Villa Tranberg Yoga and Knitting Retreat 2025
Unforgettable relaxing time
Take a break and enjoy the beautiful autumn in the Algarve. With very mild temperatures it is a beautiful time to relax, enjoy and explore what this part of Portugal has to offer. Villa Tranberg's yoga and knitting retreat combines various activities to make you feel cozy and welcome. While enjoying the benefits of yoga and the relaxing effect of knitting, you will also be able to visit local sites, enjoy the local food and wines. The Villa has only two suites, which makes our retreats very intimate and comfortable. Ideal for friends or family sharing a suite for 2 people.
Why should I join a yoga and knitting retreat:
One of a kind, this retreat unifies two complementing activities for health and wellbeing. Both yoga and knitting are relaxing and excellent to help you focus. While yoga helps you to stay active and flexible, knitting works your creativity side and your senses: touching the textures of the yarn, the different colours and the sense of accomplishment by finishing a beautiful unique piece.
By joining these 4 nights break you will:
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unplug, slowdown and get back in touch with nature
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feel relaxed and refreshed
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find inner peace and emotional resilience
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learn physical postures that are adequate for your level
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take a break from busy life with people that enjoy the same activities as you
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get inspiration for your knitting projects
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find beautiful yarn, produced with new eco-friendly technologies and fibers, like milk fiber, baby camel and bamboo
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experience the Algarve with the locals
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enjoy life with food and drinks, music, exercise, colours, nature, and relaxation.
The yoga classes and the knitting projects are adaptable and suitable to everyone. Before arrival, we will contact you to understand you diet requirements as well as your level both in yoga and knitting, and organise everything so that you enjoy the best experience with us. Knitting project and yoga classes will be tailored to your skills and level.
What is included in your retreat
Accommodation and meals:
4 nights accommodation in Villa Tranberg with all meals included. The suites are for two people sharing in a twin set bedroom. Each suite includes twin set bedroom, private lounge and private bathroom. In the suites you will find, free mini bar, tea and coffee facilities, fruit, Rituals toiletries, bath robes, slippers, bath and pool towels, as well as wifi and TV with streaming options.
Knitting:
At your arrival you will find a suprise knitting project, appropriate to your skill level, with all that you need to complete a beautiful item. You will have a 4 days just for yourself to enjoy and relax in your favourite spot in the Villa, while knitting along your garment. The Villa also has a yarn store with quality Scandinavian and Portuguese yarn with plenty inspiration for your future projects. Gabriela is an experienced knitter, providing workshops around the Algarve and she will be available to assist you in your knitting topics.
Yoga:
An excellent complement to knitting, will keep you moving during the retreat days. With yoga classes that are tailored specially for knitters and can be done by anyone. Yoga classes in the Villa are fun, not very formal and tailored to the students level.
Wine tasting:
You probably know that wine traditions in Portugal are ancient. What you might not know is that Algarve is also a wine region with plenty of excellent quality wine. During you stay you will be visiting one of the near by wine farms. You will be guided through the wine making process, experience their produce and learn about the different types of wine in the region.
Site seeing tour to Silves:
You will be able to visit Silves, the ancient capital of the Algarve during the Moorish era (9-12th century). Away from the main costal attraction, Silves in a charming city, with its beautiful Castle on top of the hill, the river below and its maze type streets making it a worth afternoon trip.
Fado and tapas evening:
Fado is the Portuguese traditional music. Mournful, beautiful and haunting ballads about lost sailors, broken hearts and bittersweet romance are part of Portuguese culture. Combine the beautiful voices with nice food and you have a typical traditional night out.
Day 3 - Saturday 25 October
8:30 a.m. - Yoga
9:45 a.m. - Breakfast
11:00 a.m. - Knitting workshop
2 p.m. - Lunch
3 p.m. - Wine tasting
8 p.m. - Dinner
Day 4 - Sunday 26 October
8:30 a.m. - Yoga
9:45 a.m. - Breakfast
11:00 a.m. - Knitting workshop
2 p.m. - Lunch
3 p.m. - Silves time out
8 p.m. - Dinner
Day 5 - Monday 27 October
9:00 a.m. - Breakfast
Retreat Food
Meals in the Villa are organised between breakfast, light lunch and dinner. You will also find in your suite a basket with fruit, tea, coffee, soft drinks, water and wine.
We use as much as possible our own and local produce, and we cook varied food including all food types. We try to keep a healthy balance between nutrition and pleasure and our menus are created with both in mind.
We cater for allergies, intolerances and dislikes, please just let us know when you book, so we can have everything organised when you arrive.
Dates and Extensions
If you find the ideal flights and they don't match these retreat dates you can always extend you stay. For a special price of 180€ per night, you will enjoy accommodation and meals extending your stay up to one week.
If you can assure full occupancy of the two suites (4 participants), we can also replicate this retreat at any other date of your liking during the months of November till March. For couples, where usually one partner does not knit we can organise substitute activities.