Distinguished Guests
Artists, musicians, actors — people who found here the quiet and discretion they were looking for.
Guests and memories
Over the years, Al Convento has welcomed artists, actors, journalists and figures from Italian culture who found in these spaces a place for gathering, presence and inspiration.
Vinicio Capossela
Singer-songwriter · Poet
“The convent, a place of retreat and elevation… of sleeps that bring you closer to the sky.”
Some presences left words, others only a passage. In any case, what remains is the sensation of a place capable of welcoming with discretion, measure and character.
Lasting presences
Some guests have woven their visit into the memory of the place more visibly, leaving a recollection that continues to be part of Al Convento's story.
Actor
One of the greatest actors of contemporary Italian cinema, star of Paolo Sorrentino's «The Great Beauty» — the film that won the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film in 2014. His stay at Al Convento has remained in the memory of all who encountered him.
Journalist
An authoritative voice in Italian journalism, RAI correspondent from Moscow, New York and Jerusalem. One of many distinguished journalists who chose Al Convento as their home in the heart of Potenza.
Other faces of the Convento
A constellation of different presences, united by a shared passage through these rooms and their intimate atmosphere.
Arena
Music band
Neri Marcorè
Actor
Tony Servillo
Actor
Corrado Mineo
Journalist
A memory that continues
Every stay adds a fragment to the story of this place.
Between quiet, discreet hospitality and the breath of the historic centre, Al Convento continues to welcome those who seek a place to inhabit with time, attention and measure.