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Bellebuono Costa Rica Retreat
Holly Bellebuono Martha's Vineyard retreat
Holly Bellebuono at Michigan Herb Associates
Holly Bellebuono retreat
Nurture your creative spirit through travel

Award-winning author and herbalist Holly Bellebuono leads small-group retreats to special places around the world. Together Holly and her husband David invite you to explore the craft, culture, and flora of meaningful places and experience fun, life-changing trips. Known for safe and welcoming retreats for women, couples, seekers, crafters, plant-lovers, and retirees, our trips includes gardens, The Craft of Writing, herbs and botanica, farms, arboreta, history, art, culture, local cuisine and wine, mythology, storytelling, and adventure.

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Upcoming Retreats

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Greece: Myth & Beyond
SOLD OUT
Sept 23 - Oct 2, 2026
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Herbal Tuscany
spaces are available
May 29 - June 11, 2027

Back to Italy!!
 

We are thrilled to be partnering again with Richard Liebmann and Natalie Young to host you in Tuscany in spring 2027. This 12-14 day herbal adventure and organic farm-to-table tour is the inspiring, rejuvenating experience you're looking for. Can include the optional experience of Renaissance Florence! Spaces are limited. Click here to learn more and register.

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We are your hosts for trips to nurture your creative spirit, explore nature, and immerse yourself in local culture

Holly has hosted travelers on unforgettable trips to Canada, Costa Rica, Martha's Vineyard, Italy, and (in 2026) Greece. Subscribe to our newsletter to learn how you can join upcoming retreats.

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world travel, international retreats, couples retreats, retiree travel
world travel, international retreats, couples retreats, retiree travel

Retreats Around the World

Holly designs organic, farm-to-table, back-to-the-land, and simplified luxury retreats that are inspiring, fun, and transformative.

Our events welcome writers, authors, herbalists, gardeners, aromatherapists, healers, and all travelers eager to learn and grow.

 

Retreat themes can include The Craft of Writing, Herbal Medicine & Flowers, and Aromatherapy, and The Creative Spirit.

All Holly's retreats include opportunities to explore delicious and organic regional food and wine, the culture of the region or country we are visiting, and connecting with amazing group participants and local guides and families.

We explore the nature and beauty of far-flung regions: we have visited volcanoes, kayaked mountain lakes, toured lavender farms, hiked hilly Tuscan towns, crawled through underground Etruscan tunnels, spent refreshing afternoons swimming in the Atlantic Ocean, indulged in wine tastings and local farm markets, visited historic landmarks, immersed in Costa Rican rainforest waterfalls, and gotten our hands messy making things: harvesting herbs and foods, cooking, and crafting.

We foster connections between travelers who enjoy life-long relationships with fellow creative spirits.

Holly's retreats are especially for those interested in natural medicine, herbalism, gardening, plants, forest medicinals, art, history, food & wine, folk art, and the Craft of Writing (fiction, nonfiction and/or memoir). Our retreats are laid-back and easy, with all tours and excursions organized for you so you simply show up and immerse yourself in the experience.

Our adventures are ideal for those seeking:

  • writing retreats
  • yoga retreats
  • herbal retreats, aromatherapy retreats, plant lover's journeys
  • couples retreats
  • slow travel, meaningful travel
  • retirees travel, senior travel, and bucket list travel
  • extended stays and journeys around the world
  • mindfulness practice
  • food and wine adventure
  • retreats for founders, creators and makers
  • creativity and inspiration
  • art workshops, folk art and hands-on craft-making retreats
  • agritourism travel (there are no corporate cruise ships here!)
  • off the beaten path organic farm-to-table travel
  • local and regional cuisine
  • international excursions
  • cultural heritage tours of Europe, North America, and Central America
  • garden, flower and farm tours
  • mythology, folklore, and world literature workshops
  • and simply to experience vibrant countries and cultures.

 

Our trips are for solo travelers and couples, men and women, and anyone eager to explore the world. We look forward to welcoming you!

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world travel, international retreats, couples retreats, retiree travel
world travel, international retreats, couples retreats, retiree travel
world travel, international retreats, couples retreats, retiree travel
world travel, international retreats, couples retreats, retiree travel
world travel, international retreats, couples retreats, retiree travel

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Upcoming Retreats

 

Greece: Myth & Beyond, September 23 - Oct 3 2026 (full, email us to join the waitlist)

Herbal Tuscany May 29 - June 9, 2027

(registration is open)

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