There is no place in the world to compare with the splendor of Florence or the urbanity of the Florentines. —Leonardo Bruni, Florentine Humanist 1405
The city-stay of the retreat will take place for two days and three nights, prior to the countryside stay. Whet your appetite for our creative journey, by experiencing the Renaissance first! Your guide, Chandi Wyant, a Florentine Renaissance Historian, will take you back in time to the glory of 15th century Florence. You’ll find endless inspiration in the stories of how the city’s citizens set themselves apart and invented the Renaissance, and in turn, the modern brain. You will delight in seeing the churches, the piazze, and the art, from your new-found knowledge of the humanists, the artists and the patrons, of Florence’s Golden Age.
