About Casa Luna
Casa Luna is the largest of a cluster of converted farmhouses sitting on a hilltop among the woods and vineyards of Calamandrana, a village in the Monferrato region of Piemonte.
Piemonte means ‘at the foot of the mountains’ – on a clear day, the Alps are visible in the far distance, floating over the hills.
Monferrato is famous for its wine, cheese, truffles and hazelnuts – and for its rich agricultural heritage. Thanks to long hot summers, cool, damp winters and snow-melt from the mountains in Spring, the region is a lush, green paradise almost all year round.
The Houses
Casa Luna is a comfortable nineteenth century farmhouse – a cascina – complete with swimming pool and tennis/pickleball court.
It’s attached to an annex: The Rustico, a two-bedroom stone barn.
On the other side of The Rustico you’ll find our home, Casa Tenca.
“We had a wonderful stay and would highly recommend this place. The surroundings are peaceful, private and absolutely beautiful. The pool area is stunning and perfect for relaxing and the kitchen is exceptionally well-equipped with everything you could need for cooking. The bedrooms are spacious, bright and very comfortable. Kate was incredibly helpful throughout and provided great recommendations for the local area which made our trip even better. It was the perfect place for our large family with young children and we truly enjoyed every moment! ” Louise, July 2026
Find out more about the houses
What we do here
We welcome guests who wish to rent the houses independently throughout the year – find out more about our rentals
In Spring and Autumn we invite groups and individuals to join us for a range of creative retreats
“We had an amazing stay at Kate’s place! The house was spacious, the kitchen was good. The pool was amazing and the tennis court (including pickle ball) made sure we barely had to leave the house for the entire stay! This place has everything you could wish for during your summer retreat and the hosts are super kind and responsive. Definitely would recommend!!” Tim, August 2025
About us
Hello, I’m Kate – a storyteller, writer, theatre-maker and facilitator from the UK. I began my career back in 1990 at the National Theatre of Germany in Hamburg, before returning to the UK to tour with the English Shakespeare Company. I then began a freelance association with the Learning Department at the National Theatre in London. 27 years later, I still work as a freelance Senior Artist and Facilitator in the Learning team.
I’ve directed shows for theatres throughout the UK and travelled the world teaching and facilitating. For twenty years I taught storytelling and Shakespeare as a visiting tutor at NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts London Programme. Today I create recovery through arts projects for wounded veterans and teach leadership presence to executives at Fortune 500 companies worldwide. I also teach a range of creative courses here at Casa Luna.
My debut novel, Broken Horses, is published by Linen Press: https://www.linen-press.com/shop/broken-horses/
Here is my latest article in WorldLifestyler magazine, Confidence for Novice Authors – Can AI Help?
My husband, Jack, was born in New York, and has lived in Europe for 35 years – we met in Hamburg. He’s a woodwind player – his instruments are flutes, saxophones and clarinets. As well as composing for theatre and film, he has toured and played with musicians across the world, including Ella Fitzgerald, Dizzy Gillespie, Tom Waits, Yoko Ono, Marianne Faithfull, Tim Robbins and many more.
Today, as well as playing music he supports leaders and executives, teaching innovation and creativity.
Both of us are mediators, creative artists and facilitators. And we both grew up in homes that were always open and welcoming to an ever-changing array of guests. We wanted to recreate the same relaxed and hospitable atmosphere that we were lucky enough to enjoy growing up – and here, at Casa Luna, we have found the perfect setting.
“We have had a fantastic week in the house with our friends and their children. The place is at the end of a road, so with 6 children it was a pleasure just to be able to let them play and cycle, without having to watch out for traffic. The pool is wonderful and the surroundings with tennis, trampoline, table tennis and much more, were perfect for us.
The house and garden have a lot of charm, with antique furniture, good beds with delicious bedding and everything we needed for cooking, etc. We lacked nothing.
And most importantly: Kate and Jack are the perfect “hosts”. They were extremely generous with good recommendations and helped with everything we needed.
We can only highly recommend booking this amazing place, and will definitely come back ourselves. Thank you so much for a wonderful week in this gem” Liv, July 2025