Just spent 4 days on a yoga and detox in YIS. One word : fantastic. Fransesca has created a great place for yoga, fantastic food and great people. The newly renovated rooms are large enough, with a nice view to the main house. The dining area is big enough. Even though we were just a few people on the course... More

Francesca and her staff has created a wonderful oasis in southern Italy. You have everything you need, a nice and comfortable rooms, fantastic good and healthy food, wonderful pool lounge area and a calm and beautiful environment. The service is great and everyone is so helpful and friendly. It is easy to visit nearby sights like the beautiful city Lecce,... More

For cyclists going to Italy, if you love hand made pasta, cycling and swimming in clear warm Mediterranean water, Salento in the Apulia region of Italy is the place. Cycling is perfect there. Long, flat well maintained roads cutting across endless orchards of olive trees. My favorite ride is on the a road by the cliffs overlooking the Adriatic sea... More

Great place, good location, lovely people. We will hopefully be back next year with another group. Great for kids too. Liza, ihab and uma

This is a wonderful place to spend some time in. People working there are friendly, food is great and the garden is really nice with beautiful olive trees. There's even a small swimming pool if you feel you need more exercise. The village of Zollino is nice enough but not particularly interesting. The region itself is amazing though, with plenty... More

Wow!! The best part about YIS is that you can have it all - YIS is the most peaceful, calm, relaxing place you can imagine (gorgeous swimming pool, palm trees, acres of farmland, beautiful yoga studio, a staff so welcoming that you feel like you are part of a family) but you are only a quick drive or train ride... More

YIS is a very good surprise from our arrival onwards - friendly staff ready to chat and share advice, a pleasant setting with the pool, hammocks, patios and benches among the trees and gardens. Food was great and Zollino, the village where YIS is located, is small and quiet, but close enough to bigger centers that it is easy to... More

This place has everything you need. A huge swimming pool, a beautiful garden, lots of olive trees, lovely cats, a authentic yogashala, tasty vegetarian food, clean rooms, a lot to discover in the surroundings and very helpfull and nice people. I can only recommend!

One week retreat in Yoga in Salento in June equal: - 12 new friends on my Facebook profile. - 3 new postures of ashtanga yoga. - very great tips for vegetarian cooking. - animal care and sweet memories of medhi, coco, doris cats... - hot spots: Lecce, ionian coast, Adriatic beaches, pizzica dance contests... See you soon Yis!