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Lake Como

From the archive · intimate group

Lake Como Retreat

7 to 10 May 2026

The story

Four days at Castello di Casiglio.

Our second retreat took a small group of women to the hills above Lake Como. Mornings on the water, afternoons at the pool, workshops in the garden and dinners that ran into the night. Held in May 2026.

Guests on a classic wooden boat at Lake Como
"Time moved differently here. So did I."

Guest · Lake Como

Moments

Three settings, one week.

Castello di Casiglio

Castello di Casiglio

Six hundred years of history, an infinity pool that spills into the hills and rooms that open onto the garden.

Mornings on the water

Mornings on the water

Private boat to Bellagio and Varenna. Coffee at the prow, cypress and estates sliding past.

The town at dusk

The town at dusk

Aperitivo in Como, dinner in the piazza and the walk home along the lake once the light has gone.

The gallery

What happened in Como.

Four days between the lake and the hills. A small archive of the mornings, the meals and the light.

On the water, the whole group
On the water, the whole group
Nesso · under the stone bridge
Nesso · under the stone bridge
Castello gardens at golden hour
Castello gardens at golden hour
The pavilion by the pool
The pavilion by the pool
Estates from the lake
Estates from the lake
The alpha retreat · Lake Como
The alpha retreat · Lake Como
Postcards from Varenna
Postcards from Varenna
Irene · Como mornings
Irene · Como mornings
Villa d'Este from the water
Villa d'Este from the water
Lakeside estates, cypress and ivy
Lakeside estates, cypress and ivy
Christina · aboard
Christina · aboard
Cypress alley at the castello
Cypress alley at the castello
Pilates in the grounds
Pilates in the grounds
The salon · workshops in session
The salon · workshops in session
Reading room, stone walls
Reading room, stone walls
Morning light through the arches
Morning light through the arches
The marina at Lecco
The marina at Lecco
Bellagio · La Lanterna
Bellagio · La Lanterna
Shuttered facades on the lake
Shuttered facades on the lake
Bellagio alleys
Bellagio alleys
The fountain at dusk
The fountain at dusk
Blossoms and fennel · long lunch
Blossoms and fennel · long lunch
In the kitchen · pasta class
In the kitchen · pasta class
Cin cin · under the pergola
Cin cin · under the pergola
The alpha retreat tote · morning pilates
The alpha retreat tote · morning pilates
Terrace mornings
Terrace mornings
Between sets
Between sets
The group · pilates terrace
The group · pilates terrace

Field notes

What stayed.

The room

Eight women, gathered by intention rather than industry. Strangers at first, connected by the end — by conversation, proximity and the shared decision to step out of ordinary time.

The work

Workshops on growth, communication and personal positioning. Held under the trees, beside the pool, wherever the light invited us to think differently.

The experience

Pilates in the greenery of the grounds, a luxury boat drive across the lake and an afternoon strolling through Bellagio.

The next chapter

Tuscany, October 2026.