“A loggia - pots of yellow flowers and geraniums - looks out over a central cistern; the scent of lilacs is pervasive...the fragrance of lilacs mingles with the woodsmoke... And I want to stay here, rooted, forever.”
— Barbara Grizzuti Harrison, Italian Days
You will be responsible for your own transportation to Italy and the Villa. For the flight portion of your travel, know that the nearest airports to our accommodations outside of Lucca are Pisa International Airport (also named Galileo Galilei Airport) in Pisa, and Peretola
(formerly Amerigo Vespucci Airport) in Florence.
We strongly suggest that you arrive in Europe prior to the Retreat start on May 1, 2025, and you may stay longer in Europe after the Retreat end on the May 10, 2025. Should you require suggestions and assistance with ideas and arrangements for additional travel, we can aid you.
Arriving in Europe prior to the Retreat will help mitigate the impact of jet lag at the beginning of our days together and will facilitate your timely arrival at the Villa.
You will be responsible for your own transportation to Italy and the Villa. For the flight portion of your travel, know that the nearest airports to our accommodations outside of Lucca are Pisa International Airport (also named Galileo Galilei Airport) in Pisa, and Peretola
(formerly Amerigo Vespucci Airport) in Florence.
We strongly suggest that you arrive in Europe prior to the Retreat start on May 1, 2025, and you may stay longer in Europe after the Retreat end on the May 10, 2025.
Arriving in Europe prior to the Retreat will help mitigate the impact of jet lag at the beginning of our days together and will facilitate your timely arrival at the Villa.
From the Lucca train station, the Retreat Villa is about a 20 minute taxi ride into the hills to the northwest of the city.
For all participants, whether driving rental cars or using a taxi to the Villa, exact directions and location will be provided.
Please make every attempt to be at the Villa by 4:00
p.m. (16:00) on May 1, 2025.
Italian regulations require our Villa Host to record all guest passports upon check-in. Therefore we require all retreat participants to be at the villa at 4:00 p.m. (16:00) for this process to happen in one session. Late arriving guests will require an extra trip by the Host to the Property, generating a fee of 50 euro to us, which will be passed onto the late arriving guest(s).
U.S. Passport regulations require that your passport must be valid for at
least 6 months past your departure date.
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Please reach out to us by email, we'll be happy to answer any of your questions.
Studio 2: Artful Travels
2690 Historic Decatur Road
Suite 204
San Diego, CA 92106