A Retreat Is Not a Group Holiday Imagine a villa with ten bedrooms, a long dining table, a swimming pool and a view across the Italian countryside. It could host a wonderful holiday for a group of friends. It could also host a leadership retreat, …
A destination can be beautiful, interesting and geographically possible, yet still take more from an itinerary than it gives back.
Once the lavender has been cut, Provence enters a different season. Vineyards begin the harvest, villages settle into a quieter rhythm and the landscape reveals itself as a place of work rather than a postcard, making September one of the region’s most compelling months.
A villa may technically sleep twelve without being suitable for twelve particular people. Bedroom arrangements, privacy, shared spaces, accessibility and acoustics can turn the same property into an excellent choice for one group and entirely the wrong one for another.
A slow, immersive journey through Puglia and Matera. The geological, the cinematic, the ancient, and the utterly alive. This immersive journey follows the stone, light and living traditions of southern Italy, where the past is not preserved at a distance but continues through daily life.
