A secluded retreat full of peace and serenity
Umbria is a region located right in the heart of the Italian Peninsula and is well known for its landscapes, traditions, history, artistic legacy, as well as influence on culture. In the middle of all this, surrounded by 3,000 hectares of forest, in the municipality of Parrano, lies Eremito Hotelito Del Alma. Built with the help of modern biomaterials and combined with the remains of an ancient monastery and open all year round, it is one of the premiere destinations in the region. Whether you visit during the scorching Italian summers or the cold winters, the thick stone walls will keep you cool or warm, respectively. More than that, it is a place for meditation, devoid of the constant distractions of modern life. You may also be pleased to hear that guests are asked to turn their phones off while on the premises. The message is clear: This is a place where you forget all about the outside.
Keeping with the traditional theme, the 14 rooms offered by the retreat, known as “Celluzze”, are also devoid of modern distractions: there are no TVs, no phones, and no air conditioning or mini-fridges. The rooms are heated not by some complicated modern contraption, but by simple, wood-burning boilers.
That is not to say that you would not be comfortable here – the relaxation area features heated pools and steam rooms, made entirely out of ancient stone. The hotel, above all, tries to maintain the themes and lifestyle of a time long gone, and it does so not by lavishing us with gaudy, overly designed rooms and all the amenities of modern life, but by taking those away. Without all of those things, we can have something much rarer in the 21st century: inner peace.
