Desert Lodge XL + Teeny Lodge 2-8P
All photos Enjoy this beautiful, stylish lodge during your holiday, complete with a little bar in the living area. As life here is largely lived outdoors, this tent features an additional wooden terrace with an outdoor kitchen. Here you can dine at a striking wooden table or unwind on a lounge sofa or in the delightful two-person Fatboy® hammock.
* Dimensions are indicative
| People | 2–8 people |
| Inner tent | 30m² + Teeny Lodge |
| Terrace | Extra-large wooden deck |
| Bathroom | Private bathroom |
| Located at | Camping Pian di Boccio |
| From | €108 per night |
The key facilities at a glance
The Teeny Lodge is a separate sleeping tent placed alongside your main lodge. Ideal as extra sleeping space for children or as additional room for the group.
The Teeny Lodge sleeps 2 people and comes with 2 camp beds.
THE CAMPSITE
Playground, children's activities, fishing pond
Bar open from 08:00, snack bar and takeaway
Pizzeria with wood-fired oven
Free WiFi
Tennis, volleyball, archery, table tennis, table football, bowling, jogging and mountain bike trails
Outdoor pool 25m + children's pool (July–Aug), small pool open Jun–Sep, swimming cap compulsory
Hydromassage pool of 8 by 15 metres; poolside bar open in July and August
Restaurant open all season, with produce from the farm
Mini-market on the campsite, supermarket 3.5 km away
Live music, pizza baking and archery (from mid-July)
IN THE AREA
The places Rink-Jan recommends himself, with the distance from the campsite.
Sports & activities19.1 kmFly tandem with a licensed pilot from the top of Subasio, 1290 metres high, and glide down over Assisi and Spello. A minibus takes you to the take-off point; all you have to do is run a few steps across the grass.
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Sports & activities29.8 kmGentle five-kilometre rafting trip on the crystal-clear Nera, suitable from age three, past natural rock arches and the hamlet of Ceselli. Bring swimwear and a towel and combine it with the adventure park next door.
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Sports & activities30.7 kmThe largest adventure park in central Italy, six hectares of woodland in the Valnerina with rope bridges, ziplines and games on the ground. A ticket is valid all day and you can repeat the courses as often as you like.
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Sports & activities19.5 kmFlat cycle path of over fifty kilometres running right past Bevagna, mostly car-free along the river embankments. Towards Spoleto you ride with views of Montefalco and Trevi, towards Assisi through the onion fields of Cannara. Easy to do with children too.
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Sports & activities5.3 kmSmall organic farm below Montefalco with quarter horses and Shetland ponies. You ride with Emanuele through vineyards and olive groves with views as far as Assisi; anyone who doesn't ride can come along in the carriage. Booking is essential.
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Beach & nature17.2 kmPark around crystal-clear springs with swans, weeping willows and little bridges, celebrated in Roman times and later by Goethe and Byron. A kilometre further on stands the Tempietto, a Lombard church on the World Heritage list.
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Beach & nature41.5 kmOne of the highest waterfalls in Europe, 165 metres in three tiers, created by the Romans. The water is released at set times, so check them beforehand. From the Balcone degli Innamorati you stand right in the spray.
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Beach & nature22.8 kmHamlet of forty inhabitants where streams and little waterfalls flow right through the lanes, from the Capovena spring to the Peschiera pond. Children love it, but watch out for slippery stones. Park in the free spaces at the entrance.
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Beach & nature17 kmShady one-hour walking trail past three waterfalls, from the Altolina car park up to the little village of Pale. At the first fall, the Bridal Veil, you walk behind the water. Wear good shoes and bring water.
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Beach & nature17.6 kmHermitage in a centuries-old holm oak forest at 800 metres, where St Francis withdrew. You see his stone bed and cave, then follow the forest path to the caves of his companions. A quiet counterpart to busy Assisi.
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Culture & day trips3.2 kmMedieval town on the plain, once a Roman stop on the Via Flaminia, with two Romanesque churches around Piazza Silvestri. At the end of June the Mercato delle Gaite brings it all back to life: ten days of crafts, taverns and markets as in 1300.
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Culture & day trips17.8 kmThe city of St Francis, with the double basilica full of frescoes by Giotto and Cimabue. After the basilica, walk up to the Rocca Maggiore for the view over the valley, and eat a torta al testo in one of the alleyways.
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Culture & day trips5.9 kmHilltop wine town, called the balcony of Umbria for its view from Assisi to Spoleto. In the church of San Francesco, Benozzo Gozzoli painted the life of St Francis. Taste the Sagrantino in one of the enotecas on the round square.
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Culture & day trips10.9 kmPink stone town against the Subasio, with flower boxes in every alley and Roman gates. In Santa Maria Maggiore you can see Pinturicchio's Cappella Baglioni. Around Corpus Christi in June the streets are covered in flower carpets, the Infiorate.
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Culture & day trips22.8 kmCity with a Roman theatre, a cathedral with frescoes by Filippo Lippi and the Rocca Albornoziana on top. Escalators take you up from the car park. Walk across the Ponte delle Torri, 80 metres above the ravine, to the woods of Monteluco.
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Culture & day trips27.2 kmCapital of Umbria on a ridge, with the Palazzo dei Priori and the Fontana Maggiore on Corso Vannucci. Park below and take the escalators through the Rocca Paolina, an underground quarter from the sixteenth century. Famous for Baci chocolates.
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Culture & day trips43.5 kmWalled town at the foot of the Sibillini, famous for its sausages, hams and truffles from the norcinerie. From here you drive into the national park, with mountain meadows full of flowers in June and July.
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Culture & day trips4.6 kmThe winery that made Sagrantino world-famous, a few kilometres from the campsite. By appointment you walk through the vineyards and the cellar and taste three wines at the enoteca bar.
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Restaurant2.7 kmSimple osteria run by a family of butchers in the centre of Bevagna: meat from their own norcineria on the charcoal grill, homemade pasta and potatoes baked in the embers. Expect to wait, as it's always full.
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Restaurant5.7 kmRefined restaurant in a side street of Montefalco, with brick vaults and a courtyard. Order the pappardelle al Sagrantino and a piece of grilled Chianina beef; the chef shows you the meat first. Book well in advance.
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Practical11.8 kmLarge Conad on the Flaminia between Foligno and Trevi, with a fresh produce section, bread and plenty of parking. The place for your big weekly shop.
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Practical3.5 kmSmall neighbourhood supermarket just outside the walls of Bevagna, the nearest shop for everyday groceries. For a big weekly shop, drive on to the Conad Superstore near Trevi.
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Practical21.4 kmSmall, easy-to-navigate airport between Perugia and Assisi, the nearest to the campsite, with direct flights from Rotterdam in season. The hire cars are right in front of the terminal.
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Practical11.1 kmFrom Foligno, direct trains run to Rome Termini, taking just over an hour and a half by Intercity. That way you can do the Eternal City as a day trip without the parking stress. Assisi, Perugia and Spoleto are also on the line.
View on the map →INSIDE YOUR LODGE
Sleep like a prince or princess in the XL four-poster bed, 210cm wide. A good lie-in is all part of a true glamping holiday — and here you do it in style. For the children there are comfortable bunk beds, so everyone starts the next day's adventure well rested.
The XL wooden terrace is your lodge's extended living room. Breakfast in the morning sun, lunch in the shade of the awning, dinner by candlelight.
GUEST REVIEWS
We rented a safari tent through Lodge Holidays at Camping Pian di Boccio and had a wonderful holiday. The tent was really perfect. Good beds, fully furnished and everything was thought of. The pitches are beautifully situated and offer a lot of privacy. A really lovely glamping experience. One point of attention is the cooling. In Umbria it gets extremely hot in summer and the tents stand in full sun. A single fan for such a large tent is really not enough. As a result, the temperature in the tent barely dropped below 30 degrees at night, which sometimes made sleeping difficult. Camping Pian di Boccio is a beautiful, peaceful campsite right in the heart of Umbria's nature, surrounded by olive trees, walnut trees and the characteristic sound of cicadas. Even in high season we experienced an enormous amount of peace and quiet here, which we considered a real luxury. No loud entertainment, perfectly laid-out paths, an overcrowded pool or 'towel reservations'. The restaurant is very good and the staff are friendly, welcoming and helpful. At weekends, many Italian day visitors make use of the swimming pool. They took up a lot of space, both literally and figuratively, showed little consideration for other guests, and smoked a lot. This affected both safety in the pool and the atmosphere. In addition, the pool's overflow system wasn't working, as the water level was too low. As a result, the water quickly became very warm and the pool was less clean. Finally, we found the pool's opening hours (10:00 to 19:00) a bit limited during high season. On hot summer days it would be nice to be able to take a refreshing dip later in the evening too. All in all, we thoroughly enjoyed our holiday. The combination of the beautiful surroundings, the peace and quiet, the hospitality and the comfortable safari tent makes this a place we look back on with great pleasure and would definitely recommend.
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The holiday lodge tents are managed by a Dutch tour operator, even though they're located on Camping Pian di Boccio. You can book directly via the lodgeholidays.nl website, but not by calling the campsite, since, as mentioned, they're managed externally. If you call the campsite, they'll give you the information described here. There are three types of tents, each equipped with all the necessary kitchen items: sheets and duvets, a fridge, a kettle, a coffee machine, outdoor chairs, a hammock, a floor cushion, a fan, a washing line, a barbecue and basic cleaning supplies: a broom, a bucket and a cloth. However, you do need to bring your own toilet paper, soap and towels (the latter can be requested separately for an extra fee when booking). We also kept our spending to a minimum. Outdoor or indoor kitchen. Sturdy construction, comfortable beds and wooden floors. Just remember that, after all, you're sleeping in a tent! However spacious, large and comfortable a tent may be, that's what it is. Temperature fluctuations and adaptability should be taken into account. Lockers are available for storing valuables, but we didn't know this and hadn't brought a lock, so we only brought a few valuables with us. Either way, nobody — I repeat, nobody — will enter your pitch. Since we're staying on the campsite, you can make use of the swimming pool, the bar, the pizzeria, the tennis court, the football pitch and the playground. The surroundings are well equipped and peaceful. An absolute must!
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What a wonderful 2 weeks we had at "Pian de Boggio" in a very well-equipped tent. Fitted with a good gas BBQ, espresso machine, fridge, comfortable beds and, importantly, excellent bathroom facilities within the tent. A spacious terrace with views (from the Fatboy hammock) over the olive trees. Plenty of charming towns, delicious food and relaxing afternoons by the pool. Highly recommended!
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This place is a gem if you want a quiet country setting, the owners were helpful and pretty awesome. I learned about olive agriculture. They spoke English well a nice plus. They offer a limited menu restaurant for parts of the year and a small convenience store, along with some olive oils produced from their orchards. Food at the restaurant was tasty, and I was even brought a sample of the olives they had canned. They have nice rooms, plenty of camping space, apartments, and I saw safari type tents. I didn't ask about the safari type tents or the apartments. But the standard rooms were new spacious and clean with a fridge. If I had any complaint at all it would be I had to ask for the A/C remote, the room was cool enough but really needed some air moving for me. But I found this to be trivial with how hospitable the host was. It looked like they have a very nice pool set up but I was there before the season so they hadn't finished getting it ready. I saw kids play areas, a bath house, with at least a clothes washer. They have a few animals for the children as well. The facility is a little off the beaten path, but if you want a quiet nice reasonably priced place to rest and relax, this is it. I hope one to be able to venture there again. Steve
We read some negative reviews, but we really don't agree with them. This isn't a big 5-star campsite, and that's exactly why we liked it so much. Do you want a real camping feel, super spacious pitches (never had that in Italy before) and do you love charm campsites, but with nice facilities like a good restaurant and a lovely pool? Then this is the place for you. Our kids entertained themselves at the pool and the football pitch, while we enjoyed the peace and a book in front of the tent. Run by lovely Dutch-Italian owners and surrounded by the beautiful hills and villages of Umbria. Definitely a place to go back to.
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Beautiful location and beautiful, authentic surroundings! Spaciously laid-out and peaceful campsite. Lovely big pool with bar. Very welcoming and approachable family, the owners. We've now been here 3 times, with our twins — boys who were 4 and 10 back then, now 14 this campsite suits all these ages. A must. This time we had an apartment with air conditioning, on the hill. Beautiful view! But the safari tents are also very complete and are located beautifully among the olive trees. There are lots of trees on the campsite itself, so plenty of shade. Price-quality is great. Enjoy! 🇮🇹🌻☀️🧡
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Neat campsite with almost exclusively Dutch guests. Plenty of free pitches. Stunning surroundings, the swimming pool is fine, the sanitary facilities are rather dated which is a shame, but they are clean. No toilet seats or toilet paper. Shower tokens due to their own water supply — that I can understand. Excellent restaurant. The route there is a bit of a challenge if you rely solely on your sat nav; make sure you approach from the village and follow the directions on the website. The last stretch is 15% uphill, which can be tricky with a caravan.
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Stayed at the campsite in early July with our folding camper trailer. We got to choose our own pitch and it was still quiet on the site, lovely location with plenty to see in the area, max. 1 hour's drive away — Norcia is definitely worth a visit. The on-site restaurant is excellent, Nona cooks wonderfully, really authentic Italian dishes. We ate there several times at a very reasonable price We'll definitely be back 😎😎😎
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One of my favourite campings ever! Wonderful and very helpful staff, especially the receptionist Luisa was very very nice and friendly! We got struck in the mud and were saved with the tractor! Many, clean showers, spacious pitches in the pine forest, restaurant offering delicious dinner... Nice shop with basic things but also you can buy local oil and wine as souvenirs. Thanks a lot for a great time!
Besides being a paradise in itself, the people who work here are kind, understanding and helpful. I had a bad crash with my bike and they helped me with everything, from hospital matters to keeping my belongings safe. I was visited in hospital and provided with much needed help that made my ordeal easier to deal with. Thank you for everything.
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100+ happy guests have already been
Quiet and green, ideal for couples. Restaurant open, long-stay discount applies.
Olive trees in blossom, pleasantly warm. Small pool still closed, but perfect for walking.
Small pool open. Bevagna celebrates the Mercato delle Gaite — not to be missed.
High season. Large pool open, entertainment under way. Ideal for families.
Warmest month, all facilities in full swing. Book early.
Quieter, pleasantly warm. Olive harvest begins, beautiful autumn colours.
Low season. Olive oil pressing on the farm, long-stay discount valid until 30 October.
* Based on long-term averages. Actual temperatures may vary.
Camping Pian di Boccio
Offer
Book seven nights and pay for six: the seventh night is free. Valid for arrivals in the low season (spring and autumn).
Questions? Rink-Jan will help you personally.
Check availability and book directly online. Still unsure? Rink-Jan will help you personally.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
A Desert Lodge XL + Teeny Lodge 2-8P is a luxury glamping tent from Lodge Holidays, suitable for 8 people. The lodge is fully equipped with a private bathroom, four-poster bed, kitchenette and a spacious wooden terrace with an outdoor kitchen and Fatboy lounge furniture. It's all the comfort of a bungalow, right in the heart of nature.
Yes, the Desert Lodge XL + Teeny Lodge 2-8P has its own private toilet and shower. You won't need to use the shared sanitary facilities on the campsite.
The Desert Lodge XL + Teeny Lodge 2-8P is suitable for 8 people. The sleeping arrangements consist of comfortable beds. Travelling with a larger group? It's possible to book two lodges next to each other — get in touch with Rink-Jan for the options.
The Desert Lodge XL + Teeny Lodge 2-8P is available at several small-scale campsites in Europe — in Italy, France, Croatia and the Netherlands. On this page, under 'Available at these campsites', you'll see exactly which locations offer this lodge type, including prices and direct booking links.
An ordinary safari tent offers basic comfort. The Desert Lodge XL + Teeny Lodge 2-8P from Lodge Holidays goes much further: a private bathroom, a real four-poster bed, a fully equipped outdoor kitchen, luxury Fatboy lounge furniture and a spacious wooden terrace. Everything is designed by Rink-Jan for maximum comfort right in the heart of nature.
Yes, Lodge Holidays offers an attractive long-stay benefit in the low season, spring and autumn (a 7=6 deal). The campsites are open from April through to October. In May, June and September the climate is pleasant, the campsites are quieter and you benefit from lower rates.
Yes, the Desert Lodge XL + Teeny Lodge 2-8P is excellently suited to families with children. The lodge offers plenty of sleeping space for the whole family. Lodge Holidays' small-scale campsites are safe and child-friendly, with swimming pools and lots of room to play outside.
At a bungalow park, you stay in a fixed-build accommodation on what's often a large, busy site. With the Desert Lodge XL + Teeny Lodge 2-8P from Lodge Holidays, you live in a luxury lodge tent on a small-scale, personally selected campsite — surrounded by nature, with a spacious terrace, outdoor kitchen and hammock. More outdoor living, less mass tourism.
Stay 7 nights, pay for 6
Book seven nights and pay for six: the seventh night is free. Valid for arrivals in the low season (spring and autumn).
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