Borgo Antichi Orti Assisi

Monastic garden estate

The property runs as a rural monastic estate, where fifteenth-century botanical plots look up at the hilltop basilica.

What it’s good at

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Heritage

Remarkable

Converted fifteenth-century Benedictine pilgrim cells sit directly beneath the historic hilltop basilica.

Local

Remarkable

Seasonal produce and estate herbs harvested from fifteenth-century monastic plots for truffle-focused dinners.

Wellness

Notable

Botanical spa rituals incorporate herbal balms distilled on site in the Laboratorio Spagirico.

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What they say

Michelin Selected

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Benedictine monks once worked the delightful gardens that form the centerpiece of this peaceful historic retreat, which boasts impressive sustainability credentials.

Tucked away

Lively Central Quiet Secluded

A place apart: the property is the destination.

The estate sits in the valley below Assisi, looking directly up at the Sacro Convento and Saint Francis's Basilica.

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The rooms

Converted from pilgrim cells, bedrooms keep their exposed timber beams and parquet floors. Ground-floor suites open onto private gardens.

The pool

Bring a swimsuit.

Water spouts feed the stone pool, which sits on an open lawn bordered by hedges and garden plots.

The spa

Two treatment rooms host massages and facials using herbal poultices and plant balms distilled on the estate.

Sauna and steam

A Finnish wood sauna and steam bath provide heat sessions, followed by cool emotional showers.

Bar

Lab Botanico

Apothecary cabinets hold estate-grown botanicals, which bartenders shake into cocktails looking out across the lawn.

At the table

Breakfast is served beneath historic stone vaults. Come evening, dinners under the pergola highlight hand-rolled pasta and local truffles.

How it began

2019Opened

Assisi native Andrea Ranocchia bought the abandoned monastery in 2015, spending four years restoring the fifteenth-century farmstead.