The Vagrein Retreat

The La Meridiana complex is located within the Major Episcopal Seminary of Acqui Terme, a prestigious building erected according to the design of Bernardo Vittone between 1755 and 1772.

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Find out more about Acqui Terme, the Seminary and this special region of Italy

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Built over the centuries to facilitate the welcome and studies of the clergy, today these walls, after a skillful restoration, open up to tourism, offering modest and comfortable hospitality in line with the spirit of the place.

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Upon passing through the original wooden door, you find yourself in front of the Chapel of the Major Seminary in neo-Gothic style, which overlooks the wide courtyard embraced by the arches of the porticoes and watched over from above by the splendid bronze statue of the Sacred Heart.

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From the remarkable scissors staircase, you access the La Meridiana Hotel. The long and meditative corridors of the seminarians, the large windows overlooking the red roofs of the historic center, the various convivial rooms, and the cloister always in bloom and illuminated by the sun create a relaxing atmosphere in ancient places rich in spiritual history, where silence regenerates the body and mind, while time flows outside these spaces.