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Corte della Maestà
Civita di Bagnoregio, Italy · Independent · Grand Luxury
Psychologist Paolo Crepet and Cristiana Melis turned the former Episcopal Palace and seminary in Civita di Bagnoregio, the dying town reached only by footbridge, into a five-room house that opened in 2013. Rooms carry stories: La Badessa's monastery four-poster, La Sonnambula's nineteenth-century theatre headboard, La Scrittrice's walls nodding to Virginia Woolf. A lounge occupies a Roman cistern, Tana del Lupo, with a Forneris piano. MICHELIN Three Keys.
- 6 rooms
- Opened 2013
About Corte della Maestà
- The house occupies the old Episcopal Palace and seminary in Civita di Bagnoregio, reached only by a long pedestrian bridge.
- Owners Paolo Crepet and Cristiana Melis opened five themed rooms in 2013, furnished from their own antique collection.
- La Tana del Lupo is a lounge carved from an ancient Roman cistern, with tuff arches and a Forneris piano.
The setting
22 km from Duomo di Orvieto.
Restaurants and bars
- La Cucina di Fratta — Restaurant · rich breakfasts prepared with care
Experiences
- Relaxation Room — A 40-square-metre private spa for up to two guests by reservation, with a bio-sauna, double thermal whirlpool tub and optional massage.
- La Cucina di Fratta breakfast — Rich breakfasts in the central kitchen space named after Ippolito Nievo's The Confessions of an Italian, under three chandeliers.
- Dolce far niente — Slow everyday pleasures: music and wine in La Tana del Lupo, lake views, a long spa massage, or lying in the garden watching clouds.
- Garden of Corte — Private garden on the site of a Roman villa, with Mediterranean plants among Roman columns and water lilies in a 17th-century marble basin.
- Vescovado Garden — Civita's largest private garden, protected by the ancient walls of the Episcopal Palace, with a large fig tree, roses and hydrangeas.
- La Tana del Lupo lounge — A 50-square-metre lounge carved from an ancient Roman cistern, with tuff-stone arches, a stone fireplace, an old Forneris piano and a small library.
Amenities
- Spa
- Hot tub
- Pet-friendly
Awards
- MICHELIN Three Keys (2026)
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