Imaginaria Events Boutique Luxury Experiences

10/04/2025

Have you ever wanted to learn all about Tuscan cheese and how it’s made?? 🧀 Join us for the Celestiale Tuscany experience in autumn! 🍂

Sandra will share the finest Pecorino, made on her organic family-owned farm 🤩 And you’ll learn the incredible intricacies of making the most excellent cheese possible.

Oh, and we’ll also make brick oven pizza! 🍕 Sound like the perfect Tuscan experience?? ⬇️

https://imaginariaevents.com/celestialetuscany

06/04/2025

The art of the dinner party! This time we were guests, welcomed by the most gracious hosts 💛 The talented chef Andreya and her sweet family treated us to this Tuscan feast! 🍽️

Flowers from the garden, Fiorentina straight from the grill, and deep conversation. We can ask for nothing more 🙏🏻

Do you love dinner parties as much as we do??

Follow our new Joy of Entertaining page for all things eventful at home and out and about! 🥂

👩🏼‍🍳 Andreya Nightingale - Mortar Pestle Cooking in Lake Tahoe, CA

20/03/2025

Springtime Tea Time in Tuscany 🌸🫖 Beneath sapphire skies and wisteria plumes, we welcome the beauty of spring. Join me for tea and apricot crostata 🥧 https://imaginariaevents.com/blog/springtime-tea-time-in-tuscany

Are you happy that springtime is here? 🌷

12/03/2025

Our wonderful, kind Niccolò 🥰 Many of you have met this beautiful soul, perhaps as a guest of Borgo di Sotto or as a guest of an Imaginaria experience—in which case you already know everything I am about to say ☺️⁠
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As his wife, business partner (and the one who posts all our social), I'd love to share with you a bit about Nicco 💝⁠
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We met in hospitality twelve years ago, as wine educators in the Napa Valley, both coming from a background in the wine industry, events, and hospitality. I from California, Nicco from Tuscany. ⁠
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We often reflect on the incredible serendipity of us finding each other in this vast universe, two people so passionate about hospitality, two people who care so deeply about ⁠serving others.⁠
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We tend to wear our hearts on our sleeves... it's just who we are. We believe hospitality practiced without sensitivity and an open heart is a travesty really. ⁠
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And this you will feel when meeting and spending time with Nicco. He really will do everything in his power to help you feel welcome and cared for. His generosity of spirit emanates from the heart.⁠
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He is such a precious host and tour manager for our company Imaginaria Events, I thank my lucky stars every single day! ✨️ ⁠
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Please show your love, and maybe share a special memory of Nicco ☺️

We hope to see you soon at Borgo di Sotto or at an Imaginaria experience, wishing you the most beautiful day! ❤️⁠
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-Lourée ⁠& Nicco⁠
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27/02/2025

Beyond the beauty of Tuscany, the sublime cuisine, and the world famous wines, we’ve been blessed with such beautiful guests ✨

At our Imaginaria experiences, we join together, having never met, and forge precious friendships to last a lifetime.

The loving spirit of hospitality connects us all in such a deeply profound way, it is so needed now, so essential for humankind.

We feel deep gratitude for our guests, and for the incredible gift of a life in hospitality 💝

You are always welcome at Borgo di Sotto Tuscany and/or to join us for a day or week experience! 🥂https://imaginariaevents.com/

~Lourée & Nicco

25/02/2025

An enchanted eve filled with epicurean delights and gorgeous florals! 🌹🍷✨

Our Celestiale Tuscany week-long celebration—shall we save you a seat?

https://imaginariaevents.com/celestialetuscany

🌹 Puscina Flowers
📸 Andreya Nightingale @ Mortar Pestle Cooking

18/02/2025

Introducing our CELESTIALE Tuscany 2025 experience—Una Cornice Magica—A Magical Setting 💫⁠
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This year, indulge in the exclusive allure of a modern luxury farmhouse, where you can immerse yourself in the local culture of the enchanting Val d’Orcia.⁠
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The expansive living space graced with original beamed ceilings, exquisite antique tiles, and elegant stone floors, radiates rustic sophistication.

This warm ambiance is complemented by a state-of-the-art kitchen, perfect for our culinary explorations, and a snug lounge area featuring a sleek contemporary fireplace.⁠
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Step outside to discover the panoramic views of the Tuscan countryside, an infinity pool, and mesmerizing vistas of Pienza, Radicofani, and Monte Amiata (a dormant volcano!).⁠
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The enchanting internal courtyard features a charming gazebo that sets the stage for our alfresco dining experiences, where we will relish golden sunsets accompanied by exquisite Tuscan wines 🍷⁠
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Accommodations include five opulent bedrooms within the main villa with 'bell tower' and its annex (including the ancient 'essiccatoio' where the to***co was dried), alongside a well-equipped gym and air conditioning throughout, ensuring that every aspect of your stay is curated for the utmost comfort and tranquility.⁠
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An epicurean week of feasting, foraging, and festing in la bella Toscana! ✨️⁠
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DM for info or click below—we'd love to welcome you to Tuscany this autumn! 🍂⁠
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-Lourée & Nicco⁠

https://imaginariaevents.com/celestialetuscany
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15/02/2025

Thank you Tina for this beautiful reminder! 💖

11/02/2025

When you are with us, we hope you to feel a deep sense of calm, peace, and joy ✨

We hope you feel you’re in a safe space, at home, at ease, and loved 💗

We believe in finding the magic together, the beauty, and the wonder! 🪄

A life in hospitality means our hearts are wide open, a vulnerable place to be, but this is us.

And this is why you are our greatest gift and our greatest joy 🙏🏻

~Lourée & Nicco

06/02/2025

Exceptional cuisine is a hallmark of every Imaginaria experience ✨ Every menu carefully curated and paired with hyper local wines 🍷

This farm-to-table family-owned farmhouse is featured on our Celestiale Tuscany experience. Please scroll through the photos to see the menu and let us know your favorites! ❤️

https://imaginariaevents.com/celestialetuscany

Thank you to Andreya of Mortar Pestle Cooking for these gorgeous captures!

30/01/2025

Step back in time with us for the most divine and sublime experience… PROVENANCE—autumn in Provence 🍂

We’re delighted to introduce the South of France as our newest destination, and we already only have TWO spots left!

We’re smitten with this artfully crafted experience and we know you will be too ✨

Stay in a Dangerous Liaisons style luxury boutique hotel with two Michelin keys, enjoy wine tasting in Chateauneuf-du-Pape by candlelight, cook fine French cuisine, harvest olives, luxuriate in a Relais & Chateaux luxury spa, and so much more.

This November, one exclusive departure.

All inclusive, details here: https://imaginariaevents.com/provenance-provence-experience

World class wines, extraordinary French cuisine, a wonderful fun group of kind souls already booked in, and our French-certified tour manager Nicco… it’s going to be the most magical and magnificent experience for us all! ✨🥂✨

Will you get our last two spots?? 💖

Merci beaucoup, Lourée & Niccolò

28/01/2025

NEW! We’re delighted to announce our SUPERNATURAL experience at Borgo di Sotto! 🍃

Join Nicco and I for a beautiful springtime adventure focused on slow food and wine this May.

We’ll make pasta at an organic family farm, sip biodynamic local wines, craft floral bouquets at an organic flower farm, and so much more!

AND your eco-conscious accommodation will be our very own boutique B&B Borgo di Sotto! ✨

ALL INCLUSIVE, only 4 to 5 guests, one exclusive departure:

May 4 - 8, 2025

Perfect for your private group of friends and family, or to make new friends!

All you need to do is arrive, we’ll take care of everything for you 🤗

All the details are here: https://imaginariaevents.com/supernatural-tuscany-tour-experience

Mother Nature puts on a spectacular show in the Tuscan countryside in May… hope you can experience the beauty with us! 🌿

Lourée & Nicco 💛
Borgo di Sotto +
Imaginaria Events Boutique Luxury Experiences

16/01/2025

Pardon our interruption, we’d just like to tantalize your tastebuds with a taste of Tuscany! 🇮🇹

How would you like to join us for lunch?? An extraordinary Tuscan Chardonnay, zucchini carpaccio, pesto tagliatelle and deconstructed tiramisù are on the menu 🤩

Enjoy this, luxury farmhouse accommodations and SO much more on our 7-day Celestiale experience, an autumn exclusive 🍁

https://imaginariaevents.com/celestialetuscany

14/01/2025

Spritzology 101 🍹 A favorite activity from our Celestiale Tuscany experience! Nicco teaches the art and history of the classic Italian aperitivo cocktails.

What’s your favorite? Spritz? Negroni? Americano?

Missing this fabulous crew so much, they were pros! 😉🍹🎉

https://imaginariaevents.com/celestialetuscany

08/01/2025

Wonderful news!! ✨ I just found out I was featured in Homes & Gardens Magazine! 🎉

Christmas has passed but its joy remains! To be recognized like this warms my heart, I must admit I was all teary-eyed when I found out today.

‘5 ways to guarantee your guests always stay warm and cozy when visiting this Christmas’

An excerpt: “Louree Elena Maya, luxury experience host, agrees, saying, ‘Always stock your tea cabinet with soothing herbal teas such as chamomile, cinnamon apple, and sleepytime teas so guests can feel warm and calm before bedtime (or anytime!). Also lovely—a sip of Cognac fireside to warm the soul,’ she adds.”

Hope you enjoy the article, and always, thank you for your loving support 🤗🙏🏻💖

~Lourée

Your hosting will be talked about for years to come

06/01/2025

Can you guess where this glorious place is? 😍

04/01/2025

What could be better than cooking in Tuscany with your best friends?? 👩🏻‍🍳

Maybe savoring all the divine and decadent flavors? The truffle, the pasta, the pecorino flan? And the wine! 🍷

All of the above, we say 😉 Join us for extraordinary food & wine experiences in Tuscany and France! https://imaginariaevents.com/

28/12/2024

A lovely way to finish the year—I'm delighted to be featured by Hotels Above Par! 🙏 Attaining a master's degree in International Hotel and Tourism Management in the UK was so rewarding for me.

The topic of my dissertation was emotional intelligence, which I believe is the golden key to hospitality. Hope you enjoy the article! 😊

Photo Credit: Cottonbro Studio The idea of hotel school sounds like a fun vacation, but it’s not all lounging under a plush duvet and taking exams by a pool. Sure, students at hotel and hospitality schools around the world might take a wine-tasting class or two, but they also learn how to run a su...