A place of quiet

The Hotel Bel Sit was once a Capuchin monastery.

The monastery of Scapezzano is first mentioned in the middle of the 16th century.
The conditions that a piece of land had to meet to qualify as a place of quiet for the Capuchin order are the very things that cause a real estate agent’s pulse to race today:
1. Not far from the people (communication as a signpost to introspection)
2. Far from noise and worldly distraction (possibility of isolation for meditation)
3. Located on a hill (a view of the distance helps towards inner revelation)
4. Close to a water source (water is life).

In complete poverty, although supported by the inhabitants of Scapezzano, 10 monks lived in this place of quiet. The popularity of the monks led the people to give them bricks so that they could build a well.
It is clear in the historical documents that the church at that time probably consisted of two side chapels that were used for liturgical celebrations. The Scriptorium, which is now the office, was a place for intellectual work. The main hall was used for community purposes. The stalls, cells and library bore quiet witness to the everyday activities of the brothers.
The monastery was renovated several times over the years (1656, 1826, 1850, 1853), altered, sold (first in 1810) and repurchased. The reasons for these vagaries in the property’s ownership were primarily economic in nature but power games and intrigues among the different communities and orders of believers also played a role.

In 1890, the last three monks left the monastery.

The parish of Senigallia became the owner and the clergy, bishops and seminarians converted the estate into a summer residence where they could flee from the heat of the city.

In the mid-1960s, the monastery, by now seriously dilapidated, was purchased by the Manfredi family, who devoted effort and dedication to creating what is today, under the management of a second generation of Manfredis, the pride of the family and of the whole community.

In 1728, the former church was dedicated to the monks and martyrs Saint Oneste and Saint Gaudioso.
The saintly “honest one“ and the saintly “enjoyer of life“ are linked by the philosophy that our guests find embodied and value in our commitment and in the service we provide.