Slow down. Breathe. Return to Yourself.
And live in the world with greater presence, clarity, and authenticity.
And live in the world with greater presence, clarity, and authenticity.
Valle Benedetta Retreat Center is a Home where you can return to yourself and rediscover authenticity, inspiration, and connection as a path to growing together.
Nestled in the Tuscan hills above Livorno, we cultivate spaces of transformation and presence. Here, nature and a spirit of service create the conditions for your truth to emerge and to become nourishment for your life and for the world you inhabit.
Whether you are a teacher, a team, or a searching soul, here you are free to create, share, and flourish: you can take part in our transformative retreats, organize your own event, or offer your team an experience of growth and regeneration.
The Spirit of Valle Benedetta Retreat Center
A return Home, within you
Together, we create safe and well-held spaces where individuals, teams, and leaders return to themselves and flourish—transforming the way we live, work, and build the world, one person at a time.
We are an open and inclusive retreat center, free from labels, where every path is welcome. We host guests and teachers from all traditions and backgrounds, cultivating a way of living rooted in respect and a spirit of service.
Set within the Tuscan landscape, among ancient trees and enchanting views opening out to the sea, Valle Benedetta Retreat Center offers a place where individuals, teachers, and organizations can release busyness and rediscover authenticity, presence, and connection.
Retreats and Events
Choose your experience
Valle Benedetta Retreat Center is a retreat venue where you can immerse yourself in experiences of awareness and regeneration. We collaborate with experienced teachers and guides inspired by the wisdom of ancient contemplative traditions and the best contemporary practices.
From yoga, meditation, and conscious growth retreats to plant-based cooking courses, our programs are designed to relax body and mind, restore balance and clarity, and support vitality and renewal.
The vegan pantry
Learn the Basics of Plant-Based Cooking
25 February 2026
Simone Cipriani
A practical introduction to vegan cooking — exploring ingredients, plant-based alternatives, and DIY essentials.
Learn how to create healthy, satisfying, and sustainable dishes — no prior experience needed.
Saucha: the art of purifying the body and mind
Return to yourself with renewed energy and lightness.
6 - 8 March 2026
Simone e Alessia
A journey of purification and renewal: through gentle yoga practices, conscious breathing, healing sounds, and plant-based cooking classes, you’ll lighten your body and mind — and return home deeply renewed.
Naturally vegan
Traditional Italian Cuisine, Naturally Plant-Based
11 March 2026
Simone Cipriani
Rediscover the roots of our regional cuisine and its naturally vegan dishes. In this course, you’ll learn how to creatively and simply reinterpret traditional Italian gastronomy in a plant-based way.
Qi Gong - The Eight Pieces of Brocade
The Ancient Practice to Cultivate Energy and Vitality
13 - 15 March 2026
Donato Panaccio
Nurture your well-being through Qi Gong. Discover the Eight Pieces of Brocade (Ba Duan Jin), an ancient energy practice, simple yet profound, for cultivating health, harmony, and longevity.
Wim Hof Method: Fundamentals Workshop
Reconnect with your inner power through the core pillars of the Wim Hof Method.
22 March 2026
Tommaso Cambrelli
Reconnect with your inner power through the core pillars of the Wim Hof Method.
Fun Dining
The Creative Potential of Plant-Based Cuisine
25 March 2026
Simone Cipriani
A course to explore the most creative side of plant-based cuisine and shape gourmet dishes with simplicity and imagination.
For those who want to experiment, have fun, and create their own plant-based menu at home.
To Exist or to Function?
The Power of the Silent Mind and the Illusion of Urgency
27 - 29 March 2026
Vincenzo e Fabio
A retreat to slow down and step off the treadmill — rediscovering space and silence.
Through contemplative practices, mindfulness, writing, and open dialogue, you’ll explore the subtle boundary between “functioning” and “existing,” and reconnect with Presence and Freedom within yourself.
The path of calm abiding
An Invitation to Silence and Presence
24 - 26 April 2026
Chiara Nalin
An immersive retreat into the practice of Resting Calm (Shamatha) meditation — to learn how to cultivate inner stillness, presence and grounding, even amid the chaos of daily life.
I Trust and I Surrender
Rediscover trust in your steps
15 - 17 May 2026
Francesca Greco
Two-day experiential retreat immersed in Nature. A brief yet powerful pause to return to the Essential, to deepen trust in yourself and learn to surrender to life.
Natural leadership
Your Presence Is Your Power
2 - 4 October 2026
Eraldo e Komal
For those who lead and support others, yet feel the need to return to themselves. Amidst nature, Dzogchen wisdom, and contemporary practices, you’ll reconnect with the strength that rises from your center and you'll rediscover your leadership as a Presence that inspires.
Six Spaces
One Journey
- Villa Sambuca Opening February 2026
- The Outdoor Platform Open
- The Chapel Opening in 2027
- Villa Huygens Opening in 2027
- Casa Pellettier Opening in 2027
- Glamping Campi Nuovi Opening in 2027
A Sensory Journey
- Through the Flavors of the Earth
A refreshment that nourishes, unites and loves nature
A place of nourishment that sustains, connects, and loves nature.
Plant-based, organic, and regenerative, the cuisine of our Ristoro is inspired by the rhythms of nature. We grow the ingredients we bring to the table directly on our own farm, using sustainable and environmentally respectful methods.
As you savor what the earth offers, you rediscover energy, vitality, and gratitude.
Beyond taste, you’ll find inspiration and community: through cooking classes, plant-based culinary workshops, and shared convivial moments, you’ll discover how plant-based cuisine can be nourishing, joyful, and creative.
A Shared Dream in Service of Your Journey
At Valle Benedetta Retreat Center, you are part of something bigger.
We believe in a new way of living—at peace with ourselves and with others—where personal growth becomes collective growth, conscious and rooted in the benefit of all.
We offer support to those in need through scholarship opportunities, and we invite you to contribute and take part in the life of the center through our volunteer program.
Every profit generated by the center supports the Blessed Valley Foundation, which protects and sustains this place and its vision.