Bland Badger Creative Retreat Featured in Discover Italia! We were over the moon to see Villa Pia featured in a lovely article in Discover Italia magazine. Karen Jensen-Jones attended the Bland Badger creative retreat that takes place every autumn at the villa. She writes: ‘The beauty of Villa Pia is its defining simplicity, […]
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Dec
Dec
Reconnecting and Relaxation: Villa Pia Family Holiday Spring will soon be upon us; thinking to the year ahead and where we might travel, who we might visit, is a great tonic for the winter blues, particularly so this year. Villa Pia had over 45 guests each week throughout the summer. Everyone was very comfortable with […]
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Mar
Mar
Villa Pia Memories (James of Little Forest Folk) Little Forest Folk runs award-winning, immersive forest nurseries in London, creating a unique ‘outdoor learning’ experience for children ages 2 to 5. Owners James and his wife Leanna visited Villa Pia in 2017. They loved it so much, they’re launching a Little Forest Folk holiday retreat at […]
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Sep
Sep
The Idler Retreat at Villa Pia! We’re delighted to be welcoming renowned magazine and online academy, The Idler, to their first retreat here in October — billed as ‘a week of idling, thinking and making things in Umbria’. The week-long retreat will be hosted by editor/founder Tom Hodgkinson and academy director Victoria Hull. Idler head […]
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Nov
Nov
Arts Holiday Italy (Painting Retreats in Tuscany) Here at Villa Pia, we’re delighted to have carved out a reputation as an award-winning, family friendly holiday that’s especially loved by parents with babies and small children. We’re also happy to host arts and cultural retreats at the villa during the quieter season, appealing to a somewhat […]
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May
May
Villa Pia Memories: Connie of Widowed and Young (WAY) Here at Villa Pia, it’s our pleasure to welcome groups as well as families; and we are delighted that members of the UK charity Widowed and Young (WAY), recently enjoyed a retreat at our villa. We caught up with WAY member Connie, and asked her a […]