Accommodation

Find Beauty and Tranquility in the Tuscan Hills

With Artist Aperitivo and creative workshops, this Italian retreat is all about self-expression with style.

Katharina Kiéck

Scenset travel expert

A Tuscan retreat

This beautiful retreat in Tuscany, Italy encourages visitors to give their creativity much space to grow. The tranquil setting makes room to appreciate the slower things in life. There are artists hosting drinks, creative painting sessions, along with truffle hunts, and sustainable farming workshops for the foodies amongst us. Every aspect is designed to help you and your senses stay in the moment.

Stays at the retreat Villa Lena come with chic rooms designed by local artists, where upcycled furniture is paired with cypress views, farm-to-table dining, and an outdoor heated pool.

Resting in 500 hectares of hillside olive groves, vineyards, vegetable gardens and woodland: Villa Lena

Apartments are furnished with carefully selected upcycled furnishings spanning decades

Create, dine, drink, dance

This villa is one of the rare places that was designed with both families and solo travelers in mind. There's an ever-changing schedule of unique experiences that are family-friendly, while also allowing solo travelers to connect with like-minded people. Here's a taster.

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Music nights: Throughout the summer the villa's courtyard hosts a myriad of different concerts, ranging from soul through to classical.

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Artist aperitivo: Enjoy a glass of the Villa's own rosé, check out the artist residents' studios and learn about their approach to art.

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Truffle hunts: Come autumn, the 500 hectare woodland around the villa is teeming with the famous ‘tartufo bianco’. Join the locals for a guided truffle hunt and learn to cook this local specialty in a Villa's chef session.

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Pasta workshops: Create original Italian pasta (with or without the truffles) by the local chefs. Combine it with a carefully curated wine selection to get the all-round Tuscan experience.

Visit the artists studios and join them in a creative workshop

Enjoy self-made truffle pasta with the family, new friends or residing artists

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Katharina Kiéck
Having dreamt of becoming a race car driver, Katharina studied to be an anthropologist, worked as a futurist, and tried brand strategy at Twitter before founding her own media production company. When she's not traveling or surfing herself, she's organizing network and surf experiences for people working in tech. Constantly on the move, her Achilles heel is cinnamon buns.