Date: 3-10 May 2014
Location: Salento
Villa: Country Home
Teacher: Kirsty Gallagher
Duration: 8 days (7 nights)
People: 15 max
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Salento Yoga offers you a sanctuary from the outside world. Give yourself the gift of some well-deserved time to nourish your body, calm your senses, relax your mind and awaken your spirit.
Our Salento Yoga family is a vibrant mix of International yoga teachers, organisers with Italian and Indian backgrounds, a Salentina Chef with 40 yr of experience – each of us dedicated to providing you with an authentic Southern Italian experience. We will take care of your every need, so all you need to worry about is allowing yourself to completely relax and let go. After just a week with us we promise you’ll leave feeling revitalised, energised and inspired on every level and wanting to come back for more!
This beautiful Country Home is set amongst rows of olive trees, a private forest (with a fitness trail), fruit trees, organic vegetables, swimming pool, tennis court, horse riding facilities, small children’s park….50 acres of natural beauty.
Located in Torre Dell’Orso – Salento, 3 km from Adriatic Coast, this Country Home is close to some of the most beautiful stretches of beaches and coastline in the Salento area and just a short drive away from the fascinating historical cities of Otranto and Lecce, the Capital of Salento.
This country home has 12 bedrooms, each with a double bed (some beds can be split into 2 single beds), space for an additional single bed if requested, bathroom, TV, fridge, A/C, safe & mini kitchen (in selected rooms). 3 rooms are specifically for disabled access.
Inside the main house there is a small reception area, “living room area” to relax and 3 dining rooms. In case of bad weather, all rooms can be used for yoga practise.
A rich breakfast including oats, cereal, yogurt, fruit juice, homemade italian brioches, breads & pastries will be served every day. 7 meals will be provided during the week, these meals will alternate between lunch and evening meals (we can also provide more meals if required). All meals will be vegetarian and prepared with local products and vegetables (homegrown) in season at the time of the course. We also have a wood fire pizza oven and barbecue area outside. For an extra supplement, cooking lessons, visits to local cheese farms, vineyards etc can also be organized. If you wish to tour the local area, we are more than happy to provide a packed lunch for a small additional charge.
As this Country House is blessed with such natural beauty, the options for the location for your lessons are endless. Amongst the forest to capture the energy from the trees, under the ancient olive trees, on the terrace overlooking the greenery, or inside this country home in one of our open space rooms. Upon request we can also organize a sunrise yoga & breakfast session at the nearby beach.
For an extra supplement the following can be arranged: airport transfer, cooking lessons, bike hire, visits to local cheese & wine farms, horse riding lessons within the country home grounds, organised group trips to beaches & historic towns, water sports & boat trips (summer only), massages and much much more.
It will be possible to purchase homemade products made from the Salento Kitchen, as jam, vegetables, biscuits, local olive oil and wine.
All rooms have TV, Fridge, Bathroom, Towels, A/C and Safe. (Some rooms come equipped with mini kitchen – there will be a small charge for use of the kitchen).
In the main building : 3 double rooms (with double bed).
Outside: 9 Rooms (with double beds, some beds can be separated to become 2 single beds) – however we can arrange this as requested.
All prices are per person in euros for the week.
What the price includes:
– Accommodation, 7 nights
– Welcome Drink
– Breakfast every morning
– 7 meals (1 meal a day – mix of lunch and evening dinner)
– Use of Yoga Mats
– Towels (not provided for beach)
– If permitted by the yoga group, for all retreats we produce a complimentary video of your retreat
– All guests have the option (with small supplement) to participate in an Italian Cooking course at the home – an evening meal will be provided for all participants.
– Extra activities can be organized on request
The nearest airport to Salento Yoga is Brindisi International Airport. The airport is approx 80 km from the Villa. Bari Airport is also option, however this is further away.
We can arrange airport/train/bus station transfers upon request.
Alternatively cars can be hired from Brindisi and Bari airport. Please contact the Salento Yoga team for the best deals.
To further information please contact the Salento Yoga Team: info@salentoyoga.com
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We thank you for contacting us and we look forward to welcoming you in Salento.