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Registration for Herbal Tuscany 2027 is now open!
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What do we have planned for you??

Expertly curated and organized by Richard Liebmann. Note: While the itinerary is subject to change, this is the current offering.

Also note: all activities are optional. You are welcome to sit out a tour to relax at our gorgeous 16th-century Villa!:

  • Delicious breakfasts, luncheons, dinners and feasts make with fresh local Italian foods at our Villa as well as specially selected local restaurants

  • Home-away-from-home at the 100-acre, 16th century Villa Certano

  • Guided tour of an essential oil production farm and perfume distillery in the heart of Chianti, growing thyme, rosemary, sage, helichrysum, hyssop, broom, Damascus rose, and of course lavender

  • Experience the thermal spa and bubbling hot springs at a Tuscan resort (optional massage, beauty and hydrotherapy treatments are encouraged!)

  • Tours and free-time in the ancient Gothic walled city of Siena and its cobblestone lined piazza

  • Visit and get a special tour of the Orto Botanico of Siena, the oldest "Horto Medicinale" in the world established in 1545

  • Guided tour of Siena's Baroque Duomo Cathedral, with its paintings, frescos, and sculptures

  • Tour the Aboca Herbal Museum with its medicinal herb gardens and botanical library in the ancient walled city of Sansepolcro

  • Explore Assisi, with free time to see its Basilicas of Santa Chiara and San Francesco, and grottoes 

  • A meditative walk through St. Francis of Assisi's woodland mountain hermitage and its centuries-old Franciscan dormitories

  • Enjoy a Vineyard tour, wine tasting, and Tuscan supper in a hilltop town of Tuscany,

  • Tour Etruscan underground tunnels and cisterns

  • Guided tour of the fragrant lavender farm of Assisi

And for those adding on Florence:

  • Tour Florence's Simpler's Botanical Gardens, originally a teaching garden for Italian physicians in the 1500s

  • Tour the Boboli Gardens of the Pitti Palace and view its famed underground grottoes

  • Explore the streets of historic Florence with free time to visit sights

Meet and share a wonderful 11-night/12-day adventure with fellow plant lovers and people with an expansive and welcoming spirit

Herbal Tuscany 2027

(it's early--details are subject to change)

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Dates: Saturday May 29 - Wednesday June 9, 2027

Optional Florence Add-On: Wednesday June 9 - Friday June 11

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Included:

  • All transportation once we meet and begin the retreat

  • All lodging (at a 16th century villa near Siena and a Franciscan monastery in Assisi. Lodging in Florence TBD.)

  • Most meals (leaving some dinners free for you to explore to your tastes)

  • All excursions and workshops (such as herb remedy-making, facials, herb walks, morning yoga, lectures, tastings, museums, tours) and corresponding fees

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Not included:

  • flights to and from Florence Airport, where the retreat begins and ends

  • Items of a personal nature such as tips, laundry, etc.

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Participants:

Open to anyone: women, men, herbalists or not! Come solo or with a spouse, friend or group of friends.

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Registration per person for Herbal Tuscany 2027

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***Historic Botanical Tuscany Itinerary 11-night/12-day (May 29-June 9)

$4,350 double occupancy

Single room upgrade: $650 (limited, please inquire)

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***Historic Botanical Florence 3-day/2-night Add-On: (June 9-11)

$800 double occupancy

Single room upgrade: $200 (limited, please inquire)

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Payment Plan

When you click Register Now below, you'll be taken to a page with details about payments. We divide the total payment into three, so you'll make the first payment/deposit now and the next two will be due at intervals over the next 6 months.

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Payment Options

We accept personal checks and Venmo. 

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Refunds and Cancellations

All payments are nonrefundable and nontransferable. We strongly encourage you to purchase comprehensive travel insurance (with such companies as Allianz or others).

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Testimonials:

Check out our reviews from previous trip attendees here.

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