Together Algarve is ideal for couples, but also welcomes solo travelers seeking to reconnect with themselves and others with yoga, adventure, and mindful connection. Stay in comfortable cottages, private for two or semi-private with two rooms, nestled in the heart of nature on an eco-friendly family-run cork tree farm. Each cottage has its own character and charm, all beautifully renovated with creative touches.

Enjoy daily integrative yoga, nourishing meals, lakeside relaxation, and guided activities including hiking, mountain biking, kayaking, surfing, and village exploration. Powered by solar energy, with careful water use and recycling, the retreat offers a restorative escape in nature—close to the sea, yet hidden from mainstream tourism.

Retreat Highlights:

• • Integrated Yoga: Daily yoga sessions blending movement, breath, meditation, and restorative practices, twice daily.
  • Adventure & Exploration: Guided hikes, mountain biking to beaches and cafés, surfing lessons, and kayaking on the lake.
  • Nature & Relaxation: Bird watching, stargazing, lakeside moments, and meditative walks.
  • Leisure & Mindfulness: Hammock reading, village walks, and evening fireside gatherings.

Guided by Natasha who draws from her experience as a yoga therapist and holistic coach, and Hans, a senior yoga teacher, athlete, and food coach.

Expanded activities program

• Integrated Yoga Program:
  Experience daily yoga with a certified yoga therapist, blending asanas, pranayama, meditation, and restorative practices tailored to your individual needs. These intentional practices include yoga philosophy and holistic systems for personal growth, with focus on relationships, and insight integration.
  Evenings include held circles for ‘Meaningful Conversation’ with prompts and facilitation.
• Guided Hikes, Cycling & Adventure:
  Discover Algarve’s hills, hidden trails, and coastline with Hans and our local host guide.
  Choose from scenic hikes, cycling adventures, mountain biking to secluded beaches and charming cafés, or try a surfing lesson at nearby shores.
• Nature Immersion:
  Reconnect with nature through bird watching, stargazing, tending the vegetable garden, lakeside moments, and the peaceful rhythms of country life.
• Leisure & Mindfulness:
  Unwind in hammocks with a good book, explore nearby villages, or gather around the evening fireside for meaningful conversations with focused discussion in a held space. Embrace slow living and mindful connection daily.

Accommodation & Shared Spaces

Cottages and rooms are thoughtfully placed throughout the cork oak forest, each with its own character, views, and sense of privacy. Spaces are bright, cozy, and deeply connected to the surrounding landscape.

• Lounge: Fireplace, books, writing corners, games, and quiet afternoon tea moments

• Dining Areas: Candlelit dinners, breakfast in the sun, wood-fired pizza nights, seafood barbecues, and paella under the stars

• Games & Relaxation Areas: Table tennis, dancing, hammocks, and open space to unwind

• Water & Swimming: A large spring-fed lake with paddle boards, kayaking, zip lines, a jetty, and refreshing swims

• Outdoor African Showers: Cottages have private, indoor showers. There are also secluded, tree-hidden showers overlooking the river for a truly immersive nature experience

Accommodation options include family cottages, double and twin rooms, and single rooms.

Pricing is all inclusive
Prices (all inclusive BTW) include seven nights, all meals, yoga, workshops, nearby hikes, transport to the nearby seashore (15 minutes) and to and from the airport (one-hour’s drive).  Early Bird prices available up until 28 February 2026

Food & Shared Meals

Food is at the heart of the retreat experience, with Violeta’s kitchen as its warm and lively center. Drawing on her years of cooking experience, Violeta creates nourishing, home-cooked meals inspired by fresh produce from the vegetable garden and local markets.

Her cooking is simple, flavorful, and made with care. The kitchen is often filled with delicious aromas, conversation, and laughter, and guests are always welcome to pop in for a chat while meals are prepared.  Gathering together to eat is a meaningful part of retreat life—shared picnics, al fresco balcony meals, and fireside dinners.
All dietary requirements are thoughtfully catered for, ensuring everyone feels nourished and included.

We’ve already visited and spent an week at this beautiful location and know what a jewel it is. Nestling in the hillside, surrounded by cork trees of character, birdlife, and terrapins swim in the lake at the farmstead. Here are some more images for you to have a glimpse of our experience. 

The Land & Setting

Set on a tranquil 150-acre cork farm near the village of Pedralva, the retreat location is surrounded by rivers, gardens, cork oak forests, orchards, and hills, all within the protected Cape St. Vincent Natural Park. The sea is close, yet the land feels wonderfully remote—hidden from mainstream tourism and rich in natural beauty.

Fruit trees planted decades ago still flourish, the vegetable garden is abundant, and walking trails weave through forests and along waterways.

Why This Place | Off-Grid, Sustainable Living

Living off-grid in southwest Portugal is a conscious choice—to live closer to nature, tread more lightly on the earth, and reconnect with simpler rhythms of life. Sustainability at the retreat center isn’t a compromise; it’s an invitation to experience nature in a purer, more meaningful way. All comfort and mod cons are still experienced within this framework. WiFi is freely accessible in the spacious community rooms.

Solar energy powers the farm, water is treated as the precious resource it is, and recycling is part of daily life. Guests are gently encouraged to see these practices not as inconveniences, but as part of the retreat experience—an opportunity to let go of habits, slow down, and explore new ways of living that support the planet.

This mindful approach allows you to enjoy your retreat with comfort, nourishing food, and adventure—while knowing your stay has a lighter environmental footprint.