-listed Santa Sofia are all within walking distance in the old town. A half day well spent, with local nougat as a souvenir.
Read the guideOn selected weekends, Fondazione FS heritage railcars run the Avellino–Rocchetta line through vineyards, woods and hill villages of upper Irpinia. Tickets cost a few euros on Trenitalia channels; book early.
Read the guideOne hour on the motorway separates Prata from the ruins of Pompeii and the centre of Naples. Leave after breakfast and be back for dinner in the village, in the quiet of the hills.
Read the guideIn every season
Cantine Aperte in late May and the first snow-free trails on Mount Terminio.
Festival evenings in Torrioni, Lapio and Taurasi, then Saint James’ day in Prata on 25 July.
Greco harvest in September, the Mirabella straw cart, then chestnuts and truffles in Montella and Bagnoli in November.
Nusco’s bonfires in January, Candlemas at Montevergine on 2 February, the tarantella of the Montemarano Carnival.
See you in the square
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