Italy Immersion
Shared by those who call it home.
This experience is designed for those who move through the world attentively, creatives, observers, and people longing for a slower rhythm. Set within a privately held family estate in Italy’s Le Marche region, The retreat favors authenticity over spectacle.
Life here is shaped by family, food, and long held tradition - set between rolling valleys and the Adriatic coast, away from performance and excess.
Over five days, guests step into the rhythms of local life: meals prepared and shared in the estate or at local spots, time spent in places layered with history, and days guided by those who have lived on this land for generations. There is no prescribed outcome and no expectation to produce—only the invitation to notice, to rest, and to re-enter one’s creative life with clarity.
Join Rita Springer in Italy’s Le Marche region
The Place
At the heart of this gathering are two privately held villas in Italy’s Le Marche region, lovingly maintained by the same family for generations. Set within their working grounds, the villas offer a deeply comfortable setting shaped by continuity, care, and daily life rather than performance.
Days take their cue from the place itself. Meals are prepared in the family kitchen and shared slowly; time moves between the villa and nearby hill towns, guided by rhythm rather than itinerary. Guests are welcomed and accompanied by the family through a region they know intimately, opening doors to places and experiences rarely accessible to visitors.
This is an intentionally small gathering for creatives—designed to support the quieter work of noticing. There is no expectation to produce or perform. Instead, the week offers space to step out of urgency and return to clarity, where creativity emerges naturally through attention, rest, and repetition.
At the center of each day is the table, returned to again and again—for food, conversation, and presence. This is an annual return, offered with care to those who understand that the most lasting work begins by slowing down.
Our days are guided by Rita alongside the Fraticelli family, whose hospitality shapes every part of the experience. The week unfolds through shared meals, time at the villa, market mornings, language basics taught by locals, meandering through medieval castles, seaside walks and evenings spent in nearby towns or on the villa grounds as fall settles in. You’ll come away with practical knowledge, cultural context, and a felt understanding of Italy that reaches beyond sightseeing.
SAMPLE DAY
MORNING
You wake to coffee already prepared—cappuccino and breakfast served outdoors on the veranda. The day begins without agenda. Later, you wander the open-air market in Fano, lingering over seasonal produce, pausing for conversation, stopping wherever curiosity pulls you.
AFTERNOON
Lunch is taken along the Adriatic, unhurried. There is time to sit, to look out at the water, to let the afternoon open slowly before moving on.
EVENING
The day turns inland for quiet exploration—perhaps a medieval hill town or fortress—before returning to the villa. Dinner is shared in the olive grove as evening settles in and the light fades.
What to Expect
Details
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Fano, Italy , a secluded hilltop estate framed by vineyards and ancient olive groves, where peace and pastoral beauty unfold at every turn.
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September 15–21, 2026
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• Single Occupancy €5,000
• Double Occupancy €4,500
• Private Cottage €9,500 -
Arrive, exhale, and be fully present.
All accommodations, meals, excursions, and regional transportation are included.
Guests arrange their own travel to and from Italy, and any personal purchases.
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Our next gathering is scheduled for April 2027. Additional dates are released thoughtfully throughout the year .
Join the interest list to receive early notice as new dates become available.
The Hosts
Fraticelli Family
Villa Tombolina is cared for by the same family who has lived on and tended this land for generations. They open their home with a natural ease, sharing daily life as it is—meals prepared in their kitchen, stories passed across the table, and a way of living shaped by familiarity and care. Time here feels personal, guided by people who know the land because it has held them.
Rita Springer
Rita Springer is present throughout the week not as a performer, but as a steady companion. Her way of leading is relational and unhurried, creating space for honest conversation, rest, and reflection. She sets a tone of attentiveness that gently invites others to slow down and listen.
Teressa Johnson
An interior stylist and creative director, Teressa’s work is known for spaces that feel lived-in, restrained, and deeply intentional. Years of hands-on styling for editorial shoots, private homes, and immersive gatherings have shaped an approach where atmosphere matters as much as aesthetics, and where beauty is rooted in attention rather than excess.
One afternoon is spent working alongside her in a floral workshop guided by curiosity and intuition. Using seasonal materials, guests are invited to notice texture, balance, and what feels right rather than what’s expected. The time unfolds collaboratively—more shared table than classroom—mirroring the spirit of the retreat itself.
