Arrive into Turin by 2pm. Benvenuto in Italia!

Transfer into town from the airport, or stroll across the street from the main train station, and drop your bags off at your Turin home

Explore this extremely walkable city or check-in and rest

Head to the rooftop for a local aperitivo and group meet and greets!

Enjoy a proper welcome to Italy with a local and home-cooked meal

• Discover a Piedmontese welcome in a local home and a delicious dinner (depending on group size)

Drive back to the hotel for a good night’s sleep and luxury welcome to your Italy yoga retreat adventure

Check out and explore Turin on foot before heading into the countryside

• Discover Turin’s 2,000 year old history and beautiful architecture

• End the morning stroll at an artisanal chocolatier’s workshop: learn the family traditions of chocolate making capped off by a scrumptious tasting

Satisfy your hunger with a local specialty of your choice at the Centrale food market

Depart Turin for the countryside and a special stop at Turin’s own Martini & Rossi

• See the birthplace of a brand and explore Martini & Rossi’s history

• Enjoy a private mixology class with apertivo experts at Martini’s Bar Academy

Head to the Roero  enjoying the gorgeous countryside along the way

Settle into your country home and relax among the vines

Tonight is night one of your private chef and villa deliciousness

Morning yoga with breakfast to follow

Get to know the Roero under your own steam (sort of) as you e-bike the hills and vineyards

• E-bike to Monteu Roero’s small village center for a refresher and a look at the  stunning medieval church of San Bernardino

• Hop back on your bikes and pedal to a local vineyard for a unique birbet and seasonal fruit tasting

Enjoy a lunch at leisure, and strolling, through the charming streets of Canale

Head ‘home’ with time to relax 

Walk down to the outdoor yoga shala for this evening’s class

Enjoy a local specialty cooking class with our private chef at the villa and a night at home

Greet the morning with yoga and a delicious breakfast

Drive to the charming city of Bra for some free time strolling, shopping or simply people-watching

• Bra has something for everyone, including a spice shop like you’ve never seen, and is the birthplace of the Slow Food movement

Enjoy lunch in town and a deeper understanding of a food system that is “good, clean and fair”

Head to Pollenzo for a deeper knowledge, and taste, of this worldwide movement

• Meet up with a representative of the University of Taste (aka the University of Gastronomic Sciences)

• Stroll through time and the vineyards of Italy as you explore the Bank of Wine in the cellars of the University

Head home to the Roero  

Freshen up and head out for a walk to a local family run restaurant with a history stretching back through the centuries

Enjoy a later morning yoga class among the olive trees followed by  breakfast in the villa

This morning will be yours to relax and enjoy at your leisure – swim, book a massage or relax your way

Lunch today at the villa

This afternoon you’ll head to a winery with delicious vintages and multiple generations of passion in the vines for a tour of the cellars and a guided tasting

Head back ‘home’ for a special treat – enjoy a pizza based dinner with a local Pizzaiolo

Morning yoga and breakfast at the villa

Head to the ancient town of Alba for some free exploration and strolling

• This beautiful town played home to history for centuries as a stopping point for the crusades

• The ancient and the modern combine as you stroll the town that gave birth to Nutella (and still plays host to a Nutella factory)

• During certain months in the fall you can experience the world-renowned truffle fair that takes place in Alba’s town square

Enjoy lunch on your own today and wherever you please within the town of Alba

Drive back to your villa and an afternoon yoga session

Freshen up and head down the road for a special dinner at a small family-run winery and restaurant with stunning views over the Langhe Roero’s hills and vineyards

Slightly later morning yoga and breakfast this morning

Lace up a pair of old shoes and head out to the hills as you channel your inner shepherd

• A wonderful goat shepherd will allow us to drive his goats (don’t worry, his trusting herding hounds will help) into their pen for milking

• The goat’s milk will be used to create the delicious cheese that, after a bit of work, you’ll have a chance to taste and enjoy

Head home to wash up and enjoy a lunch of light sandwiches, snacks, hazelnuts from local trees and fresh honey

Come together after a rest for a final yoga session in the gorgeous Italian countryside

Tuck into a delicious final meal in the Roero and a special send off to the week

Wake up to breakfast and pack for the transfer back to Turin for a flight home or train off to further European adventures

There will be two transfers back to the city and, depending on your flight time, you can take off or head back to explore a second visit to Turin

Grazie per aver visitato l’Italia!