Itinerary
- Day 1
Cortona
You'll arrive at the Villa in Cortona and get settled into your room. Later in the afternoon, head to the garden for a gentle yoga flow followed by a welcome gathering where you'll learn what's happening over the week. Your private chef has dinner ready for you that evening.
- Start point
- Stazione Terontola-Cortona, Località Landrucci, 124, Cortona, Arezzo 52044, Italy (Railway Station Main Entrance, 14:00)
- Meals
- Dinner
Included Activities
- Yoga session in the garden
- Welcome party and introduction to week's activities
Landmarks Cortona - Day 2
Cortona
Start with yoga and breakfast in the garden. Then you'll head to Le Celle hermitage, the peaceful spot where Saint Francis once lived, and spend time forest bathing in the woods around it. After that, Andrea takes you on a guided truffle hunt with his dogs, teaching you about truffles and the local landscape. You'll have a picnic lunch right there in the forest with freshly found black truffles. Back at the Villa, you'll have free time before joining a pasta making class for dinner preparation.
- Meals
- Breakfast (Fresh breakfast), Lunch (Picnic in the forest with freshly found summer black truffles), Dinner (Delicious tasting menu created during Pasta Making class)
Included Activities
- Yoga session
- Visit to Le Celle hermitage
- Forest bathing session
- Guided truffle hunt with local expert Andrea and his dogs
- Pasta Making cooking class
Landmarks Le Celle hermitage - Day 3
San Sepolcro
After morning yoga and breakfast, you'll travel to San Sepolcro to tour the Aboca Museum, which covers how humans have used plants throughout history, including herbs and extraction methods. During a natural balm making workshop, you'll create your own balm using fresh herbs and organic essential oils. Lunch happens at a local osteria serving dishes with fresh and wild herbs and vegetables. Back at the Villa, dinner takes an Etruscan-inspired approach.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch (Local osteria meal based on fresh and wild herbs and vegetables), Dinner (Etruscan inspired meal)
Included Activities
- Yoga session
- Guided tour of Aboca Museum
- Natural balm making workshop
Landmarks Aboca Museum San Sepolcro - Day 4
Cortona
After yoga, your morning is open. You can either walk into the charming town of Cortona to explore and grab lunch at one of the local restaurants, or stay at the Villa and relax by the pool. In the afternoon, you'll join a pizza making class where you'll learn how to work with Italian dough and cook in the Villa's 16th-century wood-fired oven.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Dinner
Included Activities
- Yoga session
- Pizza Making Class using 16th century wood-fired oven
Optional Activities
- Explore Cortona town
- Lunch at Cortona restaurants (own expense)
- Relax by the pool at the Villa
Landmarks Cortona - Day 5
Montepulciano
Following morning yoga and breakfast, you'll head to Montepulciano to visit a family-owned winery producing Vino Nobile. You'll walk through the vineyards and learn about their wine-making process, then participate in a guided meditation session right there among the Sangiovese vines. A picnic lunch follows, featuring local seasonal food and wines under the Tuscan sun. When you return to the Villa, an all vegetable cooking class awaits, using produce from the organic garden.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch (Picnic under the Tuscan sun with delicious local and seasonal food and wines), Dinner (All Vegetable menu prepared during cooking class, inspired by produce from organic garden)
Included Activities
- Yoga session
- Visit to local winery and vineyard exploration
- Guided meditation session in the vineyard
- All Vegetable cooking class
Landmarks Montepulciano 
- Day 6
Lake Trasimeno
Starting with gentle yoga, you'll walk from the Villa tracing Hannibal's historic route into Umbria heading toward Lake Trasimeno. About 40 minutes into the walk, breakfast will be waiting for you at a ridge viewpoint overlooking the lake. From there, you'll continue down to the Lake itself and take a short ferry to Maggiore Island for a fish lunch in the village. Back at the Villa, you'll do sunset yoga followed by a Cacao Ceremony to wrap up the week thoughtfully, then enjoy your final dinner prepared by the chef.
- Meals
- Breakfast (Breakfast at a ridge viewpoint approximately 40 minutes from the Villa with beautiful views of the Lake), Lunch (Fish lunch in the tiny village on Maggiore Island), Dinner (Final dinner prepared by Chef)
Included Activities
- Yoga session
- Walking tour following Hannibal's historic route to Lake Trasimeno
- Ferry ride to Maggiore Island
- Sunset yoga session with Cacao Ceremony
Landmarks Lake Trasimeno Maggiore Island - Day 7
Terontola
You'll complete your stay with a final yoga session and breakfast under the portico. After saying goodbye to the group, you'll head to Terontola train station for your departure.
- End point
- Stazione Terontola-Cortona, Località Landrucci, 124, Cortona, Arezzo 52044, Italy (Railway Station Main Entrance, 10:00)
- Meals
- Breakfast (Breakfast under the portico)
Included Activities
- Final yoga session
Landmarks Terontola
