Masseria Pistola
CANALE DI PIRRO, PUGLIA
Perfect Location for all kinds of Retreats
Amazing private estate location
Retreats Pistola: A Hidden Gem in Puglia for Wellness, Creative, Photography and Corporate Retreats
For retreat organisers and professional planners seeking a distinctive destination in southern Europe, Retreats Pistola in Puglia, Italy, offers a rare combination of natural beauty, refined accommodation, and purpose-built facilities. Nestled between olive groves and vineyards, Retreats Pistola is fast becoming one of the most sought-after venues for wellness retreats, mindfulness journeys, artistic residencies, and corporate team-building gatherings.
Wellness Retreats
A serene retreat venue in Puglia, Italy. Ideal for wellness, yoga, and mindfulness retreats, our stunning estate offers luxurious accommodation and beautiful gardens. Discover tranquility and rejuvenation.
Creative & Artistic Retreats
Ideal location for Creative and Artistic retreats.
Retreats Pistola is the ultimate canvas for retreat organizers, offering a fully-equipped venue where inspiration flows freely, and masterpieces are born.
Give your clients the gift of a lifetime. Host your next creative or artistic retreat in the heart of Puglia, Italy, in a venue where the atmosphere is as inspiring as the landscape.
Photography Retreats
Perfect light.
Corporate Retreats
Host your next corporate retreat at our exclusive Italian estate. Retreats Pistola offers a turnkey solution for professional organizers, providing an inspiring venue and bespoke services to ensure your corporate retreat is a masterpiece of a production.
House & Gardens
The House is more than accommodation — it is the gathering place at Masseria Pistola. Eleven beautifully appointed bedrooms welcome guests in comfort, while communal kitchens, living rooms, and terraces create spaces to connect, celebrate, and unwind. Surrounded by walled gardens and valley views, the House is the centrepiece of every stay.
A Historic Ensemble of Puglian Architecture
Masseria Pistola is built around an 18th-century cummersa farmhouse, with its distinctive pitched roof, and a cluster of original trulli with their iconic stone cones. Together, this collection of buildings reflects centuries of Puglian craftsmanship, restored with care to blend historic character with contemporary comfort.
Your Private Garden Haven
Beyond the main house, discover over three hectares of enclosed gardens designed for privacy and peace. Perfect for morning yoga, intimate ceremonies, or simply a quiet stroll, these secluded spaces frame the beauty of Puglia while offering total exclusivity for your retreat or wedding.
Stunning private estate
Whether you are designing a yoga immersion, photography retreat, writing residency, mindfulness program, or corporate leadership getaway, The Pistola Estate offers the adaptability and infrastructure to bring your vision to life.
For incredible retreat experiences
Food experiences to remember
Food is at the heart of every Italian gathering. Retreats Pistola’s farm-to-table dining showcases organic, seasonal produce sourced from the estate and surrounding farms. Menus can be tailored to wellness-focused programs, high-energy team events, or creative residencies, ensuring that dining supports the retreat’s purpose.
Delicious plates
Design your own setting for dining anywhere in the house or gardens.
Local food, freshly prepared
Our Chef will look after your culinary interests with delicious food that suits your retreat design.
Stunning rooms for your retreat guests
11 double bedrooms
The property blends traditional Apulian stone buildings with modern comforts. Groups can be accommodated in luxurious suites and thoughtfully designed shared rooms, giving retreat leaders the flexibility to host medium-sized groups while maintaining intimacy and comfort.
Stunning accommodation
The main house, the cumersa, meaning gable-roofed, is the heart of Masseria Pistola. This is where the main family lived and was most likely built around 1750. Duration the renovation the architects have meticulously maintained the original structure and features to create a gorgeous main house. It is home to the largest indoor common areas at the Masseria and four magnificent en-suites.
Sitting room
Beautiful sitting room enables all the house guests to relax, play games and enjoy aperitivo.
Garden Cottage Master Bedroom
A separate twin trullo with it’s own king size suite own living room, walk-in wardrobe and a private pool.
Bathrooms
Goregous roll top bath and vanity unit. All bedrooms are en-suite. 7 of the double can become twins. Enabling Retreats to make workable sleeping arrangements.
A Space to Refresh & Restore
Each en-suite bathroom combines modern fittings with traditional design details. Some suites feature freestanding roll-top baths, inviting long soaks and peaceful moments of relaxation during your stay.
Private trullo pool
The Trullo Cottage has it’s own private secluded pool.
Private space
The Trullo Cottage is gorgeous hideaway with it’s own shaded terrace.
Beautiful unspoilt surroundings
Canale Di Pirro
Whether you are designing a yoga immersion, photography retreat, writing residency, mindfulness program, or corporate leadership getaway, Retreats Pistola offers the adaptability and infrastructure to bring your vision to life. Its location provides easy access to cultural excursions—such as visits to UNESCO-listed Alberobello, the Adriatic coast, and Puglia’s vibrant local markets—allowing groups to balance focused programming with exploration and inspiration.
Unspoilt beauty
Retreat guests at Masseria Pistola have access to the Estate’s grounds over 40 hectares of vineyards, olive groves and woods. The Canale Di Pirro valley is famous for being a beautiful unspoilt wine making valley, dotted with vineyards. Traditionally a valley of Puglia’s crisp Verdecca variety of white wine.
The Estate
Pistola Vineyards
The Pistola Estate Vineyards frame the dramatic approach to the house and gardens.
Unspoilt valleys
The Valle D’Itria is one of the most beautiful parts of Puglia.
Traditional working estate
Masseria Pistola produces it’s own wine, lavender, olive oil, honey, vegetables, herbs, olive oil, fruits and is surrounded by vineyards and ancient woods.
Sister Properties
Masseria Petrarolo
Masseria Petrarolo is a sister property run by the same dedicated team. The Masseria is renovated to the same luxurious standards, has 9 luxurious bedrooms, two pools, tennis court and over 50 hectares of private grounds.
Trullo Petrarolo
Trullo Petrarolo is a sister property run by the same dedicated team. The Trullo is renovated to the same standards, has 2 beautiful double bedrooms, a gorgeous pool and gardens.
Airstream Petrarolo
Airstream Petrarolo is a sister property run by the same dedicated team. The Airstream is a beautifully renovated classic camper with a luxurious and romantic bedroom with a pool, and private gardens.
Sister Properties
Masseria Petrarolo
Masseria Petrarolo is a sister property run by the same dedicated team. The Masseria is renovated to the same luxurious standards, has 9 luxurious bedrooms, two pools, tennis court and over 50 hectares of private grounds.
Trullo Petrarolo
Trullo Petrarolo is a sister property run by the same dedicated team. The Trullo is renovated to the same standards, has 2 beautiful double bedrooms, a gorgeous pool and gardens.
Airstream Petrarolo
Airstream Petrarolo is a sister property run by the same dedicated team. The Airstream is a beautifully renovated classic camper with a luxurious and romantic bedroom with a pool, and private gardens.
Special Features
Trullo Cottage at Pistola
The Trullo at Pistola is adjascent to and a part of the main masseria has it’s own dining area, double bedroom with living room and dressing room and private pool. These bedrooms are included in the total 11 doubles of the property.
Double bedroom suite with living room and dressing room.
The Trullo Cottage master suite with in room room bathroom, double basins and outdoor bath and shower.
The Trullo Cottage has its own kitchen, complete with intimate dining room, stove, oven, basin, dishwasher.
Giardini Pistola
Masseria Pistola nestles privately in its own 4 hectare garden but accessible to the award winning Giardini Pistola, which provides guests with a glorious 6 hectares of award winning gardens to enjoy.
Giardini Pistola, has 6 terraces or stunning mediterranean gardens to explore and which can be utilised as locations for events of your celebration.
With a shallow canale for splashing, and which at sunset gives an incredible reflection of the sky.
Tennis Court
Pistola’s astro-turf tennis court will be set 200m from the main house. The court will enjoy a stunning setting looking across the valley.
Special Features
Trullo Cottage at Pistola
The Trullo at Pistola is adjascent to and a part of the main masseria has it’s own dining area, double bedroom with living room and dressing room and private pool. These bedrooms are included in the total 11 doubles of the property.
Double bedroom suite with living room and dressing room.
The Trullo Cottage master suite with in room room bathroom, double basins and outdoor bath and shower.
The Trullo Cottage has its own kitchen, complete with intimate dining room, stove, oven, basin, dishwasher.
Giardini Pistola
Masseria Pistola nestles privately in its own 4 hectare garden but accessible to the award winning Giardini Pistola, which provides guests with a glorious 6 hectares of award winning gardens to enjoy.
Giardini Pistola, has 6 terraces or stunning mediterranean gardens to explore and which can be utilised as locations for events of your celebration.
With a shallow canale for splashing, and which at sunset gives an incredible reflection of the sky.
Tennis Court
Pistola’s astro-turf tennis court will be set 200m from the main house. The court will enjoy a stunning setting looking across the valley.
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