The origins of Villa Baiana and La Montina

An atmosphere of history and tradition…

The earliest records of the “La Montina” estate date from 1620 when the owners of the manor house was an aristocratic family from Brescia headed by Benedetto Montini – a forefather of Pope Paul VI – whose family name gave rise to the place name of Montina. Since then this small locality which includes the vineyards and the hill at the back has in fact been called “La Montina”.
The vineyard is overlooked by the seventeenth century Villa Baiana, the manor house renovated by the Bozza brothers in the early nineteen nineties.
The delightful position of Villa Baiana is made even more special by the view over the vineyards of Franciacorta and the park of centuries-old plants that surrounds it, an outstanding example of which is a Lebanese cedar dated to 1784.
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Relying on a top class kitchen staff, Villa Baiana takes pride in its dishes, from the starters to the first and second courses and culminating in desserts and final courses of a care, refinement and rarity confirmed by thousands of people that for one reason or another have been amazed by their quality over the years.

Even during the course of events (private or company) with large numbers of people, the quality of the dishes arriving at the tables is of an excellence lacking nothing in terms of preparation, mise en place, timing and methods that a top class kitchen and dining hall organisation guarantee.

Villa Baiana counts on the professionalism of its pastry chefs to give the bride and groom the freedom to make requests indulging in their whims, dreaming up a unique wedding cake and leaving their personal mark on the day