We will all meet in Rome for an overnight on Friday 06 July, and then travel together, the following morning, to the retreat center, where we will spend 7 days, studying, relaxing and exploring the beauty of Tuscany.

Then on Saturday 14 July, we will return to Rome for another overnight and depart the following day to wherever is next for each of us.  

Your flight should arrive into Rome ANYTIME on Friday 06 July  and depart from Rome anytime after 2:00pm on Saturday 14 July. You should make your own arrangements for transport from the airport to the group  hotel in Rome, but we will give you a list of group arrivals, in order to co-ordinate and share travel costs.  

Angus and Tania of Chirriposa Retreats will be your retreat hosts for the whole week, and there will be rental vehicles (9 seater mini-vans) and drivers to take us on group excursions throughout the week, giving us the freedom to visit as many medieval villages and towns as our hearts desire.

HOTEL IN ROME: 

Name: Hotel Ripa Roma 

Address: Via degli Orti di Trastevere, 3, 00153 Roma RM, Italien 

Phone: +39 06 58611 

Website: http://www.hotelriparoma.com/en/  

Our hotel is located in Rome's Trastevere district, just 10 minutes walk from La Basica di Santa Maria Maggiore, on the 'less touristy' side of the river, but just a 10 minute taxi ride from the Vatican and the main sights of Rome. The hotel is a modern boutique accommodation with a definite flamboyant Italian style.  

We  will depart the following morning, after breakfast (included) at 10:00am from the lobby, in our rental vehicles, on a 3 hour scenic coastal drive, to our 'agriturismo', grabbing some lunch along the way.  

We will leave 'Le Pianore', after breakfast, at 10.00am on Saturday 14 July and head back to Rome, in time for your flight home.