Nel CUORE
della TOSCANA –
tra PISA
e FIRENZE
Location: Panoramic Terrace
Unleash your creativity on cookies! In this hands-on class, our Pastry Chef will teach how to prepare delicious cookies and to decorate them with colorful icing, chocolate fondant and more. Get ready to roll out fresh dough and be creative with artsy decoration.
Location: Artist Village In this workshop, participants will create a work around the theme of Fantastic flower, using bright watercolor...
Location: Osteria San Michele
Wine Tasting
At Villa Lena we produce our own wine on site. Start your experience off with a tour of our vineyard and then sample both our own products, plus some from the local region, and delve into the world of organic, biodynamic and natural wines.
Wine will be served with fresh focaccia and local cold cuts.
Must be booked 24 hours in advance!
Morning yoga with Maria Kristensson
Location: Fattoria Yoga Studio
Start your day with meditation followed by a grounding hatha flow. The intention for this class is to connect to presence and set a foundation from which you can strengthen, expand and open up for a bright new day. You'll be invited to tune into your breath and what's present within. Then guided through a variation of postures linking breath with movement, finally landing for a soothing while's rest in shavasana. A class for all levels
Location: Artist Village
Transform your visuals into prints! In this class, we will be using the linocut carving method and then burnishing them onto paper. Challenge yourself to create compelling compositions by using the traditional linocut technique by first drawing and then carving it. Finally, transfer the visual onto paper, using a burnisher to print. Take your unique print home with you.
Transform your visuals into prints! In this class, we will be using the linocut carving method and then burnishing them onto paper. Challenge yourself to create compelling compositions by using the traditional linocut technique by first drawing and then carving it. Finally, transfer the visual onto paper, using a burnisher to print. Take your unique print home with you.
Location: Panoramic Terrace
Expect a lot of interactive fun with your children while learning about Italian gelato. You will create your own ice cream selecting two flavors you enjoy the most or inventing a new one!
Choose within our delicious ingredients and learn all the secrets for the perfect gelato.
Location: Artist Village During the workshop you will use materials from our surrounding (nature elements, food, spices, soil) to illustrate...
Afternoon yoga with Maria Kristensson
Location: Fattoria Yoga Studio
Come unwind your day with this yang yin yoga class. You'll be guided through some dynamic postures and playful movements to steam off any excessive energy from the day. Then slowly transition towards the ground for some longer held stretches inviting you to connect to that deeper breath. Class is rounded off by a short yoga nidra, also known as yogic sleep, followed by shavasana to fully let go.
A class for all levels
Morning yoga with Maria Kristensson
Location: Fattoria Yoga Studio
Start your day with meditation followed by a grounding hatha flow. The intention for this class is to connect to presence and set a foundation from which you can strengthen, expand and open up for a bright new day. You'll be invited to tune into your breath and what's present within. Then guided through a variation of postures linking breath with movement, finally landing for a soothing while's rest in shavasana. A class for all levels
Location: Artist Village Learn the basics of linocut printmaking using the carving method on lino sheets. This workshop will provide...
Play in a day A creative morning to set you up for the day. Create characters, stories, costumes and a...
Location: Artist Village This workshop is full of short, quick exercises that wake up the abstract thinking. It’s an invitation...
Afternoon yoga with Maria Kristensson
Location: Fattoria Yoga Studio
Come unwind your day with this yang yin yoga class. You'll be guided through some dynamic postures and playful movements to steam off any excessive energy from the day. Then slowly transition towards the ground for some longer held stretches inviting you to connect to that deeper breath. Class is rounded off by a short yoga nidra, also known as yogic sleep, followed by shavasana to fully let go.
A class for all levels
Morning yoga with Maria Kristensson
Location: Yoga Deck
Start your day with meditation followed by a grounding hatha flow. The intention for this class is to connect to presence and set a foundation from which you can strengthen, expand and open up for a bright new day. You'll be invited to tune into your breath and what's present within. Then guided through a variation of postures linking breath with movement, finally landing for a soothing while's rest in shavasana. A class for all levels
Beat the Bunny Orienteering This is orienteering with a twist. You will need to bring your navigation, code cracking, riddle...
Location: Artist Village In this workshop, participants will explore unconventional materials around the villa to create compelling print compositions using...
Get ready to go "down the rabbit hole" to a secret aperitivo location at Villa Lena. This exclusive event will offer a one-of-a-kind experience that you won't want to miss. Savor the flavors of Tuscan cuisine and enjoy an afternoon of good company and delightful drinks and snacks in an unforgettable setting. With stunning views and a mystery location, this Easter celebration promises to be a truly unforgettable experience. Enjoy a performance by Cosmo Sheldrake, a talented and innovative musician, composer, and producer based in the United Kingdom. He is known for his eclectic style, which incorporates a wide range of instruments and sounds, including human voices, animal sounds, and field recordings. He will perform on Monday, April 10th at Villa Lena as part of the Easter programming.
Join us and discover what lies down the rabbit hole at Villa Lena this Easter weekend!
Morning yoga with Maria Kristensson
Location: Yoga Deck
Start your day with meditation followed by a grounding hatha flow. The intention for this class is to connect to presence and set a foundation from which you can strengthen, expand and open up for a bright new day. You'll be invited to tune into your breath and what's present within. Then guided through a variation of postures linking breath with movement, finally landing for a soothing while's rest in shavasana. A class for all levels
The Game of the Gods A game of the gods. No child has ever completed it before.Can you be the...
Location: Fattoria
The Easter weekend afternoon tea party at Villa Lena will be a whimsical and enchanting event inspired by Alice in Wonderland.
For prices and bookings for Easter Lunch please email host@villa-lena.it
Morning yoga with Maria Kristensson
Location: Fattoria Yoga Studio
Start your day with meditation followed by a grounding hatha flow. The intention for this class is to connect to presence and set a foundation from which you can strengthen, expand and open up for a bright new day. You'll be invited to tune into your breath and what's present within. Then guided through a variation of postures linking breath with movement, finally landing for a soothing while's rest in shavasana. A class for all levels
Dragons Den Well, hello all you mini Elon Musks. Welcome to my layer. Are you brave enough to bring your...
Location: Artist Village Create your own emotional language using ink, paint and charcoal. Emotional drawing is a practice of letting...
Location: Artist Villa Find out more about the Villa Lena Art Foundation with an introduction to the residency programme and...
The Great adventure Race Can you complete all the challenges and gain as many points as possible to beat the...
Location: Artist Village Transform your visuals into prints! In this class, we will be using the linocut carving method and...
Location: Osteria San Michele
At Villa Lena we produce our own wine on site. Start your experience off with a tour of our vineyard and then sample both our own products, plus some from the local region, and delve into the world of organic, biodynamic and natural wines.
Wine will be served with fresh focaccia and local cold cuts.
Must be booked 24 hours in advance!
Morning yoga with Maria Kristensson
Location: Fattoria Yoga Studio
Start your day with meditation followed by a grounding hatha flow. The intention for this class is to connect to presence and set a foundation from which you can strengthen, expand and open up for a bright new day. You'll be invited to tune into your breath and what's present within. Then guided through a variation of postures linking breath with movement, finally landing for a soothing while's rest in shavasana. A class for all levels
Memory Challenge An Array of funny games to get you going in the morning that focus on how much you...
Location: Artist Village During the workshop you will use materials from our surrounding (nature elements, food, spices, soil) to illustrate...
Location: Artist Village Pop down to the artists’ studios to see what our current group of residents have been thinking...
Morning yoga with Maria Kristensson
Location: Fattoria Yoga Studio
Start your day with meditation followed by a grounding hatha flow. The intention for this class is to connect to presence and set a foundation from which you can strengthen, expand and open up for a bright new day. You'll be invited to tune into your breath and what's present within. Then guided through a variation of postures linking breath with movement, finally landing for a soothing while's rest in shavasana. A class for all levels
Bingo Bongo Quest First you must gather the troops and head out on your quest to gather all the tokens....
Location: Artist Village Learn the basics of linocut printmaking using the carving method on lino sheets. This workshop will provide...
Morning yoga with Maria Kristensson
Location: Fattoria Yoga Studio
Start your day with meditation followed by a grounding hatha flow. The intention for this class is to connect to presence and set a foundation from which you can strengthen, expand and open up for a bright new day. You'll be invited to tune into your breath and what's present within. Then guided through a variation of postures linking breath with movement, finally landing for a soothing while's rest in shavasana. A class for all levels
Location: Artist Village This workshop is full of short, quick exercises that wake up the abstract thinking. It’s an invitation...
Morning yoga with Maria Kristensson
Location: Fattoria Yoga Studio
Start your day with meditation followed by a grounding hatha flow. The intention for this class is to connect to presence and set a foundation from which you can strengthen, expand and open up for a bright new day. You'll be invited to tune into your breath and what's present within. Then guided through a variation of postures linking breath with movement, finally landing for a soothing while's rest in shavasana. A class for all levels
Location: Artist Village In this workshop, participants will explore unconventional materials around the villa to create compelling print compositions using...
Location: Artist Villa Find out more about the Villa Lena Art Foundation with an introduction to the residency programme and...
Morning yoga with Maria Kristensson
Location: Yoga Deck
Start your day with meditation followed by a grounding hatha flow. The intention for this class is to connect to presence and set a foundation from which you can strengthen, expand and open up for a bright new day. You'll be invited to tune into your breath and what's present within. Then guided through a variation of postures linking breath with movement, finally landing for a soothing while's rest in shavasana. A class for all levels
Get creative in our kitchen! Delicious, fresh and totally-your homemade pasta from scratch, cooked to perfection by our chef. Before sharing your creations together over a communal lunch, learn about the traditional and organic techniques used to harvest Extra Virgin Olive Oil from the 2,000 olive trees on the Villa Lena estate and sample the distinctive product we create here.
Workshop includes:
- how to make fresh egg Italian pasta
- olive oil tasting
-pasta lunch
- 2 glass of house wine (one during the workshop and one during the lunch)
Suitable for children. Please email to host@villa-lena.it to inquire about prices
Location: Artist Village Learn the basics of linocut printmaking using the carving method on lino sheets. This workshop will provide...
Morning yoga with Maria Kristensson
Location: Fattoria Yoga Studio
Start your day with meditation followed by a grounding hatha flow. The intention for this class is to connect to presence and set a foundation from which you can strengthen, expand and open up for a bright new day. You'll be invited to tune into your breath and what's present within. Then guided through a variation of postures linking breath with movement, finally landing for a soothing while's rest in shavasana. A class for all levels
Location: Artist Village Transform your visuals into prints! In this class, we will be using the linocut carving method and...
Location: Osteria San Michele
Wine Tasting
At Villa Lena we produce our own wine on site. Start your experience off with a tour of our vineyard and then sample both our own products, plus some from the local region, and delve into the world of organic, biodynamic and natural wines.
Wine will be served with fresh focaccia and local cold cuts.
Must be booked 24 hours in advance!
Morning yoga with Maria Kristensson
Location: Fattoria Yoga Studio
Start your day with meditation followed by a grounding hatha flow. The intention for this class is to connect to presence and set a foundation from which you can strengthen, expand and open up for a bright new day. You'll be invited to tune into your breath and what's present within. Then guided through a variation of postures linking breath with movement, finally landing for a soothing while's rest in shavasana. A class for all levels
Location: Panoramic Terrace
Expect a lot of interactive fun with your children while learning about Italian gelato. You will create your own ice cream selecting two flavors you enjoy the most or inventing a new one!
Choose within our delicious ingredients and learn all the secrets for the perfect gelato.
Location: Artist Village During the workshop you will use materials from our surrounding (nature elements, food, spices, soil) to illustrate...
Location: Artist Village Pop down to the artists’ studios to see what our current group of residents have been thinking...
Morning yoga with Maria Kristensson
Location: Fattoria Yoga Studio
Start your day with meditation followed by a grounding hatha flow. The intention for this class is to connect to presence and set a foundation from which you can strengthen, expand and open up for a bright new day. You'll be invited to tune into your breath and what's present within. Then guided through a variation of postures linking breath with movement, finally landing for a soothing while's rest in shavasana. A class for all levels
Location: Artist Village Create your own emotional language using ink, paint and charcoal. Emotional drawing is a practice of letting...
Morning yoga with Maria Kristensson
Location: Fattoria Yoga Studio
Start your day with meditation followed by a grounding hatha flow. The intention for this class is to connect to presence and set a foundation from which you can strengthen, expand and open up for a bright new day. You'll be invited to tune into your breath and what's present within. Then guided through a variation of postures linking breath with movement, finally landing for a soothing while's rest in shavasana. A class for all levels
Location: Artist Village This workshop is full of short, quick exercises that wake up the abstract thinking. It’s an invitation...
Morning yoga with Maria Kristensson
Location: Fattoria Yoga Studio
Start your day with meditation followed by a grounding hatha flow. The intention for this class is to connect to presence and set a foundation from which you can strengthen, expand and open up for a bright new day. You'll be invited to tune into your breath and what's present within. Then guided through a variation of postures linking breath with movement, finally landing for a soothing while's rest in shavasana. A class for all levels
Location: Panoramic Terrace
Unleash your creativity on cookies! In this hands-on class, our Pastry Chef will teach how to prepare delicious cookies and to decorate them with colorful icing, chocolate fondant and more. Get ready to roll out fresh dough and be creative with artsy decoration.
Location: Artist Village In this workshop, participants will explore unconventional materials around the villa to create compelling print compositions using...
Location: Artist Village Create your own emotional language using ink, paint and charcoal. Emotional drawing is a practice of letting...
Location: Artist Villa Find out more about the Villa Lena Art Foundation with an introduction to the residency programme and...
Morning yoga with Maria Kristensson
Location: Fattoria Yoga Studio
Start your day with meditation followed by a grounding hatha flow. The intention for this class is to connect to presence and set a foundation from which you can strengthen, expand and open up for a bright new day. You'll be invited to tune into your breath and what's present within. Then guided through a variation of postures linking breath with movement, finally landing for a soothing while's rest in shavasana. A class for all levels
Get creative in our kitchen! Delicious, fresh and totally-your homemade pasta from scratch, cooked to perfection by our chef. Before sharing your creations together over a communal lunch, learn about the traditional and organic techniques used to harvest Extra Virgin Olive Oil from the 2,000 olive trees on the Villa Lena estate and sample the distinctive product we create here.
Workshop includes:
- how to make fresh egg Italian pasta
- olive oil tasting
-pasta lunch
- 2 glass of house wine (one during the workshop and one during the lunch)
Suitable for children. Please email to host@villa-lena.it to inquire about prices
Location: Artist Village This workshop is full of short, quick exercises that wake up the abstract thinking. It’s an invitation...
Morning yoga with Maria Kristensson
Location: Fattoria Yoga Studio
Start your day with meditation followed by a grounding hatha flow. The intention for this class is to connect to presence and set a foundation from which you can strengthen, expand and open up for a bright new day. You'll be invited to tune into your breath and what's present within. Then guided through a variation of postures linking breath with movement, finally landing for a soothing while's rest in shavasana. A class for all levels
Location: Artist Village Transform your visuals into prints! In this class, we will be using the linocut carving method and...
Location: Osteria San Michele
Wine Tasting
At Villa Lena we produce our own wine on site. Start your experience off with a tour of our vineyard and then sample both our own products, plus some from the local region, and delve into the world of organic, biodynamic and natural wines.
Wine will be served with fresh focaccia and local cold cuts.
Must be booked 24 hours in advance!
Morning yoga with Maria Kristensson
Location: Fattoria Yoga Studio
Start your day with meditation followed by a grounding hatha flow. The intention for this class is to connect to presence and set a foundation from which you can strengthen, expand and open up for a bright new day. You'll be invited to tune into your breath and what's present within. Then guided through a variation of postures linking breath with movement, finally landing for a soothing while's rest in shavasana. A class for all levels
Location: Panoramic Terrace
Expect a lot of interactive fun with your children while learning about Italian gelato. You will create your own ice cream selecting two flavors you enjoy the most or inventing a new one!
Choose within our delicious ingredients and learn all the secrets for the perfect gelato.
Location: Artist Village During the workshop you will use materials from our surrounding (nature elements, food, spices, soil) to illustrate...
Location: Artist Village Pop down to the artists’ studios to see what our current group of residents have been thinking...
Morning yoga with Maria Kristensson
Location: Fattoria Yoga Studio
Start your day with meditation followed by a grounding hatha flow. The intention for this class is to connect to presence and set a foundation from which you can strengthen, expand and open up for a bright new day. You'll be invited to tune into your breath and what's present within. Then guided through a variation of postures linking breath with movement, finally landing for a soothing while's rest in shavasana. A class for all levels
Location: Artist Village Learn the basics of linocut printmaking using the carving method on lino sheets. This workshop will provide...
Afternoon yoga with Maria Kristensson
Location: Fattoria Yoga Studio
Come unwind your day with this yang yin yoga class. You'll be guided through some dynamic postures and playful movements to steam off any excessive energy from the day. Then slowly transition towards the ground for some longer held stretches inviting you to connect to that deeper breath. Class is rounded off by a short yoga nidra, also known as yogic sleep, followed by shavasana to fully let go.
A class for all levels
Morning yoga with Maria Kristensson
Location: Fattoria Yoga Studio
Start your day with meditation followed by a grounding hatha flow. The intention for this class is to connect to presence and set a foundation from which you can strengthen, expand and open up for a bright new day. You'll be invited to tune into your breath and what's present within. Then guided through a variation of postures linking breath with movement, finally landing for a soothing while's rest in shavasana. A class for all levels
Location: Panoramic Terrace
Unleash your creativity on cookies! In this hands-on class, our Pastry Chef will teach how to prepare delicious cookies and to decorate them with colorful icing, chocolate fondant and more. Get ready to roll out fresh dough and be creative with artsy decoration.
Location: Artist Village In this workshop, participants will explore unconventional materials around the villa to create compelling print compositions using...
