Behind Lento
Lento means slow
Lento Studio is built around slow, considered travel in Italy.
I’m Lauren. I plan journeys for people who want to travel with intention - to stay longer in fewer places, eat well, and get to know a region beyond the obvious highlights. The Italy I share is calm, layered, and shaped by real time spent there.
Why travel with Lento?
Because slow travel is intentional.
It means noticing small details, taking time, and asking questions.
It means staying longer in fewer places, and returning to the same café simply because it feels right.
Slow travel means travelling well.
Meet Lauren
subject the moment it was offered. I got a part-time job, saved up, and joined my school’s exchange trip to Italy, a trip that genuinely changed my life.
Since then, I’ve returned to Italy again and again: for university, for holidays, and most recently for a three‑month stay to explore new regions and deepen my language skills. Each visit adds something new... a bakery I still think about, a stretch of coastline at just the right hour, a family‑run farmstay that feels like home.
Over the years, I’ve stayed in ten of Italy’s twenty regions, and I’m not finished yet. Planning thoughtful, personal journeys has become second nature, first for friends and family, and now for people who want to experience Italy with the same care.
I’ve always felt a pull toward Italy, so much so that my high school Italian teacher used to joke I must’ve been Italian in a past life.
When I was a kid, I read about Venice and dreamed of seeing its canals. In high school, I chose Italian as a
What I Believe
Travel should feel connected, not crammed
Stay longer. Move less.
Time is the real luxury
Unrushed days make room for discovery.
Local knowledge matters
The right suggestion can shape an entire trip.
Rest belongs in the plan
A good journey should leave you restored.