Enjoy unique, slow-travel experiences with local flavor that stir the soul.
Welcome to unique, artfully crafted journeys with Julia Ingersoll Retreats. We exalt local culture, excellent food, yoga and wellbeing, active, fun outdoor adventure – plus chic, characterful digs. All trips enlivened by my lifetime of extensive travels, my staff of great local guides and friends refined over years of collaboration , and genuine local knowledge in each of the extraordinary places we visit. Come join us!
NEW! Discover Italy’s Great Secret Enclave–
Secret Tuscia: The Etruscan Italy Retreat, Luxe Spring Edition
May 8 - 15, 2025
bike/ ebike - yoga -food- culture retreat
We’re returning! for a springtime edition of this stellar retreat!
A sumptuous springtime feast in pure Italian style, for body, mind, and spirit, Just 90 minutes north of Rome, the fascinating, undiscovered Tuscia.
At the MOST beautiful time of year to be in Italy!
Vetralla, Italy
The Greek Summer Retreat/June 13 - 19, 2025
PLUS
Iraklia:The Explorer’s Extension June 19 - 24
3 rooms left
island adventures - yoga - authentic culture
Enjoy the epitome of glorious Greek-Island Summer! off-the-beaten track at the best time of year. (everyone is invited so don’t be shy)
REGISTRATION OPEN
Iraklia & Schinoussa: The Greek Summer Retreat Extension/June 19 - 24, 2025
For explorers yearning to get lost on a tiny and pristinely beautiful traditional island. This gem is a secret jealously-guarded by those who know and love her.
Yoga-hike-boat-relax…peace and bliss.
REGISTRATION OPEN
Umbria Mystica / September 6 - 13, 2025
yoga - bike/ebike - culture - relax
The delights of the Italian countryside await on our luxe estate near Gubbio, base for our explorations inner and outer in the magnificent land of saints, artists, artisanal producers, and other lovers of peace.
fully booked (waitlist here)
Secret Tuscia: The Etruscan Italy Retreat/ September 17 - 24, 2025
yoga - culture - bike/ebike - explore - relax
A sumptuous feast in pure Italian style, for body, mind, and spirit in Italy’s great secret enclave: fascinating, undiscovered Tuscia.
Vetralla, Italy
(One suite left)
Puglia Passion Retreat
October 5 - 11, 2025
PLUS: The Salento Retreat Extension October 11 - 15
bike/ebike - yoga - food & wine - culture
Fall in love with Puglia, the unbuttoned, unspoiled best of Southern Italy! It’s a sumptuous feast for all the senses. We’re back for a 9th year of this beloved retreat in this unique and ancient land.
REGISTRATION OPEN (Six rooms left)
Puglia: The Salento Retreat Extension
October 11 - 15, 2025
bike/ebike - yoga - two turquoise seas - culture
Complete your Puglia experience in the unmissable Salento: A luxe bike/ebike tour to the tip of the very tip of the gorgeous Italian peninsula
REGISTRATION OPEN. (3 rooms left)
Bali: Mirror of Soul Retreat /
2025 Edition is available for Private Booking (group of 7 - 15 guests)
authentic culture - exploration - yoga
Immerse in the exotic beauty of a culture based on gratitude
more 2025 Retreats details will be announced soon – sign up for our rare newsletter to keep in touch!
Don’t see dates that work? Inquire about having us create a tailor-made trip for you and your friends or family. It’s my specialty.
Custom Retreats
Bespoke trips for small groups.
Destinations of my expertise include: Italy, Greece, Provence, Bali, and California.
Trips to inspire and nourish your body, mind and soul.
“I have to say, this was the best trip I have ever been on, and the best-guided trip I have ever been on. I’m so happy that I could dive in and immerse myself into Greece with your presence and guidance. Truly memories I will cherish forever.”
–Kitty T, CA
“I can’t capture in words just how special the trip to Italy was for me, but it sits deep within me as my most favorite experience of all times!”
—Lori S, MD
“I always feel like the retreat has been created just for me. Julia knows what people are interested in….whether it’s art, history, food, wine , activities, swimming, cycling, yoga, a little shopping. You are catered to. You can delve into what you have passion for while on the retreat.
The activities we engage in are seamlessly organized. It’s like you are going out for a bike ride with your pals, except someone has created a fabulous experience for you by organizing every detail in an iconic yet undiscovered location and you just enjoy!
–Juliann T, CA
POV: You have been brought to an amazing place and people by a person with genuine knowledge and passion of the cultures and places and activities.
Genuine knowledge. Genuine passion.
–Dave B, AZ
You go to places where maybe other tour groups also go, BUT you get a deeper, local experience. I can’t explain how she does it. So that’s why I go again and again. It’s a vacation with friends and you are there to relax and enjoy and the person who organized the trip has created the genuine experience for you to take part in.
–Lois W, Vancouver Island
“Soulfulness is the ability to respond from our deepest place.”
– Ray Charles