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For our 2023 travel season, we are introducing a food-filled Writer’s Retreat, for beginners

Eat, drink and a women’s retreat

During your 6 days with us we’ll reconnect and re-center, help guide your writing with our mentors, explore with like-minded creatives, enjoy curated dining activities-crafted just for our guests and most importantly (re) discover the joy of writing.

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A sneak peek into your upcoming retreat …
 

What we have planned for our guests:

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  • A welcome basket filled with local goodies

  • 2-3 daily writing sessions with activities hosted by our writing mentors

  • 6 nights in a stunning, refurbished lakeside medieval monastery

  • 2 Optional excursions

  • Writing materials 

Exclusive culinary experiences:

  • All meals are inclusive 

  • Daily breakfast with an assortment of local foods 

  • Tasting menus with a selection of locally sourced products and beverage services

  • Chef’s table- hosted on site by a renowned local chef featuring multi-course private tastings

  • Daily aperitivi

  • Locally sourced, freshly crafted snacks

  • A wine tasting

  • Reservations in a lakeside slow-food restaurant

Arrival and departure

  • Pickup from and transfer to the FCO airport in Rome

  • Before you join us, you'll receive our travel guide, a helpful booklet that will include important pre-departure and re-entry information

 

Optional, add on activities:

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  • Guided tour of the Pope’s summer city and Papal gardens

  • A Vineyard trip and tasting menu

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An example of our day(s) 

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  • 8:00-8:30 Morning reflection and meditation 

  • 8:30-9:30 A leisurely breakfast

  • 9:30-10:00 Time to gather our materials and prepare for our first activity

  • 10:00-11:00 Activity 1: Development and Presentation/discussions with our mentor(s) and daily writing prompts

  • 11:00-11:30 Snack/espresso break

  • 11:30-1:00 Activity 2: Honing your craft

  • 1:00-2:30 A perfectly crafted lunch using locally sourced ingredients

  • 2:30-3:30 Activity 3: The art of Revision and a Q and A with your writing mentor(s)  

  • 3:30-4:30 Space for free writing

  • 4:30-7:30 Uninterrupted free-time.  Please feel free to enjoy your surroundings, swim in the pool, play a game of tennis, enjoy the library, have snacks in the garden or chat with fellow writers and mentors.  

  • 7:30- Time for dinner, A chef’s table with a 10-course tasting menu and beverage service. Following dinner, we will have an optional activity and reading share with our mentor(s)

Accommodation

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Away from the chaos of the city, you’ll be housed in our partner residence, a breathtaking, 13th century ex-monastery. 

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Spend your uninterrupted free time enjoying long walks through manicured gardens, getting lost in Italian medieval antiquity, discovering an ancient Roman tomb-on site, cozying up in a dreamy library and during hotter months enjoying the tennis court and outdoor pool with a spritz or limoncello.

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Your room:  

Rooms are in a traditional Italian style. Bathrooms have been recently remodeled and updated. 

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Options: 

Single or Double occupancy;

both are equipped with en-suite bathrooms.                                                                

 

Select a standard room or one with a lake view.                                                             (Limited availability of each choice of room) 

Important Details

  • Our fee starts at $2,700.00 USD per person, per standard room/double occupancy  

  • Space is limited to 12 guests per group.                          

  • Email us for an informal itinerary, details on optional activities and pricing: ciao@eatcastelliromani.com   

  • Reserve your spot with a $650.00 USD deposit.         

Custom vacations and upcoming tours  

 

Interested in joining us for our food-filled adventure in the Castelli Romani? Learn more here. 

 

Interested in planning a custom culinary vacation to our area of Italy and Rome? 

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