Reception opening hours

Dear friends,

We would like to inform you that from April with the beginning of the retreats we have suspended the telephone presence. But it will be possible to arrange an appointment by e-mail by writing to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

On May 28th the Metta retreat led by Ayya Virañani ended and the Vipassana retreat with the Venerable Mettananda has just started, who is hosted at our center for the second consecutive year.

There are still spots available for the Vipassana retreat with Bhante Gavesi, a Malaysian bhikkhu ordained by Sayadaw U Pandita of Panditarama in Myanmar in 2001 and currently residing in Penang. He will guide a residential retreat from June 13th to June 28th, 2025 and it is also possible to participate for just 10 days.

Convocation of the ordinary members' meeting for the approval of the 2024 financial report

and the renewal of Board of Directors.

By 31 December 2025, the Pian dei Ciliegi Association must provide for the renewal of the  Board of Directors who, among them, will then choose the President, the Vice President, the Secretary and the Treasurer.

The newly elected will take up their duties starting from 1 January 2026 and will remain in office for 3 years.

Although well in advance of the expected date of taking up office, the meeting for the renewal of the corporate bodies, for organizational reasons, will be held in first call on March 22, 2025 and, in second call, on March 23, 2025, both at 3.30 p.m. , online on the Zoom platform.