The Ranch, the beloved California wellness retreat, has opened in Italy.

Here’s what it was like to experience the resort’s hiking, dining, and spa treatments.

Cleanses, intermittent fasting, and kale?

A woman walking into a spa pool

The pool at Palazzo Fiuggi has views of the property’s namesake town.Credit:Tyson Sadlo/Courtesy of The Ranch at Palazzo Fiuggi

The poster child for this shift isPalazzo Fiuggi, an hour south of Rome.

The palazzo itself is a more recent development, originally built in 1910.

Group of diners at a communal table at a spa in Italy

Lunch at Palazzo Fiuggi.Courtesy of The Ranch Italy at Palazzo Fiuggi