Coliving Experience in Tuscany

Why we love this experience

• Natural Ecosystems:

  Tertulia sits inside the Apennine forest of Mugello, and the land is not just a setting — it is part of the system. Water is drawn from a mountain aquifer and returned through phytodepuration. Electricity is partially covered by a 5kW photovoltaic system. Winter heat comes from locally harvested wood managed to support forest health and carbon sequestration. The team plants trees and actively regenerates soil through agroforestry. Guests are invited into these practices, not simply surrounded by them.

• Culture:

  Francesco left Milan in 2005 to restore an abandoned hamlet and root himself in Mugello's rural traditions. The life at Tertulia is shaped by that choice: shared dinners cooked together, bread baking, weekly markets, and a deliberate pace that follows the rhythms of the land and the seasons. Guests are introduced to local neighbours, services, and the social fabric of the territory — not as tourists, but as temporary inhabitants learning how a place actually works.

• Community:

  Tertulia actively connects colivers with the wider Mugello community: local farmers' markets, trail maintenance projects, neighbours, and a growing network of former residents who chose to stay in the area. The biweekly potluck dinner brings colivers and local community members together around the same table. The project is formally constituted as a Società Agricola (Agricultural Company), grounding its regenerative intentions in a legal and economic structure rooted in the land.

• Participation:

  The minimum suggested stay is two weeks — long enough to move past the visitor mode and into something resembling genuine daily life. Guests cook shared dinners, join farm tasks on Tuesday mornings, and are invited to take active roles in the project based on their skills and interests. For longer stays, there is space to develop a personal contribution to Tertulia's own development. Nothing here is passive.

• Rhythm:

  The coliving follows the forest, not the city. Days are structured around nature's pace: morning tasks, focused work, shared meals, rest. Arrivals and departures are on Fridays or Saturdays to protect the community's weekly rhythm. Seasonal stays reveal a place changing over time — light shifting, plants evolving, the community renewing itself. A shared car and carpooling with neighbours address rural mobility without requiring every guest to arrive by private vehicle.