Our story

When Rafe Worthington and Astrid von Liechtenstein moved to Castel Giorgio in 2022, they took to their new surroundings with enthusiasm. Along the way, the absence of three things also made itself felt: a convivial public space for kindred spirits; a convenient one-stop shop for high-quality organic products; and a kitchen capable of both honoring and experimenting with the region's agricultural wealth, including from their own farm, Tenuta Montiolo. La Bettola Alfina was their answer.

A woman and a man smiling, sitting in a vehicle with a beige canvas cover and a glass window, during sunset with a blue sky in the background.

Rafe had studied in Rome and Florence, lived briefly in Orvieto, and returned to this corner of Umbria more than twenty years later. His intervening career in hospitality and real estate provided at least partial preparation for the peculiar pleasures of opening a restaurant in Italy. Astrid's background in design and culinary arts shapes the look of the space and how the kitchen thinks.

Alongside the family home, their 40 hectare certified organic and regenerative farm Tenuta Montiolo continues to take shape. The foundational planting of a 12 hectare chestnut silvopasture in 2023 has since been joined by a small fold of Highland cattle, two hectares of new vineyard (pinot nero and viognier), a stone fruit orchard, an experimental yuzu lemon orchard, and a 500m2 no-dig market garden. La Bettola is its table.

"Organic is the starting point. Regenerative is the next step: caring for the soil and the ecosystem, which — in our view — includes the people who live within it. Sustainability must mean economic viability too. If the numbers don't work, responsible farming remains an ideal."

On the Alfina plateau, Castel Giorgio, Province of Terni — twenty minutes from both Orvieto and Lake Bolsena.

Two highland cows, brown with long shaggy hair, standing on a grassy hillside surrounded by green plants and trees.
Young seedling with green leaves growing in soil in a field with a cloudy sky in the background.
A bright green field with red poppies, a green hill, and a line of trees in the background under a blue sky with white clouds.
A white pickup truck with an orange logo on the door parked beside a stone building with a sign reading 'La Bettola Alfina' and a red chicken silhouette logo.
Sunset over a rural field with young green plants growing in rows, and leafless and leafy trees in the background under a sky with clouds.
A cozy outdoor dining area illuminated at night, featuring wooden tables and chairs, a large tree, and a stone building with lit windows in the background.