Fireworks, ancient ruins, and celebrities: Inside Larry Page and Sergey Brin's exclusive conference in Italy

The Camp

(The Camp)

This wasn't your average summer camp.

Earlier this week, Google cofounders Larry Page and Sergey Brin hosted an exclusive gathering in Sicily with a star-speckled guest list that included Snapchat CEO Evan Spiegel, George Lucas, and Pharrell.

The Camp, in its third year, is a three-day conference full of schmoozing that's been dubbed "Davos on the sea" for bringing together VIPs across tech, music, and fashion.

This year's festivities included intellectual discussions, relaxation, and sumptuous meals, including a dinner among the ruins at the "Valle dei Templi" or "Valley of the Temples."

Here's supermodel Karlie Kloss posing with Malala Yousafzai, who spoke in front of attendees about education and women's rights, and Alicia Keys, who performed five songs after dinner on Monday:

I couldn't have wished for a more brilliant group of powerful and passionate women to celebrate with yesterday. ❤️

A photo posted by Karlie Kloss (@karliekloss) on Aug 4, 2016 at 7:20am PDT on Aug 4, 2016 at 7:20am PDT

Kloss celebrated her 24th birthday at the conference. Here she is sitting next to designer Diane von Furstenberg at one the group's lunches:

Happy birthday dear Karlie ! @karliekloss Love Diane

A photo posted by DVF (@dvf) on Aug 3, 2016 at 2:27pm PDT on Aug 3, 2016 at 2:27pm PDT

The Italian swing and jazz band Four On Six played for about two hours that night too.

Bandmate Fausto Savetteri told Business Insider that other guests he saw included Spotify CEO Daniel Ek, Fiat Automobiles heir Lapo Elkann, and Queen Rania of Jordan.

"Everything was beautiful and, of course, top secret until the end," he said.

I had the urge to pull out my.phone to capture this moment... Watching @aliciakeys perform under the stars in #italy🇮🇹 with a 2000 yr old temple over looking us.. Obvs the camera can't capture the moment (lesson learned again).. The next morning I got to chat with her and hear her thoughts on love and how its a skill we need to practice and her motivations to no longer wear makeup. I also thanked her for NOT performing my favourite song, cause really it would have made my eyes leak beyond control. This was a moment of gratitude.. And really every moment is a moment of gratitude.. We just have the presence of mind to recognize that. #LOVE

A photo posted by Humble The Poet (@humblethepoet) on Aug 2, 2016 at 8:45am PDT on Aug 2, 2016 at 8:45am PDT

Guests stayed at the luxurious Verdura Resort. Here's the Palm Restaurant's Bruce Bozzi posing with TV exec Brian Grazer and Veronica Smiley, his wife, who is in marketing ...

Love you both to the moon & back! @briangrazer @smiley1128 We will always have Sicily 😎🇮🇹😎 #acuriousmind Ciao Italia

A photo posted by Bruce Bozzi (@brucebozzi) on Aug 3, 2016 at 5:45am PDT on Aug 3, 2016 at 5:45am PDT

... and YouTube star Lilly Singh posing with actress Charlize Theron.

We're going to change the world. @charlizeafrica #GenEndIt #GirlLove

A photo posted by Lilly (@iisuperwomanii) on Aug 1, 2016 at 4:16pm PDT on Aug 1, 2016 at 4:16pm PDT

This young developer managed to get some pretty epic selfies, including with Alphabet CEO Larry Page ...

#google #founder #googlecamp #sciacca #dinner #perfect #night #larrypage @larrypageofficial

A photo posted by Marco Blò (@olaf_ht) on Aug 3, 2016 at 5:41pm PDT on Aug 3, 2016 at 5:41pm PDT

... and the leader of Alphabet's cash cow — Google CEO Sundar Pichai.

Finally my dream came true !! #sciacca #googlecamp #ceo #google #dinner #sundarpichai @sundar.pichai

A photo posted by Marco Blò (@olaf_ht) on Aug 3, 2016 at 5:38pm PDT on Aug 3, 2016 at 5:38pm PDT

If only he had snagged a shot with Sergey Brin to complete the trifecta!

Though he did track down Pharrell ...

#dinner #night #googlecamp #pharrellwilliams #because #im #happy #respect @pharrell

A photo posted by Marco Blò (@olaf_ht) on Aug 4, 2016 at 3:04am PDT on Aug 4, 2016 at 3:04am PDT

... as well as Alicia Keys.

Thank you for hosting me at your table ! Love you ! #aliciakeys #sciacca #googlecamp #perfect #night #dinner #loveyou @aliciakeys

A photo posted by Marco Blò (@olaf_ht) on Aug 3, 2016 at 5:43pm PDT on Aug 3, 2016 at 5:43pm PDT

Here's George Lucas, looking suave:

#starwars #instamood #instalike #instagram #instagood #georgelucas #film #cinema #noi #party #googlecamp #smile #sciacca

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On the second day of the conference, guests flocked to the central square of the fishing town Sciacca to walk among the traditional carnival floats:

#googlecamp #googlecamp2016 #googlecampsciacca #instacool #nofilter #picoftheday #vip #event #googleevent #siciliabedda #sicily

A photo posted by @vinsanto on Aug 2, 2016 at 11:33am PDT on Aug 2, 2016 at 11:33am PDT

😍#sciacca #googlecamp #googlecamp2016 #sicily #beautiful #amazing #igersitalia #igs_photos #ig_sicily #ig_agrigento #agrigento #luci #colori #siciliabedda #sicilia #ig_visitsicily #cityscape #volgo_sicilia #insta_international #google #beautifulplanet #citybestpics #picture #pic

A photo posted by Roberta (@robitul) on Aug 2, 2016 at 5:34am PDT on Aug 2, 2016 at 5:34am PDT

The conference also featured wine tastings ...

Testing per il Google camp #verduraresort #googlecamp #google #winetesting #etna #etnawines #vini #degustazione

A photo posted by _zsa_zsa_zsu_ (@_zsa_zsa_zsu_) on Aug 3, 2016 at 6:33am PDT on Aug 3, 2016 at 6:33am PDT

... cheese tastings ...

Tasting some of the most beautiful fermented things Sicily has to offer #sicily #cheese #winetasting

A photo posted by Emily Caldwell (@emilycaldwelll) on Aug 3, 2016 at 5:02pm PDT on Aug 3, 2016 at 5:02pm PDT

... homemade pasta ...

The pasta!!! Thank you these two beautiful Italian women!!!!! Home made pasta!!!!!! 🇮🇹🍝🇮🇹🍝🇮🇹🍝🇮🇹🍝🇮🇹 8/2/16

A photo posted by Bruce Bozzi (@brucebozzi) on Aug 2, 2016 at 12:04pm PDT on Aug 2, 2016 at 12:04pm PDT

... fireworks ...

Google Camp Fireworks Sciacca(AG) Thank's Sir Rocco Forte. Questa città, noi giovani abbiamo bisogno di lei. Non si fermi, aiuti questa città a diventare turistica. Noi giovani siamo con lei . @roccofortehotels @ireneforte @queenrania #sicilia #sicilymylove #hd #googlecamp #verduraresort #roccoforte #roccofortehotels #picoftheday #tagsforlikes #Italia #italy #love #sea #summer #sciacca #agosto #hdr #sicily_tricolors #volgosicilia #amazingphil #ig_agrigento #ig_sicily #ig_italy #sicilia_super_pics #kings_sicilia #photo #ist_instagram #likes_sicilia #sciaccavistadanoi

A photo posted by Calogero Colletti (@calogcolletti) on Aug 3, 2016 at 1:25am PDT on Aug 3, 2016 at 1:25am PDT

... and more live music.

Just happened!!! We have been part of the GOOGLE EVENT 2016 and it was great playing for #aliciakeys, #charlizetheron, #jovanotti, #georgelucas and many more! :D #GoogleEvent2016 #GoogleCamp #OttoniAnimati #google

A photo posted by Giuseppe Santoro (@giuseppe_santoro1993) on Aug 2, 2016 at 3:03pm PDT on Aug 2, 2016 at 3:03pm PDT

This was Google's third annual event.

Right after, Page and Brin flew to Singapore.

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