New Years 2012 in Italy

Special Offer for a Romantic Retreat in a Castle Hotel

The Fortress Castle Hotel of Santo Spirito is now offering a New Years in Italy 2012 all inclusive special offer, a holiday package for those seeking a special place to relax and enjoy the last days of the year and welcome 2012. This is the Castle Hotel you have been dreaming of, amidst the woods and ancient medieval villages, in an enchanted scenario rich in culture and history for a unique new Year’s Eve in Italy.

Santo Spirito is easily reachable although away from the noise and confusion: nestled in the mountains of L’Aquila, you’ll be looked after by Cristina and Gianluca who run this unique, charming Hotel.

The offer “not the usual New Year’s Eve in Italy” includes:

• Welcome drink;
• 3 nights in a twin or double room with the exclusive line Courtesy olive oil and special donkey milk;
• Breakfast buffet with sliced ​​fresh fruit, freshly baked breads and delicious home made cakes;
• 2 dinners with a menu of local typical products, with a menu that includes appetizer, first dish, main course, sweets, Chocolate nougat from l’Aquila, Montepulciano wines and drinks;
• New Year’s Eve Italy gourmet menu, with famous typical Aquilano ingredients (saffron of Navelli, lentils from Santo Stefano di Sessanio), and many other delicacies for a 3 course menu that includes appetizer, entree, 2 pasta plates 1 main course (meat), vegetables, fruit and sweets, excellent Montepulciano d’Abruzzo wines, coffee and bitter;
• Midnight drink on the hotel terrace under the starry sky with an impressive fireworks display;
• guided tour of the Castle Hotel Fortress Monastery;
• Availability of discount coupons for admission to the wonderful Stiffe Caves;
• Possibility to buy ski passes for the modern on-site stations Campo Felice and Ovindoli Monte Magnola, only 15 minutes from Santo Spirito.

New Years In Italy 2012 Pricing

• Package price per person for bookings before December 10^th  € 330,00
• Package price per person for bookings after December 10^th  € 350,00

Holiday breaks are an opportunity to leave behind stress and worries of a complicated life we are called to lead in this modern era of wired and seamless communications: this has greatly reduced time spent at home with family, especially with our lived one.

If on one side this has drastically increased our exposure to work and overall working hours, on the other hand less free time to manage means greater attention in choosing things to do: today we all point on the quality of time spent together rather than quantity.

A quiet getaway are what couples enjoy most – that opportunity to break free from the everyday routine of life and related stress to enjoy each other alone, away from the kids, just the 2 of you for some quality time in a Castle Hotel.

Castle Hotels in Abruzzo fall in a category of their own, with centuries of history to tell Guests like yourself – ancient homes of the rich and famous, now romantic destinations for holidays, weekends, and honeymoons.

Today Castle Hotels are an attractive and romantic destination not only for their intrinsic historical value, but also for their unusual positions in exclusive locations which make them an unusual retreat for a top quality holiday.

The Monastery of Santo Spirito is a Castle Hotel in Abruzzo, the first Cistercian settlement in the valley of L’Aquila. It was built in 1222 by Placido of Roio on an estate donated by Count Berardo of Ocre. After the founder’s death in 1248, the monastery came under the auspices of the Cistercian Order and the Convent of Santa Maria in Casanova, near Penne.

In 1330 it was already given in trust to the cardinals Maffeo and Francesco Barberini; in 1652 it was included in the list of the small monasteries abolished by Pope Innocent X.

The monastery is protected with high boundary walls which almost isolate it from the surrounding landscape. The internal space opens onto a square courtyard, originally a cloister and accommodating on each side, in the Cistercians convention, the church, the refectory, the dormitory and the chapter-room.

Today the Monastery of Santo Spirito is a castle hotel in Abruzzo , a charming and very romantic location with a majestic view of the Aquilano valley and the Gran Sasso mountain peak towering at just under 3.000 meters.

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The warm season is here and summer just around the corner – time to plan another short yet intense holiday break.

The Monastery Fortress of Santo Spirito is one of the few Castle Hotels in Italy in the Abruzzo region of Italy, located in Ocre near L’Aquila and just 1 hour from Rome, easily reachable from the north or south of Italy.

The ideal retreat for those seeking a romantic getaway, you’ll enjoy the company of your loved one out in the countryside during the day and relax taking advantage of unparalleled intimacy in the majestic surroundings of the Aquilano mountains at night.

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Italy celebrates its 150^th birthday – a long and complicated political process which lead to the birth of our nation proclaimed on March 17, 1861.

Italy is a complicated country to understand – this excellent blog draws a pretty accurate picture for outsiders to understand why it is so different compared to what you hear and read …

To celebrate this historical event (and take advantage of the only long week end of the year) the Fortress Monastery of Santo Spirito is offering:   

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Welcome to one of the most exclusive and unique castle hotels of Italy: The Fortress Monastery of Santo Spirito.

With nearly eight hundred years of history, this small charming hotel situated in the central Abruzzo was built in 1222 by Placido of Roio on a piece of land donated by Count Berardo of Ocre.

After the founder’s death in 1248, the monastery came under the auspices of the Cistercian Order and the Convent of Santa Maria in Casanova, near Penne. In 1330 it was already given in trust to the cardinals Maffeo and Francesco Barberini; in 1652 it was included in the list of the small monasteries abolished by Pope Innocent X. Read more »

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