The Retreat
Where it all began
A family villa in the Tuscan hills, red clay courts minutes away, and long dinners under the olive trees. Seven days of tennis, food, and the people who make it matter.
Dates
3 – 10 October 2026
Duration
7 nights
Group size
12 guests
Location
43.7°N · 11.2°E
Price
Seven nights, sharing a twin or double room. A private room is available on request for a supplement.
Where we stay
Villa Peramonda
A restored country house in the hills of Fiesole, just above Florence — terracotta floors, shuttered windows, and a long table built for slow evenings. It sleeps the whole group, so the community never really leaves the court.
Olive groves and cypress lanes roll out in every direction. A pool to cool down between sessions, shaded terraces for morning coffee, and the Duomo sitting in the valley below.
- Sleeps 12 across en-suite rooms
- Pool & sun terraces
- Private chef's kitchen
- Clay courts minutes away
A typical day
How a day unfolds.
A guide, not a timetable. Days shift with the weather, the group, and how long lunch runs.
08:00 — Stretching & mobility
Optional, on the terrace as the valley wakes up. Forty easy minutes that make the courts feel a decade kinder. Sleep in if you'd rather.
08:30 — Breakfast on the terrace
Coffee, fruit, pastries from the village bakery. Then a slow morning — the courts don't need you until eleven.
11:00 — Two hours on clay
Group sessions split by level. Technique, drills, and points that actually mean something — twelve hours of coaching across the week.
14:00 — A long lunch
Straight off the court and into the water, then local, seasonal food at the long table. Wine if you want it — you're not driving.
15:00 — The afternoon is yours
Florence in twenty minutes, a vineyard tasting, a walk into Fiesole, or a book by the pool. Nothing is compulsory.
19:30 — Dinner
Out at one of our tables in Florence, or here at the villa for pizza night and the cooking class. We drive, always.
22:30 — Last glass on the terrace
Florence lit up below, the day replayed point by point. The part nobody plans and everybody remembers.
What's included
- 7 nights in the villa
- All breakfasts & lunches, with local wine
- 12 hours of coaching
- Welcome pizza night with our villa hosts
- Cooking class dinner at the villa
- Vineyard visit
- All transport, including airport transfers
- Rackets & balls
Not included
- Five dinners out in Florence & Chianti
- Flights
- Travel insurance
- Private lessons
- Personal spending
About those five dinners
Two dinners happen at the villa — a pizza night with our hosts on the first evening, and the cooking class you'll sit down to eat. The other five, we take you out. After years of coming here we know which tables are worth the drive: family trattorias in Florence, a butcher's grill in Chianti, places that don't take walk-ins. We reserve every one of them for the group; you simply pay for your own meal on the night. It's the part guests talk about long after the tennis.
The price
What it costs.
Seven nights, sharing a twin or double room. A private room is available on request for a supplement.
Request your spot- What's included
- Everything on the included list above — the villa, all breakfasts and lunches, twelve hours of coaching, both villa dinners, the vineyard visit, and every transfer.
- Securing your place
- A deposit confirms your place; the balance is due before we travel. We'll set the details out clearly when we reply — no surprises, ever.
- Budget for dinners out
- Set aside roughly €35–50 for each of the five dinners out. That's a full meal with wine at the kind of place we'd take our own family.
Practical
Good to know
The questions everyone asks before they say yes. If yours isn't here, just ask us.
- Where you'll stay
- Villa Peramonda, in the hills of Fiesole — twenty minutes above the centre of Florence.
- Getting there
- Fly to Florence (FLR), about 30 minutes from the villa. Pisa and Bologna both work too. We collect you and drive you back — all transport is included.
- Who it's for
- All levels, from returning-after-years to solid club players. Sessions are split by level, so nobody is out of their depth or held back.
- Coming alone
- Most people do, and it's the easiest way to arrive. Twelve guests, one long table — you won't be on the edge of anything.
- What to bring
- Tennis kit and clay-court shoes if you have them; rackets and balls are here if you don't. Something for a Florence dinner, and swimwear.
- Bringing a partner
- Very welcome, tennis or not. There's plenty here for someone who'd rather be at the pool, in Florence, or in the kitchen.
Reserve
Join us in Tuscany
Spots are limited and go to the community first. Tell us a little about you and we'll confirm your place personally.
