Digital Detox
7 Reasons to Unplug in a Relais Among Umbrian Olive Trees

Santa Maria degli Ancillotti
Health and wellness

We live in an age where every notification is a summons, every update an urgency, every screen a small world that pulls us in.
But what would happen if, for a few days, we switched everything off—and switched ourselves on? It’s a tempting plan, yet hard to pull off at home, in the city, where digital temptations lurk everywhere. Better to escape—even briefly—to a place where slowing down and making time for yourself isn’t a luxury but the norm.
In Umbria, nature is generous, and many spots let you reconnect with yourself: breathe country air, savour silence among the olive trees.
Here are 7 reasons a digital detox in an olive-grove relais may be the best gift you’ve given yourself in years.

1. Time slows and you truly breathe
It’s not just a feeling: on Umbrian hills time really ticks at another pace. Days stretch out, measured by sky-colours and earth-scents. Among ancient olive trees you naturally walk slower, speak softer, think clearer. Your body follows, your mind lets go.

2. Nature becomes a companion, not a backdrop
Olive trees aren’t just plants; they’re presences. Some are centuries old, and gazing at them is like reading a slow story of seasons, wind and silence. In a relais set amid these wonders, every window invites you outside, every path opens possibilities. You don’t just look at nature—you live it. And you realise how much you’d missed it.

3. Good sleep is no luxury
No notifications jolting you, no blue light confusing you: sleep returns to what it should be—refuge and remedy. In your room the only sounds are leaves rustling and a distant owl. Morning needs no alarm: just sunlight filtering through branches. You rise refreshed, not jarred by a trill.

4. Flavours are real and full
Unplugging also means rediscovering the joy of food. In Umbria that’s easy. Bread is crusty, oil smells of freshly cut grass, cheeses tell stories of pastures and patient ageing. Eating here is a simple, profound ritual that gains its worth without being posted online.

5. You rediscover your body
A relais among the olives isn’t just a place to sleep: it’s space for your body to move with delight. Whether a swim in the pool ringed with green, a stroll through the groves or sunrise yoga, every gesture finds its truer rhythm. And without a smartphone, you finally hear what your body has to say.

6. Silence heals
City-dwellers often forget how much noise they absorb. In Umbria, silence isn’t absence—it’s presence: of self, of world, of now. It’s a balm seeping in slowly, restoring you. No need for relaxation playlists: just sit beneath an olive tree and close your eyes.

7. You go home with something extra
After an experience like this, you don’t just bring back images on a phone. You carry looks, pauses, breaths. You hold the living memory of slow, full time—and perhaps the urge to switch off your phone more often, even once you’re back in everyday life.

Those lucky enough to live in Umbria know it well: there’s something here no filter or 15-second story can explain. But you can feel it, truly. And that’s why, now and then, it’s worth letting everything go—to find yourself again, beneath an olive tree.
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