Goenka (U Ba Khin) · Residential centre
Dhamma Atala
Lutirano (Marradi), Tuscany, Italy · Also called Dhamma Aṭala
Dhamma Atala ('Steady in Dhamma') is the Goenka-tradition centre for Italy, at Lutirano in the municipality of Marradi, province of Florence, though closer to Faenza. It lies about 400 m above sea level in the Tuscan-Emilian Apennines, 35 km from Faenza and 75 km from Florence, and is reached from the A14 and A1 motorways. The setting is rural and quiet, and the meditation hall is a wooden building used only for meditation. Its first course was held in 2008, and 10-day courses run there periodically; visits outside course times are possible by arrangement with the centre.
How to apply
Apply online through the centre's page on dhamma.org (in Nepal, start from np.dhamma.org). New students must first complete a 10-day course, and there is no charge.
What is taught here
Donation-funded 10-day courses taught with S. N. Goenka's recorded instructions, in the line of Sayagyi U Ba Khin, at centres in Nepal and worldwide. Read about Goenka (U Ba Khin).
Sources
- atala.dhamma.org/the-centre-in-italy/getting-here/
- dhamma.org/en/locations/directory#atala
- dhamma.org/en/schedules/schatala
- dhamma.org/en/maps#atala
- atala.dhamma.org/the-centre-in-italy/the-centre/
Details checked 25 Sept 2026. Course dates, rules and contacts change: confirm on the centre’s own site.