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For Visual And Fabric Artists

Gather a wealth of visual materials to work from for years to come!
Take your time to visit art collections among the best in the world.  We organize tours and workshops with American or Italian instructors tailored to your interests. We anticipate that our guests will want to enjoy exploring the city and experience Roman culture and life style.  This could include riding the buses and trams and then climbing the stairs of Rome to discover places where the locals eat and shop.
Alternatively, you can have individual instruction according to your own schedule, just for yourself and company, and we will provide an instructor for a minimum of 3 hours.  We can arrange visits to artists in their studios and  invite you to begin new trans-Atlantic friendships with like-minded Italian artists.  Language is not a barrier when you are hosted by an Italian family!  

For Art and Fabric Art Associations

We invite you to sponsor our tours and workshops among your members. We are open to working with you at different level of involvement to accommodate your preferences. Gather a group and plan a tour or workshop that suits your own schedule, or sign up for one of our tours. You can bring your own instructors or we could provide Italian instructors in painting, ceramics, mosaics, or restoration of ceramics and artwork.   All our instructors have at least ten years of experience in their fields.  Alternatively, you can just rent the second floor and create the program for your group.   Please enquire about rates and schedules.

For Writers

Enjoy a retreat of our home, or take a workshop with Lori J. Batcheller, MA, MPT, CYT-500 Speaker and Author.  Visit her homepage at www.lbcreative.com.

For Families

Enjoy a relaxing and interesting vacation. Whether you want to visit Rome’s cultural sites and make it an instructive trip or if you prefer to relax and explore our city and culture at your own pace, you will have a personal bilingual representative to make sure your vacation goes smoothly. We can help organize activities for your children with their particular interests in mind.  Our house is the perfect home away from home.


If you are joining family or friends either living in Italy or visiting and want a gathering place, the villa can accommodate your group for a short or long stay.