DORILLI, Vittoria

Luxury Yoga Retreat
w/ Planeta Winery & Alexandra Meffert

Open to book! 2026

RETREAT FOR THE SENSES
@ Dorilli, Sicily
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TOWARDS A NEW DEFINITION OF LUXURY

Real luxury is nature.
Being able to eat fresh and sunriped produce, without addatives and conservatives,
experience the tranquility and vitality of nature.

Dorilli yoga retreat in cooperation with Planeta Winery focuses on nature, traditional crafts, such as wine making and growing food, and discovering the local environment. 

It is designed to be in an intimate and familiar environment. With only 7 rooms, we will be a small group of people (7-14), where everyone can get to know each other, laugh a lot, have fun, and at the same time have the space to relax and retreat. There will also be enough time for you to deepen what we learn and discover.

The Dorilli retreat includes:

  • 2 daily yoga/workshop sessions w/ Alexandra Meffert

  • daily morning meditation session 

  • 4 nights at Dorilli Planeta Estate

  • all meals, including one elaborate, multiple-course dinner

  • snacks

  • Planeta wine tasting in Buonivini winery near Noto (incl. transfer)

  • an evening of cooking your own authentic Sicilian-Italian pizza 

  • use of yoga equipement

  • use of the pool

  • a special goodie bag

  • optional personal coaching session for an extended learning experience

    and it can be added: a visit to Caltagirone’s most famous ceramic artists

Spend your stay combining the best of yoga and wine, food and nature -
connecting back with nature to relax, to enjoy

book May 22-26 2024

Dorilli, Vittoria

Vittoria is one of those places full of history and the long agricultural tradition of the Planeta family; even their ancestors disagreed about whether it would be better to cultivate vines there or around Menfi. They learnt from children to recognise the aroma of Cerasuolo di Vittoria, thus it was natural to travel along the island’s southern coast to produce it here, in its own great country. The Dorilli estate was established by renovating the big country house which stood at the centre of an ancient landholding; the Planeta family replanted the vines which had not been grown there for a long time, restored the winery and the large rooms which are now reserved for hospitality. With its typical Liberty style, the whole estate now expresses the fascination of great elegance together with the unmistakable atmosphere of an old country house.

Pink building with green doors and windows, tall palm trees, and a small fountain with a sculpture of a person and frog in a garden area.
Pink stucco building with green double doors, two black metal chairs on a wooden porch, surrounded by green foliage and tree shadows.
Top view of a bathroom floor with black and gray tiles, a red Persian-style rug, and a patterned cushioned bench with white towels, one of which is embroidered with the word 'Deluxe'.
Vineyard with rows of green grapevines supported by trellises, under a clear blue sky, with trees in the background.

The Schedule

A vineyard with green grapevines in rows, with buildings and trees in the background under a partly cloudy sky.

Day 1 - Arrival day

5:30pm Coming together: introduction to the retreat, getting to know each other
6pm Breath-movement-meditation
6:30-7:30pm Soft Breath-Body-connecting yoga & movement session
8pm Dinner

A woman practicing yoga indoors, kneeling on a mat in a lunge position with one hand reaching towards the ceiling, facing a large window showing an outdoor scene with trees. The room has dark walls, floral curtains, and a wooden floor, with a lamp and a painting on the walls.

Day 2

8am morning meditation
8:30 - 10am breakfast
10:15am Chat
10:30-11:45am Clean & clear Yoga Session
12:15 – 1:30pm Light lunch
Relax time or optional activity: Caltagirone, visit to the Ceramiche Alessi laboratory *
6:30-7:30pm Relaxing Yoga
8pm light Dinner

* (3 weeks before the retreat I will ask around to book the optional trips)

A glass of red wine with a group of people blurred in the background at an outdoor gathering, and a pizza with various toppings including tomatoes and olives in the foreground.

Day 3

8am morning meditation
8:30 - 10am breakfast
10:30 – 12:30am workshop “Finding Ease”
1 – 2pm Lunch
Relax time or optional afternoon activities*
4:30-5:30pm Relax Yoga
6pm Aperitif & Pizza making dinner

*Extra yoga Q&A or workshop on a topic of the groups choice.

A bunch of dark purple grapes hanging from a vine with green leaves in a vineyard during daytime.

Day 4 @ Buonivini, Noto

8am morning meditation
8:30 - 10am breakfast
10:30-11:15am Core Yoga
12:45-4:30pm Lunch & Planeta wine tasting
6-7:30pm Gentle Yoga & discussion group
20:00 Light dinner

A suburban neighborhood landscape with green shrubbery, palm trees, and houses with terracotta roofs under a clear sky.

Day 5 - Departure Day

8am morning meditation
8:30 - 10am breakfast

The Movement Approach

Person performing a yoga pose on a black yoga mat on a tiled floor, wearing a pink top.

HOLISTIC MOVEMENT, MINDFULNESS & YOGA is the best approach to wellbeing, breath and movement teachings that you can imagine for a retreat.

For this retreat, as the focus is to connect with the environment, the classes and workshop are designed to school your awareness and reconnect to the discovery of the feel-good feeling inside of you. This is a super powerful tool and guide you can foster, that also leads you to making great choices in life, such as choosing foods that nourish you, but also puts a lot of appreciation to the idea of joy and enjoyement - as one experiences with tasting great wine.

I will offer morning meditation sessions, and we will have 2 daily yoga sessions, consisting of classes and a workshop, Light Space Movement style. There will be extra time on Friday afternoon for an extra yoga session, Q&As, or a workshop on request, if questions or topics arrise throught this retreat.

THE SPACE

They have renovated the old country side house constisting of several buildings, respecting their style and character to keep its idenity of a noble country residence, which allows for the experience to stay in a space immersed by the vineyards - a real oasis of peace.

Open-concept kitchen and dining area with wooden beams, a long wooden dining table with multiple chairs, a vintage wooden cabinet, and a staircase railing overlooking a lower level with small tables and chairs, and decorative plants.
A cozy kitchen with a marble countertop island, wooden chairs, open shelving with dishes and utensils, a black stove, and a window with a view of greenery outside.
A cozy interior with a fireplace, surrounded by vintage and modern furniture, and mounted horse saddles on the wall.
A rustic interior with a vintage metal wall clock, a blue painted wall, a patterned upholstered bench with wooden legs, a textured beige and blue wall, a concrete floor, and a semi-recessed round opening in the wall.
Interior view of a wine cellar with large wooden wine tanks, stone flooring, and an open door leading to a sunny courtyard with a green door and pink wall.

THE ROOMS

All rooms have their own unique differences, decorated and designed with a lot of care and come with their own bathrooms. Rooms can be booked as single or double use.

A rustic bedroom with orange walls and green shutters on the window, featuring a wooden bed with a patterned bedspread, a bedside table with a lamp, and a mirror above a small sink in the background.
A cozy living room with a white couches adorned with pillows, a wooden chair, and a patterned ottoman in front of a Persian-style rug. There is a wall-mounted lamp casting warm light, and three framed bird illustrations on the wall. A doorway with green trim leads to another room.
A bedroom with a wooden four-poster bed, a desk with a small television on it, and a window with green shutters.
Two twin beds with striped bedding and metal headboards are separated by a small round wooden bedside table with a lamp on it. The room has a beige wall with a stone accent behind the beds, viewed through the green painted doorway.

Food & Wine

The wines of Dorilli are three special examples from this territory of strong and recognisable identity, where we have worked with other producers in a very co-operative relationship to enable the Cerasuolo di Vittoria to obtain the denomination of DOCG, the first and only in Sicily. Today we produce a single variety Frappato here, in order to explore as far as possible the potential of this indigenous vine, as well as a Cerasuolo di Vittoria and a Cerasuolo di Vittoria Classico, which differ in the composition of the blend and the process of vinification.

Three metal cooking pots hanging on a kitchen rack with utensils below. The shelf above has bottles of wine and a wooden box labeled 'PLANETA.' A large circular hole is in the ceiling above the shelf.
A bottle of red wine, a glass of red wine, some cheese, and grapes on a wooden table outdoors, with trees and a clear sky in the background.
A glass of red wine on a table in the foreground with a group of people gathered around a table in the background at an outdoor setting in the evening.
A bottle of red wine surrounded by small bowls containing different spice powders and seeds on a white marble surface.

Treat yourself!

To book your retreat, click the link below or write me an email !

book

  • 4 nights at Dorilli, Planeta Estate

    All meals (incl. Planeta wine), plus snacks & refreshments throughout the day, incl. a welcome drink at arrival and dinner the arrival day

    Yoga & mindful movement sessions!
    all morning walks & meditation excersises, daily yoga classes & a workshop

    1 Pizza cooking class (incl. 2 Planeta wines)

    1 Planeta wine tasting in Buonivini, Noto, incl transfer

    Use of Yoga Equipment


    a goodiebag for everyone



  • Airfare

    Individual Travel Insurance (I highly recommend taking one. I can assist you on that too)

    other additional activities, such as tours, bike rental, etc.

    an airport transfer, as some people prefer to arrive individually by rental cor. I am happy to assist and organize your trasnfer service. Often, you can share it with other retreat participants

    rental car (it is also always possible to arrive with a rental car. there are enough parking spaces available)

    Additional wines during the day or at meals

  • Rooms come with various bed types (5 rooms w/ 1 king sized, 1 room w/ 2 queen sized or 1 room w/ 1 indian style bed), but can be booked as single or double rooms. All rooms have their own bathroom.

    Retreat package prices:

    Regular:

    Single room: 2.425EUR
    Package for 2: 3.590EUR (1.795EUR p.p.)

    Early Bird until Feb. 1st:

    Single room: 2.182,50EUR
    Package for 2: 3.231 EUR (€ 1.615,50 p.p.)

  • Cantina Dorilli - SP87 - Acate

    GPS: LAT 36°59’38′′ N – LONG 14°24’28′′ E

    Reachable via Catania airport or Comiso airport.

    For any questions, write me an email: info@lightspacemovement.com