Yoga, Pilates & Hiking Retreat in Menorca's Countryside

Each day at Es Bec starts between 8am and 10am with meditation and pranayama to clear the head, then a dynamic yoga or pilates class to wake the body up. A swim follows, and then brunch at 10:30am — a buffet built from local ingredients. From 11am to 1pm the schedule opens up entirely: pool, sun loungers, reading, sleeping. At 1pm the group either heads out for a guided hike across the Menorcan coastline or decamps to a beach for the afternoon. At 6pm everyone regroups for a stretch or restorative yoga class, dinner is served at 7:30pm, and the evening finishes with an optional film night, a wine-tasting session, or quiet time in the house.

The villa itself is the reason this retreat feels less like a hotel stay and more like borrowing a very good house in the Spanish countryside. Es Bec d'Aguila was a family estate before it was converted, and the renovation kept the classical Minorcan bones — colour, light, panoramic countryside views from nearly every room. There are eleven bedrooms, each with a king-sized double bed and a private bathroom, plus a shared dorm option for anyone watching the budget. The pool sits beside a landscaped garden with sofas and an outdoor kitchen, and there's a dedicated yoga studio on site for the daily classes.

What separates this from a generic Mediterranean yoga week is the sheer amount of land. Sixty hectares means you can walk for an hour and see nobody. It's ten minutes to the nearest beach and central enough that both the hills and the coast are reachable in a day. The guided hikes are a real part of the programme, not an afterthought — the island's Camí de Cavalls paths and the limestone ravines around Es Migjorn are worth the trip on their own.

Teaching rotates by date. Georgia Patterson leads the September 2026 yoga/pilates week (now sold out), Becky Uden takes the October 2026 pilates, yin and restorative yoga week, and Chloe Baio leads the September 2027 yoga/pilates/meditation week. Each teacher brings their own emphasis — Uden's dates lean more heavily on yin and restorative work, Baio's on alignment-led vinyasa — so it's worth checking which week suits you before booking.

The food is a proper draw. A private chef cooks every day, brunch is buffet-style and locally sourced, and dinners are sit-down group meals. Dietary requirements are handled if you flag them at booking. Guests arrive from 5pm on day one and leave from 10am on the final day, with the airport only 20 minutes away — transfers run about €25 each way.

What's included

- 5 nights' accommodation at Es Bec d'Aguila finca - Morning meditation and breathwork sessions - Daily morning yoga classes - Daily morning pilates classes - Evening restorative and stretch classes - Guided coastal and countryside hikes - All meals prepared by a private chef - Buffet brunch with locally sourced ingredients - Evening dinners - Evening activities including cinema screenings and music nights - Use of pool, gardens, yoga studio and grounds

What's not included

- Flights to and from Menorca - Airport transfers (approx. €25 each way) - Travel insurance - Massages and 1-to-1 private treatments - Optional boat day trip - Wine with meals where not part of an organised tasting - Personal expenses and souvenirs