Welcome to Borgo Orfeo

A journey of co-creation towards a new NEST in Umbria

Borgo Orfeo is more than the transformation of an ancient Umbrian hamlet.

It is an unfolding journey —

from a dream towards a living community, where people, nature, history and new possibilities can meet.

A place where you can land.

Where you can reconnect with yourself, with others and with the land.

And where something new can emerge — not because it has been planned in every detail, but because it is being discovered and created together.

About Borgo Orfeo – A dream that connects

Nestled in the hills of Umbria, Borgo Orfeo carries the memory of a community that once lived closely connected to the land, the seasons and to one another.

For generations, Castelvecchio was more than a collection of houses. It was a living community: a place where people worked, shared, cared for one another and knew that every person, every building and every piece of land had a role to play.

Today, the hamlet stands at the threshold of a new chapter.

Our dream is to bring new life to this special place while honouring what is already here — its history, its landscape, its stories and the spirit of community that has shaped it.

We imagine Borgo Orfeo as a NEST: a place of belonging, connection and possibility.

A place where people can come to land, live, create, meet and contribute.

From dream to co-creation

What began as a dream has gradually become a journey.

And somewhere along the way, we discovered that the real story of Borgo Orfeo is not simply about transforming a place.

It is about discovering who and what wants to emerge through it.

People have appeared along the way with different backgrounds, talents, ideas and perspectives. Some brought knowledge. Others brought creativity. Some brought practical skills, while others simply felt something here and wanted to be part of it.

Each encounter has added another layer.

And this is what we mean by co-creation.

Not a finished plan into which people are invited to fit.

But a living process in which the place itself, together with the people who feel connected to it, helps shape what Borgo Orfeo can become.

Our Journey

We are documenting this journey as it unfolds.

The stories of the land.

The memories of those who lived here.

The history of Castelvecchio.

The people we meet.

The ideas that emerge.

The challenges, discoveries and unexpected synchronicities along the way.

And the moments when a possibility becomes something tangible.

This is not a story written afterwards.

It is a story we are living now.

And perhaps that is what makes it worth sharing.

A place to land

We believe that many people today are longing for something that is difficult to define.

A sense of belonging.

A deeper connection with nature.

A slower and more meaningful way of living.

A community without losing individuality.

A place where there is space to breathe, create and simply be.

Perhaps Borgo Orfeo can become such a place.

Not for everyone.

But for those who feel a resonance with what is emerging here.

For people who don't simply want to own a piece of a beautiful place, but feel called to become part of its story and its future.

Become part of the story

Borgo Orfeo is still unfolding.

There is much to discover, much to restore and much to create.

And we don't yet know exactly what the final picture will look like.

Perhaps we don't need to.

Because the beauty of co-creation is that the destination is shaped by the journey itself.

If something in this story speaks to you, we invite you to follow the journey.

To discover the place.

To meet the people.

To feel what is possible.

And perhaps, in time, to find your own place within the NEST.

Welcome to Borgo Orfeo.

Welcome to a story that is still becoming.