La Casa di Aldo · Prasco, Piemonte

The Stay

What the house is made of

  • 01 Stone Ancient amber stone, salvaged from the ruin and laid by hand. It holds the cool of the morning long into the day.
  • 02 Concrete Hand-poured concrete, smooth and cool underfoot. A quiet grey that asks for nothing and lets the light do the talking.
  • 03 Wood Oak and chestnut from local mills, warm and unhurried, worn gently by the passing of days.
  • 04 Leather Saddle leather on the chairs and benches, softening year by year into a deep, lived-in patina.
01 · Stone
02 · Concrete
03 · Wood
04 · Leather

How the house is lived in

Bedroom

Sleep · Rest · Restoration First floor — south facing

A sanctuary of calm dressed in hand-washed linen. Oak parquet floors warmed by morning sun. Two tall windows frame the vineyard rows of Monferrato in every light.

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Kitchen

Cook · Share · Gather Ground floor — east facing

Stone counters, copper pots, a wood-burning stove. The kitchen at La Casa di Aldo is built for lingering — a slow breakfast, a long lunch, the unhurried preparation of something good.

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Terrace

Air · View · Stillness Outdoor — panoramic, 40 m²

Open to the sky and the rolling Piemontese hills. The terrace is where mornings begin — espresso in hand, the light still low, the vineyards just waking on the horizon.

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Pool

Water · Light · Silence Garden — heated, saltwater

Set among lavender and rosemary, flanked by raw stone paving and sun loungers. Its water is the same blue as the Piemontese sky in August. No sound except water and wind.

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Sauna

Heat · Breath · Recovery Garden lodge — wood-fired Finnish

A freestanding lodge at the garden's edge, built in the Finnish tradition. Birchwood benches, kiuas stone heater. One small window to the vines. Built for nothing but being present.

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Bedroom

Four bedrooms sleep eight, two of them with their own bathroom. Each is composed around silence and the quality of rest — hand-washed linen, a mattress built for deep sleep, and the particular light of a Piedmontese morning.

The floor is oak parquet, its warmth underfoot a grounding sensation from the first step of the day. An oak wardrobe, a reading chair by the window, a small desk for writing. Nothing superfluous.

Bedroom — linen and morning light Bedroom under the beams Oak wardrobe and hand-washed linen Soaking tub by the window
Sleeps
Eight guests
Bedrooms
Four
Bathrooms
Four · two ensuite
Outlook
Vineyards & the Alps

Sleep here and you wake to birdsong, the smell of dew on stone, and the slow unfurling of a Piemontese morning with no particular reason to hurry.

Kitchen

Cooking at La Casa di Aldo is not a task but a pleasure. The kitchen was designed around the idea that a great meal begins long before the fire is lit — in the sourcing, the touching, the unhurried preparation of good things.

A wood-burning stove anchors the room. Stone counters worn smooth by use. A tall window above the sink looks out over the herb garden. Everything is exactly where it should be.

The marble island Kitchen in the afternoon light The dining table The wine rack Stair and concrete
Stove
Wood-burning + induction
Hot tub
Fully equipped for 8
Pantry
Stocked with local oils, pasta, wine
View
Herb garden — east facing

We stock the pantry on arrival with Ligurian olive oil, Piemontese pasta, a bottle of Barbera d'Asti, and whatever the season gives at the market in Ovada.

Terrace

The terrace is the fulcrum of outdoor life at La Casa di Aldo. Paved in reclaimed stone, it faces the vineyard rows of Monferrato from the crest of the hill — a 180° panorama of light and agriculture.

A long oak table seats eight for dinner under the stars. By morning it holds a single espresso cup. The terrace changes character with the hour: cool and still at dawn, golden by noon, deeply shadowed and fragrant with thyme in the evening.

The covered terrace Loungers under the pergola Stone walls and terracotta
Surface
Reclaimed stone, 40 m²
Seating
Oak table · 8 persons
View
Monferrato, 180° panorama
Shade
Retractable linen awning

There is a small wood-burning firepit at the garden's edge for evenings when the light lingers and no one is ready to go inside.

Pool

Newly built, the pool was designed to disappear into the landscape — its water the colour of the sky, its edges flush with the stone terrace. Beyond it, the vineyards and the Alps fill the horizon. It faces south, holding the sun from early morning until dusk.

Flanked by lavender and rosemary, the pool area is a place of genuine silence. Two sun loungers, a cold-water outdoor shower, and nothing else — because nothing else is needed.

The pool by day Spring-fed water The pool at golden hour
Built
Newly built
Outlook
Vineyards & the Alps
Open
1 May – 15 October
Hours
Available 7:00 – 22:00

The pool is open from 1 May to 15 October. It has no safety barrier; a removable fence can be installed on request for families with young children — please mention this when you inquire.

Sauna

A freestanding, wood-fired sauna stands at the garden's edge, built in the Finnish tradition, with a panoramic window framing the vineyards and the Alps. Beside it, a wood-fired hot tub, set to the same view.

The ritual is simple: heat, breathe, step out into the cold air, lower into the tub, look at the sky. Repeat as needed.

The barrel sauna in the garden Sauna interior, pine and light The sauna bench
Sauna
Outdoor, wood-fired
Hot tub
Wood-fired · Alps view
Window
Panoramic — vines & Alps
Open
1 November – 1 May

Birch branch whisks, organic essential oils, and cold linen towels are provided. The sauna can be requested at any time during your stay.