Build Your Own Experiences.

1 night and up to 4 nights. Create your own retreat experience. Whether it is cooking lessons or foraging and flower arranging with Annette. You can customize your retreat in any way you’d like. Perhaps Bio-Dynamic wine tasting (lunch included), or balsamic vinegar tasting (lunch included), truffle hunting followed by a four-course truffle lunch (lunch included): morning yoga, and a Thai or Shiatzu or Reflexology massage. A private tour of the Carrara marble mines followed by lunch at the top of the mountain. A slow food purveyors tour or wine tasting at the local award-winning winery. Hiking to waterfalls or walking to our vineyard with a glass of vino in hand. Shop at the chic Forte Dei Marmi market, followed by lunch at the sea and an afternoon at the beach. You can participate in our grape harvest. Enjoy cocktail lessons or build the perfect charcuterie board with Annette. You can relax by the pool with a book and play a little bocce ball. It’s your retreat your way. Perfect for birthday and anniversary celebrations, girls' trips, or family holidays. Annette personally curates your entire “La Fortezza Experience” 40 minutes from the seaside, 1 hour and 15 minutes from Parma, 1 and 15 minutes from Lucca. It’s the perfect location to explore.

Gather your family and friends. Groups must be a minimum of 4 people (we can host up to 10 people with couples and shared rooms). Itinerary planning and accommodations, yoga, meals, cocktails, and wine are included. Not included are off-sight meals unless it’s one of our full-day excursions, Bio-Dynamic Wine Tasting and Tour, Balsamic Tasting and Tour, Truffle Hunting, and Coursed Truffle Lunch. Also included is a personalized signed copy of Annette’s cookbook about the region, At the Table of La Fortezza, and a bottle of La Fortezza wine.* Note you are responsible for your Transportation. Annette is happy to suggest a car service for day excursions pricing on request or a rental company. Make La Fortezza in Lunigiana in Tuscany your Italian destination in 2025. We strongly suggest renting a car, giving you more flexibility and better excursion access. We suggest Sixt Car Rentals

Please email us to reserve dates and *Inquire about pricing for your retreat here:

Annette: annettejoseph@mac.com or our customer service liaison: Gen: at genesis.carlina@gmail.com

*Note Your deposit (which is half of the total cost) is due upon reserving and it is NON-REFUNDABLE, NON-TRANSFERABLE. We do however issue credits for other dates.

Select Your Experiences from a Menu of Activities

We have loads of choices and options for excursions and experiences. This is just a sample.

Come cook, eat, drink with me.

You’ll get to know a little known beautiful part of Italy. My special place.

~Annette x