You know the saying "when in Rome!" well when in Tuscany one has to eat and drink like the locals.
Ab-Fab Pilates retreats offer breakfast taken in the individual villas, a daily buffet lunch served in the communal area where you have the choice of sitting either inside or outside by the pool enjoying the Tuscan panorama and two dinners during the week.

The first on Saturday evening is Welcome Dinner - aperitifs of local wine and introductions followed by Italian pizza cooked on the premises in the authentic woodburning oven by a local pizza chef. He even has a pizza dessert!

The second is on Thursday evening when a 4 course Italian dinner will be cooked using the freshest of ingredients and complimented with local Tuscan wine.

All other dinners will be at your own discretion, there are 2 restaurants within walking distance of IL Borghino, which we can book for you and of course, Lucca has a fabulous variety of great Italian restaurants 20 minutes away by car or local taxi.
Of course you are always free to cook dinner in your individual villas however do note that the nearest shops are 5km away in Lucca.

If you have any dietary requirements please note this on the booking form so that we can accommodate you.

On the holiday there will be a wake up and a wind down Pilates session of 60 minutes each. One after breakfast approximately 8am to 8.30am and one before aperitif and dinner time at around 5.30pm - 6pm with an added relaxation session to finish.

Andrea provides all mats, balls, weights, bands and magic circles used to add variety and also modifies the exercises depending on the participants. She has taught clients as young as 70 years old and with various conditions such as hip replacements, hearing challenges, frozen shoulder and anklosing spondilitis.

Pilates classes concentrate on core powerhouse strengthening - abdominals, back, buttocks and hips with an accent on prescision, technique, breathing, control and flexibility. Andrea has taught over 600 hours of Pilates studio and matwork classes and is rigorous at ensuring that all participants are well monitored. All levels and body shapes welcome, please don t worry that you have to look like Jane Fonda to come along!

- Core strength
- Flexibility
- Enhanced muscle tone
- Improves posture and alignment
- Relieves stress and enhances well being
- Improved breathing
- You don t even have to break a sweat!
- Can create a new streamlined body shape!

Tuscany is of course very famous for its exceptional wines. We can also set up local wine tasting in nearby agriturismo.

We can organize day trips for avid golfers to some of the local golf courses. Contact Andrea for details.

We can also organize a range of physiotherapies by local therapists from Swedish deep tissue massage, Indian Head massage, Reiki and Ayurveda on location for true pampering.

Tuscany of course is a historical and artistic dream to visit with great architecture, history, art and musical traditions. The beauty of IL Borghino is that you have some of the best of Tuscany a short journey away. Lucca is a short 20 minute drive away. Pisa is 25 kilometres from IL Borghino and Florence approx 75 kilometers. These are easily accessible by train from Lucca train station or we can organize guided tours of these places for you for small groups with transportation. We can also organize trips to Siena, San Gimignano or Volterra, however stamina will be needed as these are all day trips and traveling distance is greater!

Or if you prefer doing nothing at IL Borghino, life is easy. You can read, relax by the pool and just laze around!