Katy Appleton, Founder and Director of appleyoga brings to yoga more than 25 years of expertise in movement through ballet, body tuning, breath and energy work.

Katy is an internationally-recognised teacher of Vinyasa Flow and is known for bringing the true essence of yoga alive in a student’s body-mind in creative, dynamic and life-transforming ways. Her teaching is biomechanically savvy whilst also being fun and playful, invoking a deeper embodied sense of self.

Katy enjoyed a 10-year career as a dancer before devoting herself completely to yoga. She danced across the world with the Royal Ballet and English National Ballet, complementing her dance career with the power of yoga's movements, breathing and relaxation techniques.

After qualifying to teach in 1998, she studied many different styles with some of the world's leading teachers, and she draws on her experiences to form her own style of yoga, known worldwide as appleyoga. Katy is also the creator of the appleyoga school, running life-transforming teacher trainings, apple adventure worldwide retreats and online courses. She has published several yoga books and award-winning DVDs for home practice.

Debbie is a member of the Institute of Functional Medicine and a Registered Nutritional Therapist with The British Association for Nutrition and Lifestyle Medicine (BANT).

She runs private clinics in Hereford and London working has a particular interest in women and children’s health.

Debbie is also a qualified Social Worker, Natural Family Planning Teacher, Auricular Acupuncturist, Life Coach and NLP Practitioner.

She is a visiting lecturer in Functional Medicine and complex case analysis on the Nutritional Therapy MSc at the University of Worcester, a clinical practice assessor and the regional BANT supervisor.

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Palazzo Radomiri is ideally located on the seafront of Boka Kotorska bay in a little place called Dobrota, within walking distance to the medieval city of Kotor, and a short drive to many fascinating sites of Montenegro by car or by a boat along the coast.

At only 4 kilometres away from the ancient walls of Kotor, the hotel is set far enough away from the buzz and bustle of the city life to feel like a retreat, but still close to the action of surrounding towns.

Dobrota, which translates to English as Goodness, has been always known as a wealthy suburban part of Kotor, stretching along the waterfront of this breathtaking bay where local nobility and famous captains used to build their family homes since many centuries ago. A promenade along the seashore, beside numerous little stone jetties and old palaces, might intrigue a passer-by to reveal a story about people who once lived behind beautifully aged facades.

Amazing unpolluted sea air, unusual scenery and long waterfront is perfect for walking, running, rollerblading and cycling. Since the bay is surrounded by mountains, hiking is also very popular, especially on the Kotor Fortress. And with Croatian jewel Dubrovnik only an hour away by car, Hotel Palazzo Radomiri has an excellent position to explore not only Montenegro, but surrounding regions as well.

Hotel Palazzo Radomiri rose up on the remains of a noble ship owners' family house, a home that gave so many brave captains. The centuries and many foreign rules have worn out the walls of this family residence and lastly great earthquake of 1979 has devastated the complex. Only walls have remained, representing weak memory of the past glory. Many years later, another family has spotted the uniqueness of the area and the building.

Guided by Gavrilo Urosevic, an architect and a true visionary, with his daughter Anna, a designer and an entrepreneur who were not afraid of the challenge to resurrect the beauty of something no one though feasible or just possible of doing at the time. The whole family has joined in the task of restoring the ruins and rebuilding the villa to create an intimate boutique hotel, so this historic creation and a brave vision can be shared and not forgotten. Every single stone, every single detail was brought to life by dedication and perseverance, in order for this elegant palazzo to be enjoyed in full splendour.

The main waterfront building of palazzo complex was built in the beginning of the 1700s by a captain Marko Tomov Radimir, during the time when Kotor and its surroundings were a part of Venice Republic (1420-1797). The influence of Italian architecture is evident. Especially prominent feature is the balcony on the main façade and is one of the most beautiful in Boka. Three atlantes supporting the balcony were created by the same artist (unknown) who crafted altar on the Gospa od Skrpjela Island (Madonna dello Scarpello) opposite Perast. Today, this place is included in a statuary list of buildings of special architectural or historic interest.

Apart from the front structure, hotel is comprised of another 2 buildings with restaurant and gym; seafront garden, pier for boats to moor and for guests to relax, parking, and courtyard terraces, one of which has a swimming pool. The complex is stretching from the sea to the main road with mountains that surround the bay as an integral part of the landscape.