country house
Montessino
Wellness Art Relaxation
Are you a yoga teacher?
and are looking for a quiet and magical location surrounded by nature with breathtaking sunsets and delicious Italian food? With us you are right. Country House Montessino is exclusively available for your yoga retreat.
Why is this the right place for your yoga retreat? Some reasons....
Location
Our unique location is only 1-hour drive from the airports of Milan and Turin. We are in the Monferrato, which is part of Piedmont's region in northern Italy, one of the most famous Italian wine regions in the world but yet unknown to tourism!
Country House Montessino is located in a small hamlet on top of one of the rolling hills of the Monferrato, since 2014 Unesco World Heritage Site. We are immersed in nature and surrounded by olive groves, wine yards and wheat fields with a wonderful view. Silence and tranquility for meditation are guaranteed. The Monferrato is still a piece of authentic Italy, without mass tourism and with very few individual tourists. An area waiting to be discovered. Here you feel grounded and connected to nature. (and by the way, the background photo is original!)
Yoga Room & Zen Island
The former riding stable houses a beautiful, heated yoga room with panoramic windows and wooden floors. The room is 45 m2 and has maximum space for 14 yoga mats. 10 yoga mats, 12 blocks, yoga straps and blankets are available.
In the middle of the hill surrounded by fields and grapevines lies our Zen island. A place of energy to meditate and reflect with spectacular sunrises and sunsets. Ideal for your morning meditation when the sun is rising or evening meditation when the sun is setting. Also 2 fire bowls are available for your fire ceremony.
The Country House, group size
Country House Montessino has 6 individually designed double rooms. In 5 of them, the double beds can be configured as Single beds, whereas this is not possible for 1 room (Dolcetto). Therefore, the room Dolcetto is mainly booked as a double room for single use. Please note that we do not have any single rooms. All rooms have en-suite bathrooms, some have a balcony and a wonderful view. Our house surrounds 3 hectares of land with olive groves, meadows, and grapevines. An outdoor saltwater pool and a whirlpool await you in the garden. In addition to the yoga room, the former riding stable has a massage room, a well-equipped fitness room and a sauna. All with large windows so as not to interrupt contact with nature.
For longer retreats of 4-7 nights we also have our holiday home "La Casetta" with 2 bedrooms available, which is opposite the main house. Maximum group size is 12-14 people. Minimum number of participants 8 people, during public holidays (Easter, Ascension, Pentecost etc.) 10 people.
Meals
Early morning there is the possibility to have tea, coffee and cookies.
In the late morning with warm weather brunch is taken on our sun terrace, otherwise in the breakfast room. We will spoil you with a daily changing, balanced, vegetarian brunch with oriental, Italian and European specialties. Most evenings you will be treated to delicious Italian, vegetarian dishes by our chef Jana for dinner. The pizza evening with various salads is also very popular. If desired, we can combine the external dinners on 1 or 2 evenings with a visit to an Infernot (UNESCO World Heritage Site). The external dinners are at your own expense and are not included in the package price. On request, wine tasting can also be organized during or before dinner. For the journey to the restaurant (3-6 km) form We carpool and you will be accompanied and looked after by us.
Fresh fruit, mineral water, tea, and coffee are available to you self-service throughout the day. If anyone still feels hungry during the day, we will be happy to prepare salads or other treats for you.
Would you like to bring your chef? No problem, we will be happy to inform you about the conditions for this.
That's what our guests say
Country House Montessino is not just perfect, it is simply amazing! This is truly a place to lay back and enjoy the pleasures of living in harmony with nature, on a carpe diem basis
Anette
Thank you very much for the warm welcome in your paradise. We were able to spend relaxing and wonderful days with you. The house is a dream and the garden exudes a relaxing energy.
Suzanne & Nicole
This beautiful newly renovated hotel hosted my group of 12 yoga participants for a week. The rooms are very modern and tastefully decorated in a country style. We enjoyed our breakfasts and dinner on the terrace outside with spectacular sunsets. The salt water pool was enjoyed by us all - as well as the jacuzzi - both have a view to the generous open countryside. Our hosts Claudia and Alessandro were so warm and welcoming and spoiled us with the most amazing brunches and dinners.
Claire
Un small PARADISE....
Située sur une colline du MONFERRATO , cette ancienne ferme viticole propose un décors féérique . Calm, volupté et bon goût jusque dans les details. L'endroit plaira aux romantiques et aux amoureux des endroits calmes et reposants . Belle piscine , beaucoup de bons conseils de la part de Claudia qui est aux petit soins tout en gardant on oeil attentif à la bonne application du réglementinterne.
William
