Valdarte

Retreats

Retreat venue in Tuscany for yoga, wellness and creative retreats

Two large halls, a real studio and a professional kitchen. Here's how leaders use the villa for their kind of retreat.

The Ballroom by candlelight, set for evening practice

Yoga & meditation

  • The 125 m² Ballroom: wooden floors, a fireplace, heating and air-conditioning
  • The 220 m² Octagon for dynamic classes or a change of energy
  • Mats and blankets already on site
  • Forest silence at 700 m, with no other guests
A sound bath with crystal singing bowls

Wellness

  • Trails of the Vallombrosa forest, and a wild-swimming lake on foot
  • Two halls for breathwork, movement and workshops
  • A professional kitchen for your own menus
Painters at their easels in the Octagon studio

Art & painting

  • A 220 m² octagonal studio with windows on every side and adjustable lighting
  • Easels, drawing boards, model stands and tables already here
  • Life models available on request
  • Plein-air hills on the doorstep, and Florence's museums 35 minutes away
A long candle-lit dinner table full of guests

Culinary

  • A professional kitchen where the group can cook together
  • A wood-fired pizza oven and a fire pit*
  • A bright dining room, and the pergola for dinners at sunset
  • Local wine and producers: ask us for contacts
A quiet bedroom with a four-poster bed

Writing

  • 17 individually decorated bedrooms, each a quiet place to work
  • The Ballroom for readings, and the coffee room by the fire
  • Chestnut woods, a lake and a village café within walking distance
  • Florence's libraries 35 minutes away
A swimmer in the wild lake below the wooded hills

Photography

  • A 360° view of wooded hills and vineyards
  • Interiors with character: painted ceilings, chandeliers, timber roofs
  • Dark skies for night photography
  • A projector and screen for reviewing work together
Musicians playing outdoors among the trees at dusk

Music & sound

  • A piano in the resonant Ballroom, ideal for choirs, ensembles and sound baths
  • A second large hall for sectionals or a final concert
  • Terraces and the pergola for summer evenings
  • Play freely until 23:00, with no neighbours nearby
The bright dining room with windows on the garden

Company retreats

  • A 220 m² plenary hall in daylight, with a projector and screen
  • The Ballroom, dining room and gardens for breakouts
  • The whole team under one roof: up to 24 people
  • Florence airport and station close by, with transfers on request

*The fire pit cannot be used in peak summer because of forest-fire risk.

Something else in mind?

Dance, a choir, a residency… If your group needs space, quiet and a whole villa, it will work here.

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