There’s a location in Puglia immersed in the most authentic nature of Salento, overlooking a spectacular blue sea, embraced by a beautiful pine forest and protected white sand dunes of the Ugento Coastal Natural Park. A unique location where the glow of the tuff, Salento’s quintessential stone, is enhanced by the sun’s rays that illuminate it for much of the year. It’s Vivosa Apulia Resort, a 4-star Superior Ecoresort where event planners can organize conventions, meetings, incentives, and team building events, relying on ad hoc services for leisure time as well.

Awarded Best Luxury Ecoresort in Europe at the 2022 World Luxury Hotel Awards, Vivosa Apulia Resort features 350 rooms and a conference center with a 360-square-meter hall that can accommodate up to 500 people theater-style. Equipped with natural light and innovative technology, it can be divided into four rooms using state-of-the-art sound-absorbing panels to ensure privacy and perfect acoustics.

Event and conference organizers can also count on a 100-square-meter foyer for receptions and coffee breaks, and two meeting rooms located in the main building overlooking the gardens, which can accommodate up to 20 delegates. Another highlight are the three outdoor meeting rooms (set up in dedicated corners of the pine forest) and the 350-seat amphitheater. These are perfect solutions for meetings with zero environmental impact.

Even organizing dinners and lunches allows for a variety of options. For example, the gourmet osteria A’Puteca is ideal for refined gala dinners, while Damiano’s Garden is ideal for dinners and presentations surrounded by greenery. For a special evening, Damiano’s Lounge Bar, with its terrace overlooking the pools and park, is the perfect place to sip cocktails to the rhythm of music, amidst the characteristic and colorful lights.

Vivosa Apulia Resort offers a variety of engaging opportunities for leisure and experiential activities. For relaxation between work sessions, VOS – Vivosa Organic Spa is the perfect resource. Awarded Best Italian Spa at the Food & Travel Awards for four years in a row (2019-2022) and winner of the World Luxury Spa Awards in the Luxury Wellness Spa category, it offers massages, treatments, and exclusive Ancient Mediterranean rituals.

Team-building activities can also take advantage of facilities such as swimming pools, two tennis courts, two paddle courts, a synthetic grass soccer field, two basketball hoops in the pine forest, a beach volleyball court, aquagym, fitness rooms, a 2-km jogging trail with fitness stations in the pine forest, bocce, ping-pong, archery, and numerous water sports. Not to mention the cooking classes and Vivosa Experiences, such as boat trips, visits to underground olive oil mills, and SUP in the caves. Another resource for planners is the Educational Forest, located within the Ugento Coastal Natural Park, where Vivosa is located. It allows for the organization of sustainable activities, such as the construction of small shelters, bird feeders and watering troughs, the cultivation of vegetables and aromatic plants, and orienteering.

Vivosa is the perfect choice for organizing green events. It has always been certified with the ISO 14001:2015 standard (environmental management system), an international scheme that requires companies to continuously improve their performance. Management constantly monitors all environmental performance, including water resources, energy consumption, chemical consumption, waste collection and disposal, consumables, and noise management. One of the most courageous environmental decisions undertaken by management was the elimination of plastic water bottles (approximately 450,000), which has resulted in a reduction of approximately 250 tons of CO2 per year.

But Vivosa has been green since its inception. It was built with natural, locally sourced and fully recyclable materials, painted with natural lime produced by local kilns, and the thermal transmittance of its buildings allows it to achieve Class A energy performance.

Just a few meters from the Vivosa Resort is Masseria Fontanelle. This 17th-century farmhouse, completely privately owned and surrounded by nature, can be fully booked for groups.

Featuring 35 rooms, a restaurant, a spa, and a new infinity pool adjacent to the hydromassage pool, it is ideal for sports retreats (yoga, padel experience), ceremonies, and corporate events using the library/game room and/or the meeting rooms at the Vivosa Apulia Resort conference center.

Masseria Fontanelle’s offerings also include a padel court, yoga classes, an outdoor gym, BBQ facilities, wine tasting sessions, cooking lessons, and tours and excursions recommended by the Local Concierge.

Contacts

Via Vicinale Fontanelle – 73059-  Marina di Ugento (LE)Tel: 0833 931002
mice@vivosaresort.com
www.vivosaresort.com

Written by

Simona Parini