Maanta Stories

Francesca and the luxury
of slow time

Tenuta Le Cave - Valpolicella

At Tenuta Le Cave,
time moves at a different pace.

The morning arrives slowly, as the light rests on the white rock and cool air rises from the valley. The vine rows trace the hillside, and the silence carries the scent of earth and maturing wine.

Tenuta Le Cave is a place born from rock and transformed with patience into something that knows how to unite nature, hospitality and an appreciation for beauty.

The garden is the heart of this balance.

Breakfasts, tastings, conversations that last longer than expected. But during the hottest hours of summer, the sun became too intense and that sense of well-being risked being interrupted.

Francesca did not want to change the character of the place.

She wanted the landscape to remain the protagonist. For the rock, the light and the sky to keep their dialogue with one another.

Francesca, Valpolicella

"I wanted shade when needed, open sky at sunset.
Now I manage the space according to the time of day and the season,
and the landscape always remains the protagonist."

Francesca's story

In this video, Francesca shares how the experience of the garden changed after the installation of the Zefira motorised shade sails.

Today the garden follows the rhythm of the day.

There is shade when the sun is at its highest, and light when the sunset returns to warm the stone.

To find this balance without altering anything, Francesca chose three motorised Zefira shade sails: a discreet presence, integrated into the existing architecture.