You will be staying at a chic, boutique hotel in the heart of Alfama. It is considered by wallpaper® magazine as one of the "48 new world's best urban hotels in 2014."

You will love the way the hotel makes you feel right at home with a variety of books to borrow in the living room, plus warm and soothing tones in each room with high-quality linens, natural wood floors, and polished cement bathrooms stocked with Portuguese bath products. Post-afternoon yoga, grab a glass of wine on the terrace and enjoy sweeping views of the city and Tagus River. There will be both single rooms and rooms with twin beds for those preferring to share accommodations.

Enjoy twice daily invigorating Ashtanga flow and Power yoga sessions, each runs for 75 to 90 minutes, in a special studio walking distance from the hotel. Your host and instructor, Shari, will guide you through daily strengthening and invigorating Vinyasa and core lessons in the morning and late afternoon.

All of Sole Yoga Holidays' yoga retreats are open to all-levels, but some yoga experience is recommended to fully enjoy the practice. All equipment is included as well so you have more room in your luggage for treasures!

The first activity is a welcome tapas at 7:30 pm. On departure day, you will have breakfast together on June 8, followed by check-out.

Daily schedule

Day 1

• 15:00 Arrival
• 19:30 Welcome tapas

Day 2

• 08:00 - 09:15 Vinyasa flow yoga and core lessons
• 09:45 - 10:30 Breakfast, followed by private walking tour through Alfama
• 17:30 - 18:45 Vinyasa power flow yoga and core lessons, followed by food tasting

Day 3

• 08:00 - 09:15 Vinyasa flow yoga and core lessons
• 09:45 - 10:30 Breakfast, followed by a private food and wine tasting
• 17:30 - 18:45 Vinyasa power flow yoga and core lessons

Day 4

• 08:00 - 09:15 Vinyasa flow yoga and core lessons
• 09:45 - 10:30 Breakfast, followed by half-day private tour to Sintra
• 17:30 - 18:45 Vinyasa power flow yoga and core lessons

Day 5

• 08:00 - 09:15 Vinyasa flow yoga and core lessons
• 09:45 - 10:30 Breakfast
• 17:30 - 18:45 Vinyasa power flow yoga and core lessons, followed by dinner

Day 6

• 08:00 - 09:15 Vinyasa flow yoga and core lessons
• 09:45 - 10:30 Breakfast and then check out from the hotel

There are three wonderful excursions included in your luxury urban retreat. You will have a private walking tour of Alfama, a labyrinth of narrow streets rich with stories of disasters, invaders, poets, musicians, and artists. Reward yourself with the views of the city from spectacular terraces along the way.

Explore the exquisite and mystical town of Sintra. This incredible location is filled with fairytale palaces and castles and heavenly gardens. You will spend a half-day tour both walking and driving to ensure we see as much of this gorgeous UNESCO world heritage site as possible.

Learn all about the delicious world of Portuguese food and wine on a special tasting in a cozy and rustic wine house in the historic quarter of Lisbon. The evening includes generous portions of the best charcuterie, wood oven-baked bread, house cured olives, select olive oils, fruit preserves and boutique-handmade wines of Portugal. Experts will guide and help you understand the wine regions of Portugal as well as how the Portuguese influenced winemaking throughout the world.

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  Shari Hochberg

  Shari enjoys teaching a vigorous, playful, and challenging Ashtanga flow class accompanied by an equally dynamic playlist. She hopes through her teaching she can inspire others with the grace and love that she has found. Shari has been leading yoga retreats and holidays for over two years in amazing locations from Belize to India, to Morocco, and all over her adopted and gorgeous country, Italy.

This retreat will take place at Lisbon, Portugal’s hilly, coastal capital city.

Nearby places

• Museu Nacional do Azulejo, 4.1 kilometers
• Ponte 25 de Abril suspension bridge, 10 kilometers
• São Jorge Castle, 450 meters

Your meals include daily gourmet breakfasts that consist of fresh fruits and bread, crepes, made-to-order eggs, and heavenly savory delights. You can dine in the bright and darling Scandinavian-inspired space or outdoors on the scenic, sun-filled terrace. Other heavenly food experiences include a welcome wine and tapas experience your first evening, a food and wine history tasting, and a final dinner in a new and trendy part of Lisbon.

• 2 daily invigorating Ashtanga flow and Power yoga sessions
• 5 nights accommodation
• Daily gourmet breakfasts
• Daily strengthening and invigorating Vinyasa and core lessons with Shari
• Dinner at local / trendy location
• Private half day tour of Sintra
• Private historical walking tour through Alfama
• Taxes and entrance fees
• Transportation to all excursions
• Transportation to and from the airport
• Welcome tapas and wine
• Yoga equipment provided

• Airfare
• Gratuities for guides
• Dinner from the third till the fifth night

Arrival by airplane

Please book your flight to arrive at Lisbon Portela Airport (LIS). It is best to arrange your arrival into Lisbon on June 3 around 3 p.m. There will be transportation ready for you to the hotel. Explicit travel details will be provided one week before your departure to ensure a smooth pick-up!