Day 1: OFF TO OUR VILLA, VISIT PASSIGNANO SUL TRASIMENO & CHEF MADE DINNER
Day 1: OFF TO OUR VILLA, VISIT PASSIGNANO SUL TRASIMENO & CHEF MADE DINNER
Day 1: OFF TO OUR VILLA, VISIT PASSIGNANO SUL TRASIMENO & CHEF MADE DINNER
Have breakfast in the hotel and then if you want go walk around the Trastevere neighborhood on your own, the morning is free to do what you want. Or just walk up to the rooftop of our hotel and gaze at the amazing views of Rome. Between 11:30-12 pm calmy check out check out of hotel and our driver will take everyone to our villa. Arrive a
Have breakfast in the hotel and then if you want go walk around the Trastevere neighborhood on your own, the morning is free to do what you want. Or just walk up to the rooftop of our hotel and gaze at the amazing views of Rome. Between 11:30-12 pm calmy check out check out of hotel and our driver will take everyone to our villa. Arrive at the Tuscany/ Umbria border where our villa is located, right by a beautiful lake: Castiglione del Lago. Get settled in the villa, then head out to explore the nearby town of Passignano sul Trasimeno on the lake. Celebrate in the piazza with an aperitivo overlooking the lake. Back to the villa for an optional Stretching & Spritz workout class. Dinner at the villa will be prepared by our chef.
Day 2: TRUFFLE HUNT, COOKING LESSON ON A FARM & VISIT PIENZA
Day 1: OFF TO OUR VILLA, VISIT PASSIGNANO SUL TRASIMENO & CHEF MADE DINNER
Day 1: OFF TO OUR VILLA, VISIT PASSIGNANO SUL TRASIMENO & CHEF MADE DINNER
Get ready to fall in love with this location where we will partake in truffle hunting with the most beloved truffle hunting dog. Start off our day with breakfast at the villa. Then head out to an organic family run farm for a truffle hunt followed by a several course cooking class with the owner of the farm. After an enchanting lunch surr
Get ready to fall in love with this location where we will partake in truffle hunting with the most beloved truffle hunting dog. Start off our day with breakfast at the villa. Then head out to an organic family run farm for a truffle hunt followed by a several course cooking class with the owner of the farm. After an enchanting lunch surrounded by peacocks and the most picturesque UNESCO world heritage site, w Head back to the villa for a chef prepared dinner.
Day 3: VISIT CASTIGLONE DEL LAGO & DINNER AT A CASTLE
Day 1: OFF TO OUR VILLA, VISIT PASSIGNANO SUL TRASIMENO & CHEF MADE DINNER
Day 4: LUNCH IN A TUSCAN VINEYARD & WINE TASTING IN MOLTEPULCIANO
Breakfast and optional pilates workout class at the villa. Visit a charming near by town Castiglone del Lago & enjoy an aperitivo in piazza & walk the village streets. Return to the villa for a chef prepared lunch and swim or just relax and enjoy the villa. Change into semi elegant clothing for a lovely medieval evening with an exclusiv
Breakfast and optional pilates workout class at the villa. Visit a charming near by town Castiglone del Lago & enjoy an aperitivo in piazza & walk the village streets. Return to the villa for a chef prepared lunch and swim or just relax and enjoy the villa. Change into semi elegant clothing for a lovely medieval evening with an exclusive tour of a private castle (be prepared to climb to the 6 th floor of a 1000 year old tower, cross one of the last remaining drawbridges in Italy) then have dinner in the garden courtyard of the castle.
Day 4: LUNCH IN A TUSCAN VINEYARD & WINE TASTING IN MOLTEPULCIANO
Day 5: VISIT CAMUCIA OPEN MARKET & OSTERIA LUNCH, PERUGIA CHOCOLATE MAKING CLASS
Day 4: LUNCH IN A TUSCAN VINEYARD & WINE TASTING IN MOLTEPULCIANO
Breakfast and optional morning "Coffee & Core" workout class at the villa. Visit private vineyard in Montepulciano. Lunch with their private chef and wine tasting in the vineyard. After, visit their stunning medieval cellar of Montepulciano. walk the charming streets of Montepulciano and enjoy some shopping and personal time to explore. Back to the villa for a Chef prepared dinner.
Day 5: VISIT CAMUCIA OPEN MARKET & OSTERIA LUNCH, PERUGIA CHOCOLATE MAKING CLASS
Day 5: VISIT CAMUCIA OPEN MARKET & OSTERIA LUNCH, PERUGIA CHOCOLATE MAKING CLASS
Day 5: VISIT CAMUCIA OPEN MARKET & OSTERIA LUNCH, PERUGIA CHOCOLATE MAKING CLASS
Breakfast and optional morning workout class at the villa. Visit the Saturday open market in the Piazza Signorelli in Cortona with Valerio as he grocery shops for the evening meal. walk around the charming streets of Cortona. Meet up for lunch at a local traditional ristorante in Cortona. return to the villa for a few hours before we hea
Breakfast and optional morning workout class at the villa. Visit the Saturday open market in the Piazza Signorelli in Cortona with Valerio as he grocery shops for the evening meal. walk around the charming streets of Cortona. Meet up for lunch at a local traditional ristorante in Cortona. return to the villa for a few hours before we head out to the Perugia area to partake in a 2 hour chocolate making class in a world-renowned chocolate factory. We will learn the secrets behind the proper temperatures & techniques of how to make chocolate. We even get to bring our hand- made chocolates and a certificate back to America. We then head back home to the villa for a Chef prepared dinner.
Day 6: Visit PIENZA, CHEESE TASTING & MEDIEVAL FESTIVAL in SAN QUIRICO D'ORCIA
Day 5: VISIT CAMUCIA OPEN MARKET & OSTERIA LUNCH, PERUGIA CHOCOLATE MAKING CLASS
Day 5: VISIT CAMUCIA OPEN MARKET & OSTERIA LUNCH, PERUGIA CHOCOLATE MAKING CLASS
Breakfast and optional morning workout class at the villa. Sunday mass can be arranged for anyone who wishes to go.
we visit Pienza and have our first culinary outing at our friend's cheese store. Visit San Quirico d'Orcia, lunch with our friend in the center of the medieval festival- Festa della Barbarossa. This happens once a year and w
Breakfast and optional morning workout class at the villa. Sunday mass can be arranged for anyone who wishes to go.
we visit Pienza and have our first culinary outing at our friend's cheese store. Visit San Quirico d'Orcia, lunch with our friend in the center of the medieval festival- Festa della Barbarossa. This happens once a year and we will be literally sitting in the middle of it all. Option to stay for the archery and flag throwing contest and eat at the communal medieval tables or go to a restaurant near the villa.
Day 7: SPA DAY & PIZZA MAKING CLASS
Day 7: SPA DAY & PIZZA MAKING CLASS
Day 7: SPA DAY & PIZZA MAKING CLASS
Breakfast at the villa, yoga class. Indulge in the exclusive spa of theThermal baths of San Casciano then home for a pizza making class and dinner party.
Day 8: OFF TO THE AIRPORT
Day 7: SPA DAY & PIZZA MAKING CLASS
Day 7: SPA DAY & PIZZA MAKING CLASS
Early breakfast, pack up and drop off at Rome Airport (FCO) or please contact us for other arrangements.
Meet the Team
Pilates & Yoga
Meet the Team
Piacere! This is Brooke and Valerio Porcelli. Born and raised in Rome, Valerio ran an organic farm with a farm-to-table restaurant near Viterbo and has been a private chef throughout Italy and the USA. Fortunately for us, he is our designated chef for the villa stay. Brooke was born in LA but lived in Italy for several years. She curates
Piacere! This is Brooke and Valerio Porcelli. Born and raised in Rome, Valerio ran an organic farm with a farm-to-table restaurant near Viterbo and has been a private chef throughout Italy and the USA. Fortunately for us, he is our designated chef for the villa stay. Brooke was born in LA but lived in Italy for several years. She curates the subtle luxuries that Americans adore while travelling abroad. Together they have created Living La Dolce Vita Italy where guests can experience an authentic local take on food, wine and culture.
Our Mission
Pilates & Yoga
Meet the Team
Our goal is to preserve and support the Italy that we know (meaning the locals) and to share those experiences with our guests. We keep it real. We work with the people who bring their talents and their expertise to the table, and like them, we give our hearts to our work. We support farmers, artists and small business owners - just like
Our goal is to preserve and support the Italy that we know (meaning the locals) and to share those experiences with our guests. We keep it real. We work with the people who bring their talents and their expertise to the table, and like them, we give our hearts to our work. We support farmers, artists and small business owners - just like us. We do more than just "See Tuscany, Umbria and Rome like you have never seen them before" - we LIVE it, we bring our guests to become part of the culture and get access to people and places that even money can't buy. We give that authentic experience. Through the eyes of an Italian chef and his family discover some of Italy's best kept secrets in cuisine and culture.
Pilates & Yoga
Pilates & Yoga
Excited to have you!
Brooke leads the movement and stretching classes and varies them according to the needs of the clients that day. She has over 20 years experience working in physical therapy and movement. Classes offered are 30-45 minutes on a mat on the grass at the villa. Classes are optional and modified accordingly.
Excited to have you!
Excited to have you!
Excited to have you!
Brooke along with our local Romans - Valerio and Armando will be with you in in every experience. Together we will discover the best local farms, vineyards and villages and people whom we have grown to love over the years. Experiencing these regions of Italy with locals is the only way to really know them, discover their secrets and benefit from the connections we have made.
Arrival details
Excited to have you!
Arrival details
We have guests arriving from all over the world so it is impossible to do one group pick up at FCO (Rome's Leonardo Da Vinci airport) Instead, we will help arrange a private driver for each person/group which is a separate fee that you can pay on your own. The driver will take you to the convent hotel in Trastevere, Rome. We can help arrange everything once we know your arrival time.