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6 Day Flavorful Yoga and Wine Tasting Holiday in Puglia, Italy
Ottolire Resort and Spa, SC 107, Contrada Papariello Serafino, 59, 70010 Locorotondo BA, Italy
Flavorful Yoga and Wine Tasting Holiday in Puglia, Italy
Luxury Yoga and Wine tasting holidays in the heart of Puglia, Italy! An incredible value with all of these flavorful inclusions! Join Yogidioms in the ultimate Italian resort, rich in luxury, authenticity and sea views, in the heart of Puglia, Italy. Includes 5 nights and 6 days shared accommodation at a 5-star boutique resort. Enjoy a welcome drink and spa welcome gift to use while on your stay (consisting: private spa bath with Jacuzzi, Turkish bath and sensory shower - 30 minutes). Includes all breakfasts, selected lunches and all dinners with the exception of 2.
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Josie
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Highlights
- Daily relaxing and rejuvenating yoga/meditation classes
- A wine-tasting experience at a family-owned Winery with transportation
- An olive oil tasting experience at a farm with transportation
- Access to lots of places at boutique hotels to relax and enjoy
- An Apulian-style cooking class
- All daily “Italian style” breakfasts and select lunches
- 3 flavorful dinners with wine at the resort
- 5 nights accommodation
Skill level
- Beginner
- Intermediate
- Advanced
Yoga styles
5 days with instruction in English
The organizer also speaks: Italian
Group size: Maximum of 12 participants
Accommodation
Check-in Time:
16:00
Check-out Time:
10:00
Ottolire Resort and Spa
The rooms are equipped with all amenities and attention to detail. The design furnishes, including iron and antique factories, reflect the typical materials of the place, in a completely modern version.
Their Trullo spa, complete with a hot tub, a Turkish bath, and a sensory shower, is the ideal place to give the guests an intimate experience of relaxation and intense well-being. In a luxuriant private woods, made of oaks and Mediterranean plants.
The large swimming pool, equipped with all comforts and surrounded by the authenticity of this trulli-style region boosts a haven of relaxation. Relax in the water, sip a refreshing drink by the pool, or lie on a comfortable lounger and immersed yourself in your surroundings. -Standard rooms
The standard rooms consist of one double room with bathroom and modern design. Equipped air-conditioning with an intimate private outdoor area. All the comforts of five stars in a basic and essential decor. The unit has 1 bed. Great for couples or close friends / relatives sharing or option to upgrade to single occupancy.
Superior rooms
The superior rooms consist of one double bedroom and bathroom with balcony or private courtyard. Equipped air-conditioning with garden views and furnished with a cober and refined style with colors that recall our land. The unit has 2 twin beds. Great for sharing with holiday groups or option to upgrade to single occupancy.
Program
Experience flavorful yoga
Wake your senses to daily rejuvenating yoga classes, transportation for pre-arranged day trips to Alberobello and Polignano a mare. Also includes local authentic experiences; authentic Apulian-style cooking class, wine tasting at a winery and olive oil tasting at a Masseria.
Wake your senses each morning to the beautiful grounds filled with tranquility, bliss and areas to explore. Guests will have access to and experience a magnificent outdoor pool and many places to both socialize and relax on the grounds.
Begin your day with a stretch! Relaxing and intention-filled yoga classes, in a beautiful atrium or designated areas on the grounds. Yoga mats are provided.
Josie welcomes all as a gracious host and adheres to your individual needs. Feel safe in her presence and delight in practicing rejuvenating yoga surrounded by beautiful olive groves and detailed gardens.
With over 15 years of experience in Sales and Corporate training as well as working as a flight attendant for over 3 years, Josie possesses excellent interpersonal and organizational skills, she is enthusiastic and takes the time to put in the legwork to pre-organize your holiday from arrival to departure seamlessly. This enables you to arrive, hang your hat, and savor your experiences!
Experience a warm welcome
Welcome to Puglia! A complimentary aperitive, spa gift followed by free time to settle in, an opening ceremonies yoga class then a pizza night with wine.
Sample itinerary
Please note that times will be added two weeks before departure and the order of excursion days may vary due to availability but this provides a sense and feel. Excursions are always based on weather permitting.
Day 1
- 16:00 Check-in at Ottolire Resort (you can request early check-in, otherwise note that the concierge can safely store your luggage if you arrive earlier. Drop-off locations for luggage will be explained so you will not need to carry your luggage)
- Welcome aperitive, spa gift and opening ceremonies, yoga class in the atrium
- Theme: Come to your senses! (connect guests, intention setting)
- Pizza night dinner with wine included
Day 2
- Coffee, tea
- Yoga class in atrium
- Theme: Beginners mind: Exploring the breath!
- Flavorful breakfast included
- Free time to lounge by the pool and explore the grounds
- Pool board lunch and an Aperol Spritz included
- Use of your spa gift or any other services you may want to add (a good day to do)
- Apulian-style pasta making cooking class as dinner with wine
Day 3
- Coffee, tea
- Yoga class in the atrium or dedicated area outdoors on the grounds near olive groves
- Theme: Yoga is to wine
- Flavorful breakfast included
- Transportation for a day trip to Alberobello with free time to shop, dine, explore, and lounge for the day and into the evening
- Lunch and dinner are not included
Day 4
- Coffee, tea
- Yoga class in the atrium or dedicated area outdoors on the grounds
- Theme: Aligning the Chakras: A colorful experience
- Flavorful breakfast included
- Day trip to the famous Polignano a mare with free time to shop, dine, explore, and lounge for the day and into the evening
- Lunch and dinner are not included
Day 5
- Coffee, tea
- Yoga class in the atrium theme:
- Flavorful breakfast included
- Free time to lounge by the pool and explore the grounds
- Buffet-style lunch included
- Wine tasting at winery and olive oil tasting at Masseria
- Dinner included
Day 6
- Coffee, tea
- Yoga class in the atrium
- Theme: Rooting and rising
- Flavorful breakfast included
- 10:00 Checkout. You can arrange for bags to be held until required departure. Please arrange your travel departure. Lasting connections and hearts filled to the brim in bliss!
Included excursions
Experience a day in Alberobello
Transportation will be provided there and back with an ample amount of free time to explore, dine, shop, and walk. The main reason most people go to Alberobello is to wander the trulli-lined streets; there is after all no other place like this in the world.
Upon arrival, you will have an ample amount of free time to explore. From the town’s center - the Rione Monti quarter is dedicated to the 'trulli zone. It will be up a slight hill and it contains over 1,000 trulli and almost no other type of building style lined with shops.
Take your time and the best plan here is to have no plan, and simply immerse yourself in your surroundings, finding the odd quiet street or nook for photo and a quaint place to sit and grab a drink or authentic eats.
- Lunch and dinner are not included
- Tip: Don’t miss il trullo più piccolo (the smallest trullo). Now a souvenir shop
Experience a day in Polignano a Mare
Transportation will be provided there and back with an ample amount of free time to explore, dine, shop, and walk. You can continue to dine into the evening wherever your heart desires. Lunch and dinner are not included.
Experience pasta making in Puglia
A flavorful experience in a small, intimate kitchen setting where chefs can teach and observe. Authentic Apulian-style pasta making from Nonna’s recipes! Sip Prosecco while cooking! Tastings as dinner at the end of the class, where participants enjoy the fruits of their labor!
Experience olive oil tasting at an Apulian farmhouse
Discover the delights of olive oil tasting igniting your tastebuds. The fortified Masseria, which is surrounded by majestic centuries-old olive trees, some of which are even a thousand years old, has preserved all the original features and is, therefore, a genuine historical interest. Just outside of Ostuni is this olive oil orchard. It is a family operation and has been in the family for generations.
The tour includes visits to old olive oil presses and will demonstrate how olive oil is made and the different categories. 2000-year-old trees that are still giving lots of olives. A delightful tasting that will ignite your tastebuds
Experience wine tasting at a family-owned estate / winery / vineyard in the heart of Valle d’Itria
A journey into the heart of Valle d’Itria to discover their origins and traditions in this lush patch of land between the countryside of Locorotondo and Martina Franca.
As you sip, you will learn about the history of the estate, understand how a native wine is born, and admire the winery itself, an example of meticulous environmental respect set in the enchanting frame of Valle d’Itria.
The route of the visit unwinds between the inside and outside of the cellar. Starting with the presentations of the family members, in the shade of the majestic Virgilian oak, the visit continues with a walk along the evocative native vineyards of Minutolo, Bianco d'Alessano, Verdeca, Primitivo, and Susumaniello, the soul of their wines.
The tour goes on with the visit of the brand-new cellar where the various phases of the wine-making process are explained. The experience ends with the tasting of a selection of their wines served with taralli, typical friselline topped with evo oil, tomato and basil, olives, and dried broad beans. The wines may vary depending on the season and availability.
Instructors
Josie Gintoli
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Josie is empathetic, warm, and forever optimistic, and regular doses of smiles and laughter are essential in her world. Josie attended the 500-hour Moksha yoga teacher training in Toronto in the summer of 2010, after recognizing the positive impact yoga has had on her life. Since graduating, Josie has been teaching varying yoga styles for over 10 years and has been practicing yoga for over 13 years. Josie owns a quaint and inviting yoga studio, North of Toronto, where she guides Hatha, Vinyasa, and Restorative in her classes. She has been hosting flavourful holidays for over 7 years!
Retreat location
Locorotondo, Apulia
This program will take place in the town and municipality of Locorotondo which is in the Metropolitan City of Bari in the region of Apulia, Southern Italy.
About the location
Ottolire is located in the heart of the green hills of Itria Valley in Puglia. It's a region of South Italy warmed by the sun and bathed by crystal clear sea in a fairy-tale landscape, made up of immense expanses of ancient olive groves and small plots of land cultivated with vineyards, delimited by the characteristic dry stone walls, recently declared Intangible Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO.
Immersed in the silence of the open countryside, Ottolire's guests let themselves be carried away by the atmosphere of this place and discover the sensation of living among the characteristic dwellings of the Itria Valley, trulli and commerce, made of local stone according to the ancient techniques handed down by skilled craftsmen.
Located in the heart of Valle d'Itria in the territory of central Puglia, Ottolire Resort is just outside of the picturesque town of Locorotondo. The resort is about 65 kilometers from Brindisi – Salento Airport (BDS), and about 80 kilometers from Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport (BRI).
Distances
- Brindisi – Salento Airport (BDS), 65 kilometers
- Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport (BRI), 80 kilometers
Food
Experience authentic Italian food
Good wake-up buffet. All satisfying “Italian-style" breakfasts daily with coffee, and tea are included at Ottolire Resort. An abundant buffet breakfast is included and served in the indoor or outdoor dining room every day. Gluten-free and lactose-free products are available on request. Room service is available for an extra fee.
All flavorful lunches except 2 on day trips are included
- 1 light lunch on the pool board with Aperol spritz is included on pool / spa day (on the non-excursion day)
- Sandwiches, focaccia, salads, and gourmet frize are available for purchase and served by the pool
- 1 plentiful lunch buffet is included (on non-excursion day)
All flavorful dinners with wine except 2 on day trips are included. 2 dinners will incorporate experiences.
In Italian culture, meals are an important way to connect people and a means to celebrate. Yogidioms is looking forward to celebrating with you as you eat through your experiences! Authentic Italian meals and wine will be served with experiences!
If you have allergies or are a vegetarian, don't worry, just let them know your requirements and they can customize it for you.
The following meals are included:
- Daily breakfasts
- All lunches of variety except 2 on excursion days
- Welcome aperitive and all 3 dinners of variety except 2 on excursion days
- Wine with included dinners and wine tasting
- Prosecco and wine with a cooking class
The following meals are included:
- Breakfast
- Lunch
- Dinner
- Drinks
The following drinks are included:
- Water
- Coffee
- Tea
- Alcoholic beverages
The following dietary requirement(s) are served and/or catered for:
- Vegetarian
- Regular (typically includes meat and fish)
- Other dietary requirements on request
If you have special dietary requirements it's a good idea to communicate it to the organiser when making a reservation
Spa treatments
Spa options will be available in your free time for an extra charge. Options will be provided closer to the yoga holiday.
What's included
- Daily relaxing and rejuvenating yoga/meditation classes
- A wine-tasting experience at a family-owned winery with transportation
- An olive oil tasting experience at a farm with transportation
- An Apulian-style cooking class at Ottolire Resort as a dinner with Prosecco and wine
- 5 nights accommodation
- A welcome drink and rejuvenating spa gift to use while on your stay
- All daily “Italian style” breakfasts at the hotel
- 3 flavorful dinners with wine at the resort
- Selected lunches
- Transportation to Alberobello for a day trip, into the evening, with ample amounts of free time to wander, dine, shop, and lounge
- Transportation to Polignano a mare for a day trip, into the evening, with ample amounts of free time to dine, explore, shop, and lounge
- Access to lots of places at boutique hotels to relax and enjoy the beautiful sun, sunset, and “Trulli” style surroundings
- Private pool access
What's not included
- Upgrade to various room types
- Upgrade to single occupancy available for a premium
- Transportation at arrival and departure (the hotel will quote exact cost dependent on needs when prearranged but approximately 100 euros split transportation between 4 each way to and from the airport)
- Airfare
- Travel and cancellation insurance (always highly recommend)
- City tax
- Any transportation before or after as well as in free time
- 2 dinners (in Alberobello and Polignano a mare)
- 2 lunches (in Alberobello and Polignano a mare)
- Any extra excursions, bike tours, etc, you take or towns you visit
- Any alcohol outside of prearranged wines with dinners, wine with wine tastings, and Prosecco and wine with a cooking class
- Any additional meals, drinks, extra accommodations, or room service in your room
- Any Covid-related tests
- Any extra travel, accommodation, or fees due to Covid if tested positive
How to get there
Recommended Airports
BRI
Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport
65 km
Transfer not provided
BDS
Brindisi – Salento Airport
50 km
Transfer not provided
FCO
Leonardo da Vinci–Fiumicino Airport
443 km
Transfer not provided
Arrival by airplane
Book your flight to arrive at one of the following airports:
- Brindisi – Salento Airport (BDS)
- Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport (BRI)
- Leonardo da Vinci–Fiumicino Airport (FCO)
Airport transfers can be arranged and split between guests at arrival and departure. Once you are booked, they will provide the Masseria with your arrival information and they can arrange with them on arrival for split transportation to the resort. On departure, you can also arrange with the Masseria to travel back to the airport or the next destination.
Departure transportation on check-out day is also not included but depending on your next destination, they can make recommendations for you to easily pre-arrange your departure through the Masseria.
If you prefer to fly into Rome and then take a flight from Rome to Bari, many airlines enable you to purchase your airline ticket to Bari or Brindisi through Rome. You would stop over in Rome and take another flight from Rome to Bari or Brindisi through a partner Airline in Europe. Flying is the fastest option, with budget carriers serving routes into Bari and Brindisi.
Whether you take two flights or a flight and a train, just ensure to allow for enough time to connect. They like to allow one travel day and stay in Rome for one night and then either fly to Bari or Brindisi or take the fast train to Bari. Keep in mind that Bari has more frequent flight options than Brindisi as it is a bigger airport.
Arrival by train
A cost-effective way to travel from Rome to Bari would be by fast train if you prefer to start and or end in Rome. Some guests like to allow one travel day and this is recommended.
Traveling by train is the most straightforward way to reach Puglia from Rome. High-speed trains arrive at the northern capital of Bari in under four hours. With Trenitalia’s direct, high-speed Frecce line connecting the region’s larger cities. Trains leave from Rome’s central Termini station and reach Bari in 4, Brindisi in 5.
Cancellation Policy
- A reservation requires a deposit of 50% of the total price.
- The deposit is non-refundable, if the booking is cancelled.
- The rest of the payment should be paid 30 days before arrival.
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