Santa Brigida

Boy, have we had some wacky times in the Casa del Popolo. We even joked around about telling the Mayor to forget the monastery: we want to make this dream happen in the Cdp! But then, just like so many times before, divine providence intervened and offered us something we never would have come up with on our own: an agriturismo.

In the 1980s, the Italian government ran a great program that offered funding to small local farmers to restore the buildings on their land into B&Bs. The requirements to get the funding were that it had to be a working farm and the proprietors had to serve or sell their guests the products from the farm. The ol’ one-two punch of boosting tourism while helping out local agriculture. It worked and now there are tons of adorable little B&Bs sprinkled throughout every tiny little countryside town. Including Calvi. There are 8 agriturismi in Calvi… that we know of. Who knows? There could be even more!

When Mystopher and I began planning our wedding one of the first and easiest decisions was where to host our parents: at the most gorgeous agriturismo: the bio-agriturismo Santa Brigida in the midst of their organic olive farm. But when we went to make the reservation we were informed that it was no longer running and that the owners were looking to rent it out. We complained to CartolinaMia, bemoaning our bad luck, and she jumped out of her chair (or I imagined that she did, as she is in Bloomington, Indiana and we are in Calvi)– “The Santa Brigida is available? Let’s take it!”

Next thing you know CartolinaMia is in Calvi, meeting with the owners. And now, the Alpha Team is moving into the most beautiful agriturismo in Calvi! Here’s the plan:

Since we don’t have time, experience, or desire to run a hotel or a farm, this place is no longer an agriturismo. It is now officially Casale Santa Brigida: the guest house of the Art Monastery. To be used as a prototype location while the monastery is under construction and as overflow housing. We can offer members of the association housing to create income for the Project and live in a fabulous place in the meantime.

Check it out:
CasaleSantaBrigida.org

Tell all your friends. This is the GREATEST way for you to support the Art Monastery Project: come and stay with us!

Oh, and if these pictures weren’t enough… there’s an infinity pool. Seriously. And a commercial-grade kitchen. Great yoga spaces. Hiking. Foosball. Not even joking. Come and visit us.

Boy, have we had some wacky times in the Casa del Popolo. We even joked around about telling the Mayor to forget the monastery: we want to make this dream happen in the Cdp! But then, just like so many times before, divine providence intervened and offered us something we never would have come up with on our own: an agriturismo.

In the 1980s, the Italian government ran a great program that offered funding to small local farmers to restore the buildings on their land into B&Bs. The requirements to get the funding were that it had to be a working farm and the proprietors had to serve or sell their guests the products from the farm. The ol’ one-two punch of boosting tourism while helping out local agriculture. It worked and now there are tons of adorable little B&Bs sprinkled throughout every tiny little countryside town. Including Calvi. There are 8 agriturismi in Calvi… that we know of. Who knows? There could be even more!

When Mystopher and I began planning our wedding one of the first and easiest decisions was where to host our parents: at the most gorgeous agriturismo: the bio-agriturismo Santa Brigida in the midst of their organic olive farm. But when we went to make the reservation we were informed that it was no longer running and that the owners were looking to rent it out. We complained to CartolinaMia, bemoaning our bad luck, and she jumped out of her chair (or I imagined that she did, as she is in Bloomington, Indiana and we are in Calvi)– “The Santa Brigida is available? Let’s take it!”

Next thing you know CartolinaMia is in Calvi, meeting with the owners. And now, the Alpha Team is moving into the most beautiful agriturismo in Calvi! Here’s the plan:

Since we don’t have time, experience, or desire to run a hotel or a farm, this place is no longer an agriturismo. It is now officially Casale Santa Brigida: the guest house of the Art Monastery. To be used as a prototype location while the monastery is under construction and as overflow housing. We can offer members of the association housing to create income for the Project and live in a fabulous place in the meantime.

Check it out:
CasaleSantaBrigida.org

Tell all your friends. This is the GREATEST way for you to support the Art Monastery Project: come and stay with us!

Oh, and if these pictures weren’t enough… there’s an infinity pool. Seriously. And a commercial-grade kitchen. Great yoga spaces. Hiking. Foosball. Not even joking. Come and visit us.