6 Nights Yoga Holiday in Puglia, Italy

Escape to our Puglia Yoga Holiday, where relaxation and adventure come together in the heart of the Valle d’Itria. Stay in a trulli in a beautifully restored 18th-century Masseria surrounded by nature, offering the perfect setting for yoga, meditation, and rejuvenation. Enjoy day trips to the enchanting towns of Ostuni, Polignano a Mare, and Locorotondo, where you’ll explore their charming streets and stunning landscapes. Unwind by the pool, hike through the local countryside, or immerse yourself in the healing practice of forest bathing. Whether you’re seeking tranquillity or adventure, this retreat offers the ideal balance of relaxation and discovery.

Escape to the tranquil beauty of Puglia with a 6-night yoga retreat set in a meticulously restored 18th-century Masseria. Nestled amidst 14 acres of serene countryside this venue offers the perfect blend of comfort and nature. Begin your mornings with energising flow yoga sessions to awaken your body and uplift your spirit. In the evenings, unwind with restorative Yin yoga, leaving you feeling deeply relaxed and balanced. The magnificent Yoga Shala—a 100 sqm converted stone barn—features natural wood floors, vaulted ceilings of local stone, and ample light, creating a calm and inspiring environment for your practice.

Beyond yoga, this retreat offers an opportunity to explore the enchanting region of Puglia while still leaving plenty of time to unwind. Take day trips to the historic towns of Ostuni, known as the “White City” for its gleaming architecture, the coastal gem of Polignano a Mare with its dramatic cliffs and the charming hilltop village of Locorotondo, famous for its whitewashed lanes and panoramic views. For those who love nature, hike through the countryside, immerse yourself in wellness pathways designed for forest bathing, or simply enjoy the tranquil surroundings of the Masseria itself. Relax outdoors in spacious seating areas, unwind by the stunning swimming pool with its comfortable sun loungers, or find a quiet corner in the glass-walled reading room to lose yourself in a good book.

The Masseria itself is a haven of relaxation and charm. Its ten individually designed bedrooms seamlessly blend the authentic beauty of local stone with modern amenities. Each room features quality bedding, air conditioning, and en-suite bathrooms stocked with luxurious Aveda products. With twice-weekly cleaning, your comfort is assured throughout your stay.

Between yoga sessions and activities, enjoy delicious vegetarian meals prepared by a local chef, with vegan and other dietary options available. Using fresh, locally sourced ingredients, each nourishing  brunch and evening meal supports your well-being throughout the retreat.

Whether you’re practising yoga in the beautifully restored stone barn, exploring Puglia’s iconic towns, walking amidst nature, or simply soaking in the serenity of your surroundings, this retreat is designed to rejuvenate your body, mind, and soul. September provides the perfect climate for a peaceful escape, with warm, sunny days and quieter surroundings that allow you to fully embrace the beauty and tranquillity of Puglia.

  • Location

    Location
    Martina Franca

  • Season

    Season
    Summer

  • Duration

    Duration
    6 nights

  • Group size

    Group size
    12

  • Accommodation

    Accommodation
    Private Trullis

  • Meeting Point

    Meeting Point
    Bari airport

  • Yoga level

    Yoga level
    All levels

  • Activity level

    Activity level
    All levels

  • Food

    Food
    Veggie/Plant-based

Dates & Prices

FAQs

Instalment plans are available contact us for more information.

We have the option to share a twin room with one other person or have a single room.

There is a mix of en-suite and shared bathrooms

A twin room is two people sharing with two single beds.

A single room is for 1 person with a double bed.

Villa One:

Twin room for two people sharing with two single beds and an ensuite bathroom:
£1599pp

Twin room for two people sharing facing the pool with two single beds and an ensuite bathroom facing the pool:
£1599pp

Single occupancy room facing the pool with double bed and an ensuite bathroom: £1899

Single occupancy room with double bed, ensuite bathroom, and a terrace with sea views: £1899

Guest house:

The guest house has one bedroom, a living area, kitchenette and ensuite bathroom.

Twin room for two people sharing with two single beds and an ensuite bathroom:
£1599pp
can be single with £300 supplement

Villa Two:

Single occupancy room with double bed and a shared bathroom:
£1799

Twin room for two people sharing with two single beds and a shared bathroom:
£1499pp

We make sure everything is included in your yoga holiday in Puglia
What's included
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Private boutique style accommodation with traditional trullis

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Return airport transfers from Bari airport

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Morning and afternoon yoga classes

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All brunches

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All dinners

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Tea, coffee, water & pastries

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Forest Bathing

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Guided hike in the local area

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Transport to Ostuni to explore the famous white washed buildings

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A trip to the coastal town of Polignano a Mare where you can visit shops and enjoy the beach

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Explore the charming town of Locorotondo

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AY team and local team to help with anything you may need

What's not included
  • Flights
  • Travel insurance
  • Lunch
  • Extra activities - massages, extra day trips

Our itinerary for our yoga holiday in Puglia combines total relaxation with activity. You can choose to be as active or relaxed as you wish. Each day is sandwiched between morning and evening yoga.

Our transfer will pick you up from Bari airport, and the first evening will be relaxed. You will settle into the villa, have a welcome talk about the week ahead, and then have dinner.

The final day will be breakfast and departure. See the ‘Getting there’ section below for more information on recommended travel.

 

The Daily Schedule

8:30-10:00am

Yoga

10:30am - 11:30am

Brunch

12pm - 16.30

Ostuni, Polignano al Mare, Locorotondo, relax by the pool, hike in the local area, forest bathing

17.30 - 19.00

Evening wind down yin yoga

19.30

Delicious evening meal

20.00

Relax, bed!

Accommodation in Puglia

Your accommodation for our Puglian retreat is a beautifully restored 18th-century Masseria (traditional farmhouse), located just a short distance from Martina Franca, a picturesque town nestled between the Adriatic and Ionian Seas. Set amidst the serene and tranquil countryside of the Valle d’Itria, the property spans 14 acres and features a stunning manor house with a spacious dining patio. Throughout the day, you can enjoy a selection of infusions, fresh fruit, still water, espresso coffee pods, and homemade pastries, all available for you in the inviting Patio Dining Area.

The property’s original stone barn has been expertly transformed into a magnificent yoga studio. This 100 sqm Yoga Shala boasts natural wood flooring and a vaulted ceiling of local stone, with original troughs still in place, offering a glimpse of the past. The space is bright and airy, fully equipped for all your yoga needs, providing the perfect environment for practice and relaxation.

The venue is surrounded by silence, serenity, and the vibrant colours of the countryside. Every outdoor area is thoughtfully designed to encourage relaxation and a deep connection with nature. A private woodland offers a wellness pathway for Forest Bathing, allowing you to immerse yourself in the restorative power of plants and nature. With 80,000 square metres of land, there are dedicated resting areas to enjoy the benefits of the natural surroundings.

The Masseria has been thoughtfully renovated into 10 elegant and charming rooms, each one unique in shape and character. The original local stone has been carefully preserved, ensuring the authenticity and symbolic beauty of the building is maintained. Each room is individually styled and comes equipped with quality bedding, air conditioning, towels, an en-suite bathroom featuring Aveda Shampoo, Aveda Body Wash, and a hairdryer. Rooms are cleaned twice during your stay for your comfort.

For ultimate relaxation, the venue features a sparkling swimming pool with daybeds and sunbeds, as well as plenty of shaded areas where you can unwind with a good book. An indoor glass room with large windows can be opened to allow a fresh breeze to flow through, making it the ideal space for those quiet moments of reflection. Additionally, there is a small church on-site, with stunning original frescoes dating back to the 18th century, adding a touch of history and tranquillity to the space.

This peaceful venue offers the perfect balance of relaxation and exploration, allowing you to unwind by the pool, take walks through the nearby forests, or practice yoga in the beautifully restored barn. It’s a place to reconnect with nature, recharge your body and mind, and embrace the serenity of Puglia.

Flying into Bari you will be met by our transfer to collect you for the journey to your venue, about 1.5 hours away.

Group Transfer

On Arrival: The group transfer will collect you from Bari Airport at 17:45

On departure: Book a flight that departs after 12:00 (you will be dropped off at the airport at 10am on departure day) to be included in the free group transfer.

Sustainability

We are working towards reducing our carbon footprint, and here are some ways we, as a company, are doing this. 

  • We are an 88% vegan company, 10% vegetarian and 2% fish or meat (only when staying in boutique hotels that offer these options). This makes up a huge percentage of carbon emissions that we easily avoid because our food is still delicious, balanced and creative. So, thanks to you all for enjoying our healthy (mostly) plant-based meals. 

The difference: Most travel companies find it hard to encourage their travellers to reduce their meat and dairy consumption, which accounts for a large portion of their carbon emissions.

  • We stay primarily in one location for the duration of the retreat. We have started staying in a few locations on our long haul, but it is limited to 2 or 3 locations over an 8 – 10 night period. Staying in one place means low carbon emissions because we aren’t burning fuel to get around.

The difference: Other adventure travel companies move around every two days, using alot of petrol in vehicles for sometimes only 1 or 2 people. 

  • Our activities are low-impact—yoga, hiking, surfing, skiing/boarding, whitewater rafting, SUP, and kayaking are all very low-carbon activities, in fact, zero-carbon (except skiing/snowboarding due to the ski lifts, which is also low). These activities are included in the price we measure. The carbon may increase with travel to and from these activities in vehicles. 

The difference: Other travel companies can include high-carbon activities in the price, such as jet skiing, quad biking, and jeep driving, which increases their carbon footprint.

  • We run more than half of our retreats and holidays in the UK; these are very low-carbon holidays. 

We currently don’t measure our guests’ travel as part of our carbon output because our guests don’t only come from the UK, so it is hard for us to predict this. We also don’t include travel in the holiday price, which is not part of our calculations. We know that we provide these holidays, so we are looking to include this carbon measurement in the future so we are investigating how we can reduce this.

The carbon measurements at the top of the page with the icons are per person for the whole retreat. 

Ultra-low-carbon holidays

These holidays are below 200 kg per person, and our UK retreats are below 100 or even 70 kg, so these are great adventures for low carbon breaks.

Ski holidays are actually low in carbon! 

In France, many ski resorts are turning to green energy to power the lifts. If you eat low in meat and dairy while you’re there and hire your ski equipment, this makes your trip as low-carbon as possible. 

How can you help? 

There are ways that you can help reduce your carbon when coming on our retreats and holidays:

  • Travel by train, try slow travel across Europe and the UK. 
  • If travelling abroad to Europe or further afield, choose carbon capture schemes, check out Ecologi. Offsetting is not the best thing to do these days, but try carbon capture where you pay for carbon to be absorbed into the environment.
  • Car share UK – we recommend when guests travel by train to arrive and depart at the same time to taxi share – which helps keep costs and carbon emissions down. Why not consider car share, too? Most guests who drive come alone or with a friend; we have WhatsApp groups that, if you like, you can see who is driving from your area and enjoy getting to know each other on the way to the retreats, and save on your carbon emissions at the same time!

We are by no means saints when it comes to producing carbon, as a travel company we know this is very difficult to reduce. We are working to reduce our carbon output each year by measuring it and then creating plans to reduce it. We are reviewing all our venues and asking them how they can improve their carbon reduction as we don’t own any of our venues but we would like to work with them to help in any way we can.  We want to be transparent with this, so please get in touch for more information. As we change things, we will update the website.

You fly to Bari and it is 1.5 hrs from the venue
Brunch and dinner is included and throughout the day, there is a selection of infusions, fresh fruit, still water, espresso coffee pods, and homemade pastries.
We include a hike from the venue, a day trip to Ostuni, a day trip to Polignano a Mare and a day trip to Locorotondo
Yes, there is
Yes
Yes the yoga shala is equipped with all the equipment you need
The hikes are beginner level, it may be hot, so please bring a hat, high factor sun screeen, a water bottle and back pack for rehydration.
The group size is up to 12, in a combination of twin sharing and single occupancy rooms with en-suite bathrooms

Reviews

Beautiful Italy

Italy feels different to the likes of other European countries. It is famed for its beauty, history, culture and amazing food but what isn’t so well known is its beautiful landscapes and variety of landscapes, from the Dolomite mountain range in the north to the Tuscan hills in the middle and south and beautiful beaches all along both sides of the boot.

Those seeking hiking holidays in Italy or a wellness retreat in Italy will be spoilt for choice at our location near Santa Teresa Di Gallura.

We will be finding more Italian locations for next year but for now, we are so excited to be providing a leading yoga retreat in Italy at our Sardinia location.

 

About the yoga

Morning yoga on your yoga holiday in Puglia:

Yoga will be in the beautiful original stone barn. To begin, wake up early, and the practice will begin as a gentle awakening, building up to more dynamic vinyasa and hatha flow.  Feel energised, refreshed, and ready for your day in the sun.

Evening yoga on your yoga holiday in Puglia:

Our evenings are for Yin to unwind from the day’s activities before settling into a more restorative practice, yoga Nidra, and guided meditation.

Highlights

  • Stay in beautiful beautifully restored 18th-century Masseria surrounded by forests and a private pool

  • Enjoy yoga in a spacious bright studio

  • A guided hike - explore the local area on foot

  • Delicious local vegetarian food

  • Explore local Puglian towns

  • Experience the turquoise waters in Polignano a Mare

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About the Food

On this yoga holiday in Puglia, you will be catered for by the venue who will create delicious meals with a focus on seasonal vegetables. They have been strongly inspired by traditional Italian dishes and create nutritional and sustainable meals. The fresh pasta, bread, focaccia and pastries are made with Senatore Cappelli flour, an antique Apulian grain.

You can enjoy brunch after yoga and an evening meal. Throughout the day, there is a selection of infusions, fresh fruit, still water, espresso coffee pods, and homemade pastries.

All meals can be vegan and lactose or gluten-free on request.

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