Tuscany Wellness Retreat: Yoga, Hiking & Detox in Italy

The retreat runs for seven nights (eight days from airport pickup to departure) at a family-run country estate in a remote stretch of Tuscany. The estate centres on an 800-year-old farmhouse that has been renovated recently — the rooms keep their Tuscan bones but have modern, sleek bathrooms. There are twelve guestrooms in total, a spacious air-conditioned yoga room with large skylights, a small gym with cardio machines and free weights, and a wide terrace for outdoor dining overlooking the courtyard and gardens. Beyond the pool there's a petanque court and a beach-volleyball court, plus shaded sitting areas and a large hammock for the afternoons.

The daily rhythm is set: 07:45 herbal teas, 08:00 energising yoga or an optional run/walk/jog, 09:00 breakfast, 10:45 group fitness training, 13:00 lunch (often with a nutrition talk), a 16:00 snack, 16:30 more fitness training, 17:30 restorative yoga, 19:30 dinner. Two mornings are given over to guided hikes of three to four hours — one on day three and a longer one on day six — and on those days the second fitness and yoga sessions move to the afternoon. Midweek there's a private one-to-one nutrition consultation and a cooking demonstration, and two deep tissue massages are scheduled into the week at 16:30.

What separates this from other Italian yoga-and-fitness weeks is the level of one-to-one attention built into the price. You fill in a pre-retreat questionnaire and get pre-retreat detox advice before you fly, then a full nutritional consultation with a personalised recommendations report while you're there, plus a personal training session. The team — including a nutritionist and specialist chef — is on site throughout rather than flying in for a class and leaving, and the property is exclusive to the group for the week.

Food is a big part of it. The nutritionist and chef work together on a menu that uses locally produced and organic ingredients where possible, and it isn't a punishment diet — breakfast might be bircher muesli pots with mango, roughly chopped hard boiled eggs with herbs and capers, flaxseed bread and an orange and fennel juice; lunch a zesty stuffed chicken breast with brown rice, white bean salad with fennel and courgettes and a citrus dressing; dinner a gazpacho followed by herb and seed crusted baked salmon with baked stuffed tomatoes and asparagus. Water and herbal teas are unlimited all day.

Practically, the retreat is fully inclusive once you've paid — meals, all classes, massages, the consultation and the cooking demo are covered, so you're not reaching for your wallet during the week. Transfers for the recommended flights are subsidised rather than free, and the hotel's laundry service is charged separately. The operator, in:spa, is owned by The Healthy Holiday Company Ltd and bookings are covered by ATOL and PTS financial protection, with an ATOL Certificate issued on payment.

What's included

- Pre-retreat detox advice - Pre-retreat questionnaire to tailor your schedule - Ensuite accommodation - Arrival presentation and talk by the team and nutritionist briefing - 3 meals daily of gourmet detox cuisine with snacks and green juices - 1-to-1 nutritional consultation with personalised recommendations report - 2 daily yoga classes (afternoon only on hike days) - 2 guided morning hikes - 2 daily fitness classes (afternoon only on hike days) - 2 deep tissue massages - 1 personal training session - 1 cooking demo and online recipes - Unlimited water and herbal teas - Constant access to the expert team - Subsidised airport transfers for recommended flights

What's not included

- International flights - Travel insurance - Laundry service (charged by the hotel) - Personal expenses - Airport transfers outside the recommended flights - Any additional treatments or massages beyond the two included