What is Wanderful?
We believe travel should be wanderful and filled with exploration, creating and indulging in the local culinary treasures.
So often when we visit a new place we're dependent on what information we can glean online, unsure of the merit behind the review.
With Wanderful, we take the guess work out of travel!
Imagine a week of guided visits to picturesque local towns with our own private driver to whisk us through the countryside. Visit historic churches and museums, and even the quieter ones that often get passed by. Follow us down quiet alleys to find the hidden gems that are overlooked by tourists.
Capture the beauty of the scenery without your camera to really take in the view with one-on-one watercolor and sketching lessons on site.
Know where to find the delicious treats and culinary delights that keep us coming back year after year after year.
Enjoy lengthy meals in the company of new friends, paired with delicious wine that will leave you satisfied and loving life.
And at the end of every day, we'll return to our quiet villa overlooking the valley to sip some prosecco by the pool and reflect on another wanderful day.
Our groups are small and intimate so you don't get lost in a sea of strangers. Think of it as traveling with your new best friends and creative companions!
With nearly a decade of experience traveling through Italy, we have curated a week long adventure that will leave you feeling relaxed, inspired and simply wanderful. By partnering with some of our beloved locals and gathering our favorite spots, you'll leave our retreats feeling like a local and longing for a return flight back!
So often when we visit a new place we're dependent on what information we can glean online, unsure of the merit behind the review.
With Wanderful, we take the guess work out of travel!
Imagine a week of guided visits to picturesque local towns with our own private driver to whisk us through the countryside. Visit historic churches and museums, and even the quieter ones that often get passed by. Follow us down quiet alleys to find the hidden gems that are overlooked by tourists.
Capture the beauty of the scenery without your camera to really take in the view with one-on-one watercolor and sketching lessons on site.
Know where to find the delicious treats and culinary delights that keep us coming back year after year after year.
Enjoy lengthy meals in the company of new friends, paired with delicious wine that will leave you satisfied and loving life.
And at the end of every day, we'll return to our quiet villa overlooking the valley to sip some prosecco by the pool and reflect on another wanderful day.
Our groups are small and intimate so you don't get lost in a sea of strangers. Think of it as traveling with your new best friends and creative companions!
With nearly a decade of experience traveling through Italy, we have curated a week long adventure that will leave you feeling relaxed, inspired and simply wanderful. By partnering with some of our beloved locals and gathering our favorite spots, you'll leave our retreats feeling like a local and longing for a return flight back!
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Ciao there! I'm Chelsea!I'm an avid sketcher, Italy addict and the host of Wanderful Retreats!
My addiction for Italy started back in college when I studied abroad the summer of 3rd year at the University of Texas at Austin. For 6 weeks we called a converted convent in the hilltop town of Castiglion Fiorentino home. It only took 6 weeks for me to fall in love with watercoloring and become addicted to this incredibly, beautiful country. psst! Click here to read the full story on the Wanderful Journal! Upon graduating in 2010, I flew back to Italy on my graduation day to begin an internship at the very same study abroad center. I spent the next 2 years washing dishes, stacking boxes of pasta, corralling college students, nannying for an Italian family, learning Italian, sketching and loving every hectic minute of it. Since returning to California, I started my own business Sketchy Notions to turn my newfound love of watercolors into prints, cards and unique paper goods. Wanderful Retreats grew out of my LOVE for Italy and my love for showing folks all my favorite sketching, eating and sight-seeing spots. I now travel back to Italy every summer to visit my Italian friends and family and share this unique country with all of you! |
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"You may have the universe if I may have Italy."
