Become a Custodian of Borgo Orfeo
Could this be a place where your journey meets ours?
Borgo Orfeo is taking shape through co-creation.
Not only through the restoration of its buildings, but through the people who feel connected to this place and choose to contribute to its future in their own unique way.
To become a Custodian is to become part of that unfolding story.
It means bringing something of yourself to a place that already carries a deep history — and helping shape what its next chapter can become.
What does it mean to be a Custodian?
A Custodian of Borgo Orfeo is more than an owner or resident.
A Custodian is someone who feels a connection with the vision and wants to participate in the life of the place.
Someone who brings their own experience, talents, passions and way of being — while remaining open to what can emerge through connection with others.
We believe that every person contributes to the atmosphere of a place.
Through the way we live, the choices we make, the care we give, the things we create and the relationships we build, we all become part of the field around us.
For us, this is part of the meaning of co-creation.
It can be expressed in very practical ways: restoring and reusing materials, caring for the land, sharing skills, supporting local initiatives, welcoming others or bringing a personal passion into the community.
And it can also be expressed in ways that are less visible, but equally important: presence, kindness, awareness, curiosity and the intention to contribute to a harmonious way of living.
We are becoming the new custodians of a place with an ancient story.
And perhaps, in doing so, we are not simply creating something new.
We are helping something that was already here find a new expression.
A deeper inner connection
Perhaps you know the feeling.
You encounter a place, an idea or a group of people — and something inside you becomes quietly alive.
Not because you have all the answers.
But because something resonates.
Becoming a Custodian begins there.
With that inner knowing.
With curiosity.
With enthusiasm for contributing to something that is larger than your individual life, while still allowing your own unique expression to remain fully present.
It is a journey from idea to action, and from action to manifestation.
A bringing together of dreams that connect.
And as with any true co-creation, we do not yet know exactly what the final expression will be.
That is part of the beauty.
We discover it together.
Who might feel at home here?
There is no single profile of a Borgo Orfeo Custodian.
You might recognise yourself here if:
- you feel a genuine connection with this place and its story;
- the vision touches something in your heart and imagination;
- you value meaningful connection without giving up your individuality;
- you are curious about a more conscious relationship with nature, community and everyday life;
- you have a passion, talent or experience that you would love to bring into a living community;
- you are drawn to the idea of contributing rather than simply consuming;
- the people, the place and the vision resonate with your longer-term values and way of living.
You do not need to have everything figured out.
You do not need to know exactly what your contribution will be.
You simply need to feel that something here speaks to you.
Perhaps the community that is emerging here awakens something in you that you had almost forgotten.
Perhaps you feel joy when you imagine being part of it.
Perhaps you simply feel curious.
That is enough to begin.
Become part of a dream that connects
If something in the story of Borgo Orfeo has stirred your curiosity, we invite you to reach out.
There is no obligation and no predefined path.
You can simply start a conversation.
You can visit the place.
Meet the people.
Walk through the hamlet.
Feel the landscape.
Listen to the stories.
And discover for yourself whether there is a resonance between your journey and ours.
You can also leave your email address and follow the journey through our blog, where we share the steps, encounters, discoveries and developments taking place here in Umbria.
Because Borgo Orfeo is still becoming.
And perhaps your story will become part of its next chapter.
“We are not looking for people who fit into our dream.
We are meeting the people who help us discover what the dream can become.”
The co-creators of Borgo Orfeo