Make your retreat or yoga holiday into an activity holiday

You will have the option of making your Sunflower Retreats Holidays retreat or yoga holiday into an activity holiday by selecting one or more of the many activity options available.

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 fresh water 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 or by bicycle. Transport can be arranged for a small fee. 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 within the nature of the Sabina area.

The local pool is a mile and a half from Casperia village, the streams and other pools are around 8 miles away. To reach them you can cycle; otherwise transport can be provided for a small fee.

There is a nominal entrance fee for the local swimming pools.

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. Walks can be recommended 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.

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.

Cooking classes

Classes are organised in a local cooking school, Gusto Borgo, situated in a lovely countryside setting just outside Casperia.

Fresh organic products from the garden of the school's own agriturismo restaurant are used. The classes, with a trained teacher from Rome (whose husband is from Casperia) last 4 hours and dinner is served afterwards, al fresco. Everyone attending the cooking class is given a Certificate of Attendance from the registered Italian cooking school.
Price: from €70-per-person, including the lessons, dinner and drinks.

Climbing

Climbing is very popular in the Sabina mountains. Bring your own climbing equipment.

Skiing

Available on request for a minimum of 5 people, from December to the end of March.

Local excursions

Local excursions to historic sites, ancient villages, rivers and nature sites, abbeys, St. Francis' hermitages and thermal baths can be organised.

Day excursions

We can arrange day excursions to Orvieto, Assisi, etc. These will visit the main historic and artistic attractions of each town or city with a private driver.

Italian lessons

We offer language classes with a fully bilingual mother-tongue Italian teacher.
Price: from €15-per-student.

Excursion prices

Trips are arranged each week, depending on weather conditions and customers' requests. Prices range from €8 to €40 per person.

The all-day excursions to the thermal baths and wild hot sulphur springs cost from €40 per person including the entrance fee to spa, visit to the springs, and transport.