Activities and excursions
Make your yoga holiday into an activity holiday by enjoying one or more of the many activity options available. On your arrival a full weekly program is given with a list of optional activities available.
 Horse riding |
 Swimming |
 Trekking |
 Cycling |
 Climbing |
 Salsa |
 Skiing |
 Italian Classes |
 Olive Picking |
 Excursions |
Horse riding
Available at several stables near Casperia with a selection of horses, rides and treks in the surrounding Sabina hills and countryside. The riding is suitable for beginners and advanced riders. From €30.
Swimming pools and wild streams with waterfalls
Guests can go swimming all year round in the thermal baths at Viterbo or in the wild hot springs. An open-air pool in a private tennis club in Casperia is available from June to September. This pool is set in a beautiful location and can be reached on foot from the village, by bicycle or by our free shuttle bus. There is a small fee for entrance.
Other open-air pools (varying in size and location) surrounded by countryside and mountains can be easily reached by car from Casperia.
It is also possible to bathe in wild streams which run between mountains and valleys, where you can immerse yourself in the nature of the Sabina area.
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Mountain walking and trekking
As part of your holiday a free guided walk is offered every Sunday. The Sabina mountains (1200 meters) surrounding Casperia, rich in flora and fauna, are rarely visited by walkers and offer astonishing trekking and scenery. On your arrival recommended walking routes will be given and maps provided.
Cycling
We highly recommend doing some cycling during your holiday in Sabina. We offer free use of bikes, including a mixture of racers, explorers, mountain bikes and even a tandem!
We provide detailed maps of the area, as well as advice on interesting natural and historic sites to visit. There is a choice of routes, across quiet and low-traffic, hilly or mountain roads with spectacular scenery.
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Cycling is a great way to see the location; it gives you time to take in the views and discover the countryside, breathe in the fresh air and taste the scents. There is no hurry on a bicycle; you can just go at your own pace enjoying the views and feeling free to stop, say, at a beautiful field full of poppies, wild flowers and ancient olive trees in the springtime and have a picnic, or maybe cycle your way to a hilltop castle and have a wonderful traditional Italian lunch at a local trattoria, eating delicious local organic ingredients such as fresh hand-picked tomatoes, freshly-picked basil, mozzarella and more. It's a great way of meeting the local people too. Even in high summer when it tends to get hotter, you can cycle to wild streams and waterfalls and reward your effort by diving into in the fresh, cool, clean water of these beautiful natural sites. |
Salsa dancing
New for this year, we are offering Salsa classes with a professional instructor - Stefano - for those who would like to learn to dance, or who are already familiar with Salsa. The classes take place in the evenings and can be booked during your holiday
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Olive picking
Join in with olive-picking in late October and November and experience the unique taste of freshly-pressed biological extra virgin olive oil.
Sunflower Retreats can introduce you to local producers with whom you can pick olives and watch the milling process right through to getting your very own fresh extra virgin oil. No fancy labels; just real, genuine, honest produce by small local producers.
Fresh biological extra virgin olive oil can be also bought all-year-round from the local producers for about €8 - €10 per litre.
There is also an enoteca inside the walls of the village, open some evenings, which offers olive oil tasting opportunities for people who would like to try some varieties of the excellent Sabina olive oil.
Climbing
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Climbing is very popular in the Sabina mountains. Bring your own climbing equipment. |
Watercolour Painting
Enjoy an art class with us and tap into your creative self in Italy.
Watercolour painting lessons are with Giovanna Somai - a local artist and interior decorator who speaks English. Casperia is rich in history and the beauty of nature, the Sabina area being an ideal setting to learn about water colour painting. The classes are held outdoors, in Casperia's streets or the beautiful countryside surrounding the village.
Classes are suitable for beginners and those with more experience. Watercolour art classes are two hours in duration and can be booked at breakfast time. Prices are €70 for one-to-one classes or €50 per person in groups, including painting materials (paper, colours and brushes)
Skiing
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Available on request for a minimum of 5 people, from December to the end of March. |
Italian lessons
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We offer language classes with a fully bilingual mother-tongue Italian teacher. Price: from €15-per-student. |
Excursions
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Local excursions to historic sites, ancient villages, rivers and nature sites, abbeys, St. Francis' hermitages and thermal baths can be organised. We also arrange day-long excursions to Orvieto and Assisi. These will visit the main historic and artistic attractions of each town or city with a private driver. Prices for activities and excursions Trips are arranged each week, depending on weather conditions and customers' requests. Prices range from €6 to €40 per person. |
Independent day trips to Rome, the Eternal City
Our location makes it easy to travel to Rome and back by public transport for an exciting day at the shops and monuments... amongst them, the Colosseum, Trevi Fountain, Pantheon - the spiritual heart of Rome - St Peter's and the Vatican Museums.
Our Eco-Ethos
Within the village and surrounding area of Casperia, we take great care in our recommendations of the companies we introduce to you, in that they also enhance the holistic lifestyle which you would expect to find in a yoga retreat. Sunflower Retreats incorporates eco-tourism and as such, it is our policy not to recommend companies outside this ethos or companies that may deter your healing experience whilst staying at Sunflower Retreats.
