Danena Sicily

Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful. An utterly lovely hostess, her and Danena are such a perfect fit together. My room was outstanding. The bed comfortable, nice towels, incredibly peaceful.

The trip was well planned, well organized, well put together. The yoga was great it was not just about going through the motions, but always a full body-and-mind experience with all senses involved. Even for me, with a million thoughts constantly going through my head, it was quicker and quicker each session to drop all that and be in the experience of yoga. Both for hard work morning sessions and meditative evening sessions. I loved it. The program was perfect. The yoga session lengths were perfect.

The food was beautiful, fun, super tasty, and inspiring. I loved that everything was so local and how fresh everything was and tasted. The tomatoes and eggs (not even comparable to London ones) and the peaches and the incredibly good prickly pears. I loved the salad with seafood. I loved all the soups, the cheeses, the pastas. Pretty much every single thing!

Thank you, Danena Sicily, for an amazing week. And, on top of you all having set up a great retreat trip, an amazing and incredibly inspiring group of people. I consider myself very lucky to have gotten to spend time with and get to know you!

My retreat experience at Danena was wonderful, not only because of the outstanding yoga teaching but because the location itself was so beautiful, with everything, from the food (amazing) to the communications (a gentle bell rung to announce meal times), designed with great attention to detail. The masseria manages to maintain its traditional rustic feel without being at all basic. The meals designed for our retreat were healthy, delicious, and prepared with the utmost care. The host, Renata, was one of a kind, managing to be present and available without imposing on the sensibility of our yoga teacher’s personal aims for the retreat. The pool is one of the nicest I have swum in anywhere, with no chlorine and a stunning infinity view. I am already looking forward to an opportunity to return!

Danena Sicily is a lovely spot, I did not want to leave. The ambiance was really relaxed, the accommodation was comfortable, and the food was fantastic. I also loved the swimming pool. Renata made me feel really welcome and it was great to have her local insight into the area. I had a great week, I am really pleased I came along last minute. Thanks for a great week.