COME TO YOUR SENSES
Italian Yoga Retreat
Tuscany, Italy
October 10 - 16, 2027
$200 off through January 1
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$200 off through January 1 *
We hope you’re ready for gelato. Because we are! Come explore the senses in Italy. For one week, we’ll explore the Tuscany-Umbria countryside through taste, smell, sound, sight, and touch, with yoga, culture, history, food, and friendship woven into each day. This retreat is all-inclusive, starting at $3,200 per person, with payment plans available.
About the retreat
We’re spending the week on a 100-acre estate and olive grove overlooking Lake Trasimeno. It’s an Italian national landmark and a working farm that produces its own organic olive oil, and the same family has run it for four generations. They also host weddings here, which tells you something about the views. This will be our second time visiting, and between the lake views, the olive groves, and the food it’s easy to see why.
The historic main building has been converted into 11 countryside apartments, each with farmhouse style and its own outdoor garden space. Every apartment has one or two bedrooms, a kitchen, a bathroom, and a view of the hills. You can share an apartment with your own private bedroom and a shared bathroom (two people per apartment), or book an entire flat for the week if you’d like more privacy.
Each day begins and ends with yoga and meditation in a studio looking out over the Italian countryside. Mats and props are provided, so you can leave yours at home. Meals are farm-to-table and served under a wooden pergola overlooking the lake, and we can accommodate vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, and dairy-free diets.
The week’s experiences follow the same thread as the practice. You’ll learn to make Italian dishes in a cooking class, visit an olive oil mill for a tasting, and go truffle hunting. Two town tours with private guides take you into the area’s history, including Cortona, the hill town made famous by the film, Under the Tuscan Sun.
We intentionally build free time into the week. Spend it at the pool overlooking the hills and Lake Trasimeno, find the secret garden, or take the short walk to the farmhouse to visit the vegetable garden and the animals. If you want more, you can book additional town tours, wine tastings, massages, horseback riding, paragliding, biking, and guided hiking.
This retreat is a great fit for solo travelers, friends, and couples, and all levels are welcome. If you want every hour planned, this probably isn’t your week. But if you want good yoga, good people, good food, and time to linger over long lunches, wander hill towns, and soak up the Italian countryside… it is.
retreat highlights
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Countryside Apartments
Stay in a farmhouse-style apartment in the estate’s historic main building, with your own kitchen, a garden space, and views over the hills and Lake Trasimeno. In shared accommodations, each person has their own room with a shared living space and bathroom.
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Daily Yoga & Meditation
Mornings begin with vinyasa to wake up the body, and days close with restorative and gentle stretching to wind down. We’ll explore the senses through the lens of yoga, so you can get the most out of everything you taste, see, hear, and feel during your time in Italy.
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Town Tours
Explore Pienza (known for pecorino cheese) and Cortona (where Under the Tuscan Sun was filmed) with local guides to walk you through each town’s history and culture. We’ll also visit Montepulciano (it was in one of the Twilight movies), exploring at our own pace.
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Italian Cooking Class
Roll up your sleeves and learn to make Italian dishes with fresh, seasonal ingredients from the land around you. Then sit down and eat what you made. Dietary accommodations available.
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Truffle Hunting
Head out with a local truffle hunter and their trained dog to learn how truffles are found, then join the search. Afterward, we’ll sit down to a lunch made with the truffles found that day.
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Olive Oil Mill & Tasting
Visit a nearby olive oil mill to see how olive oil goes from grove to bottle, learn about the qualities and nuances of olive oil, and then taste a range of oils from the region.
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6 nights accommodation in a quaint, authentic Italian countryside apartment.
Each apartment includes a kitchen equipped with appliances, bathroom, bedroom(s), and amazing view.Daily yoga (morning vinyasa & evening restorative/gentle stretch practices)
Morning meditation and pranayama
Yoga props (mats, blankets, blocks, straps)
Farm to the table meals except offsite lunches on town tour days. Vegetarian, vegan, gluten, and lactose-free diets can be accommodated.
Cortona (famed from the film Under the Tuscan Sun) town tour and exploring
Olive oil mill visit and tasting
Cooking class with the chef
Dogana Museum tour
Truffle hunting experience
Pienza town tour and exploring
Visit to Montepulciano for exploring and shopping
Access to a private Facebook group to connect with other travelers from your group
Access to a swimming pool overlooking the lake, garden, farm, yoga studio, washing machine (100% natural and organic soap included), iron and table iron
Private transfer from/to Rome Airport (FCO) airport (arrival and departure at a set time listed in FAQ)
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Travel to/from Florence
Travel insurance
3 offsite lunches while visiting towns
Additional activities or massages
Gratuities
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Pricing is per person. A $700 non-refundable deposit is required to reserve your spot. Payment plans are available for a 5% fee. *Airfare and travel is not included.
Shared Apartment: $3200
Private Apartment: $4200
*$200 Early Bird Discount through September 15, 2024. -
Fly into Forence Peretola Airport (FLR)
A complimentary shuttle will depart from the airport on 9/27 at 4:00pm, and will leave the venue to return to the airport on the last day of the retreat at 9:30am. The drive is approximately 90 minutes, so book your flights accordingly. The cost of any transportation arranged outside of the designated times and locations are the responsibility of the rider.
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8:00am Yoga + Meditation
9:15am Breakfast
10:00 Free Time | Excursion | Lunch | Lounge
6:15p Yoga
7:30pm Dinner
Italy FAQs
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Yes!
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Travel Insurance is not included in the price of the retreat, but is highly recommended for ultimate protection. It is an optional purchase that covers your investment with Compass Yoga Retreat for any unforeseen problems that may arise in life. It is your responsibility to ensure that you have sufficient coverage and comply with the terms of the applicable insurance plans. If you opt to pass on added insurance, your investment is bound by the terms and conditions of Compass Yoga Retreats. Popular companies include: Faye, TravelInsurance.com, and World Nomads, or you can purchase through a travel consultant. To view a list of other recommended providers please click here.
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You will fly into Rome Fiumicino Airport (FCO).
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A group transfer is included in your retreat, and will depart from the airport at 1:00pm on October 10.
*Transfers outside of the specified time must be arranged in advance and will be at the expense of the traveler.
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Hotel check-out on the last day of the retreat is at 9:30am with expected arrival at the Rome airport at ???. Please book all flights with plenty of wiggle room in case there are travel delays.
*Transfers outside of these specified times must be arranged in advance and will be at the expense of the traveler.
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Yes. Food allergies as well as vegetarian, vegan, gluten and lactose-free diets can be accommodated.
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Yes!
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Italy accepts euros and most major credit cards (Visa, but not always AmEx and Discover). I recommend getting euros at the airport for tips, small purchases, etc. especially if you plan to shop or eat lots of gelato.
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Tipping is not mandatory, but is always appreciated. There is not a fixed percentage and it is very much based on your experience. Many Italian businesses (mainly hotels and restaurants) catering to American guests have increased the quality of their service to cater to American standards, so it is something that they have become more accustomed to. However, if you don’t like what you get, do not tip.
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This is a suggested list of what to bring.
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Yes. You will have access to a washing machine with 100% natural and organic soap and hangers to dry clothes.
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Please see our FAQ page for our detailed terms and policy.
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There are 11 apartments that can accommodate 1-2 guests each