Yoga and Nature Retreat in Spain's Ordesa National Park

Casa Cuadrau is located in the Ordesa and Monte Perdido National Park, in the Aragonese Pyrenees of northern Spain. The house is ecological and set up for practice: dedicated indoor space for yoga, meditation and movement, plus gardens and terraces looking out at the mountains. Guests stay on site, eat on site, and walk straight out of the door into the park.

A normal day starts with yoga before breakfast — often a hatha or vinyasa session suited to whoever is in the room, from complete beginners to experienced practitioners. Breakfast is homemade, and lunch and dinner are cooked in the house with local and seasonal ingredients. Between meals there's time for a longer hike, a meditative walk in silence, creative work, or simply resting in the garden. The programme varies by week, and themed retreats run through the season — a Zen & Tea retreat, a Yoga, Singing and Nature week, and spring yin yoga sessions among them.

What separates this from a standard yoga holiday is the setting and the way the walks are run. The group heads into the national park on foot, often in silence, through forests and along rivers that guests describe as enchanted. It's not a trekking holiday or a fitness bootcamp; the walking is slow, and the point is paying attention rather than covering distance.

Dani and Katya are hosts as well as teachers, and reviews consistently mention how much individual attention they give. The house is small enough that the group eats together every night. Testimonials from guests in France, Spain and beyond say the same things — that the surroundings are unbeatable, the house is cosy, and the meals are healthy and full of flavour.

The retreat centre also hosts outside groups who want to hire it for their own retreats or courses, but the published weeks are open to individual bookings. If you're booking a themed week, expect a smaller group and a programme built around that theme rather than a generic timetable.

Nobody needs to be fit to come. Yoga sessions are taught to the level of the people in the room, and the walks can be adjusted. That said, you'll get more out of it if you're comfortable on your feet for a few hours in mountain terrain.

What's included

- Accommodation at Casa Cuadrau for the duration of the retreat - Daily yoga and meditation sessions - Guided and meditative walks in Ordesa and Monte Perdido National Park - Home-cooked meals at the house (breakfast, lunch, dinner) - Access to the yoga, meditation and movement spaces - Use of garden and terrace areas - Time with hosts Dani and Katya

What's not included

- Travel to and from Casa Cuadrau - Travel insurance - Personal expenses - Optional massage or additional treatments - Extra drinks or snacks outside the included meals - Personal hiking or yoga equipment