Originally it was a typical farming house from where people lived in a community dedicated to farming and livestock. With time people abandoned the place with the rush toward the cities and the place went to ruins.

Decades later a family of Tibetan Buddhist faith found this place while looking for an ideal set for spiritual retreats. The location was inspected by monks, who confirmed that the quality of silence and purity of the air made it a perfect place for meditation.

Casale Pundarika as center of residential retreats and slow holidays in nature was born in the 2000s. Currently is run by a group of friends who offer slow holidays to relax in nature and residential retreats.

There are seven apartments all with a kitchenette and a private bathroom and it can host up the 25 people. There is a yoga room, a mediation room and a deck in the forest amongst other common areas. An outdoors hot tub with an astonishing view is available to all the guests.

The place is surrounded by an endless Mediterranean forest. It is close to the town of Riparbella, which is at a walking distance. There you can find restaurants and all other basic services.

You can enjoy walks around the Casale where you’ll see a striking panorama with an open view to the sea. You can follow some of the marked path or venture into the wild.

Beautiful creatures populate the forest, such as deers, tortoises, hares, dormices, badgers, martens, rabbits, foxes, wild boars, porcupines, hawks and many more.

For art and culture you can visit nearby cities like Florence, Siena, Pisa. Or small villages such as Volterra or Castagneto Carducci. The sea is only 20 minutes away.