Le Tortorelle - the perfect place for your event, retreat, course or workshop.

A workshop, retreat or event, organised at Le Tortorelle, is guaranteed success with such a beautiful, relaxing and inspiring location, comfortable accommodation, excellent Italian cuisine and superb facilities for group activities. An organic farm and country house, Le Tortorelle is run by a wonderful Italian family. Theresa is a terrific cook, preparing vegetarian meals with 50% of the ingredients coming from their organic gardens. Set in a verdant landscape, the property is about 6 kilometers outside Umbertide in the Niccone valley, close to the Umbria/Tuscany border. Accommodation can be on a B&B, half board or full board basis to suit your requirements.

Le Tortorelle would be the perfect location for yoga holidays, art courses, Italian language courses, cooking holidays, metaphysical retreats and courses.

Accommodation and features

Groups of up to 16 can be accommodated on site. There are 5 bedrooms in the main house (3 upstairs and 2 downstairs) which can accommodate between 2 and 4 people per room. All bedrooms have an ensuite bathroom with shower (one bedroom having a bath tub and shower).

Bedrooms 1 & 2 are on the ground floor with external private entrances. Bedroom 1 can sleep up to 4 whilst Bedroom 2 can sleep up to 3.

Bedrooms 3, 4 and 5 are on the upper floor with access from the lounge. Bedroom 3 sleeps up to 3, Bedroom 4 is just a double and Bedroom 5 sleeps up to 4.

If more accommodation is required there are rooms available nearby.

The communal facilities include a large comfortable lounge and a farmhouse kitchen/dining room, although most meals are served on the large covered terrace at the back of the house overlooking the gardens and hills beyond. There are no cooking facilities available for guests but there are tea/coffee making facilities and a fridge for storing snacks.

Workshops, talks, classes and events can be held in the 70 mq Sala, a large room that can be set up class room style with chairs or comfortably accommodate such activities as yoga classes. There is also a large 70 mq covered outside terrace (where meals are served).

The accommodation is available on a bed & breakfast basis, half board or full board. All meals are vegetarian and vegans can be catered for if advised in advance.

The family bake their own bread from organic wholemeal flour, make desserts without sugar as well as traditional Italian sweets, make their own Seitan and also produce a variety of natural cosmetics, mainly from home grown aloe - hand and face creams, toothpaste and anti-cellulite creams. Demonstrations and courses in these skills, and more, can be organised.

The bedrooms are cleaned thoroughly before arrival and fresh linen and towels are provided weekly.

Outside

There are extensive gardens and some lovely spots to sit, unwind and look at the view. The grounds cover 5 hectares including woods, cultivated areas and wild garden. There is an outside unheated saltwater pool with loungers, situated a little way from the house, shared with other guests that might be staying at the time. There is a small aviary and the property is also home to two dogs, cats, geese, hens and pigeons.

House Layout

Other Information

Le Tortorelle is well placed for taking a day or half day tour during your course, to Umbrian and Tuscan towns like Perugia, Assisi, Gubbio, Cortona and Arrezzo with Sienna and Florence comfortable day trips. Lago Trasimeno makes a delightful trip with several picturesque villages around the shores and a ferry running to the two main islands. The local town of Umbertide has an excellent supermarket, weekly market and other shops. There are also some very good restaurants and pizzerias in the area. Transport for tours can be organized with local mini-bus firms.

As part of the week’s events we can also organise half day courses run by family members. You can choose from Italian Vegetarian Cooking, Bread making, Cheese making, Seitan making, Traditional Italian desserts, Jam making and preserving or Natural cosmetics production (all dependent on sufficient numbers and reasonable proficiency in Italian!). Also, we can arrange Italian language courses or lessons run by teachers from Perugia’s University for Foreigners.

Aldo and Theresa can also arrange for visits to a local honey producer or the nearby Alpaca farm and Massage, Reiki and Acupuncture sessions can be organised with local professional practicers

The closest airport is Perugia (35 minutes) served by Ryan Air from Stansted UK. Other possible airports are Bologna (Forli), Ancora, Pisa and Rome. There is a very good train service from Terontola (30 mins away) to Rome and Florence/Pisa. We can arrange airport or train station transfers to Le Tortorelle if required.

Prices and booking

Please contact us with your requirements and we will be pleased to work with you to make your event a total success.

Special Natural Health Week

Join us from July 29th to August 3rd for a special Natural Health Course at Le Tortorelle. There will be a yoga class every morning and afternoons will feature various other classes in cooking and natural cosmetics. All sessions are held in Italian with no translations so reasonable proficiency in Italian is necessary. Contact us for more information and prices.

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