Choosing the right destination for a therapeutic vacation can make all the difference in managing the condition. The FuerteVida Parkinson No Limits association represents excellence in this field, offering a world-unique model of holistic rehabilitation for people with Parkinson’s and dedicated support for their families.
But what makes this experience truly irreplaceable and different from any other trip?
The Originals: A Story of Vision, Empathy, and Expertise
We are proud to be international pioneers in bringing this project to life. The idea was born in 2015 from Loris Pugliese‘s intuition. (founder, president, and director of the association) and Francesca De Bartolomeis (a psychomotor therapist specialized in Parkinson’s who has lived this reality firsthand within her own family). Combining deep clinical expertise with a personal life story, they joined forces with the goal of radically transforming the approach to motor, cognitive, and psychological rehabilitation.
The project was officially presented to the international scientific community during the World Parkinson Congress (WPC) 2019 in Kyoto and has been stably running in Fuerteventura since that same year. This long-standing history guarantees unique competence, safety, and experience in the accessible stay sector.
Not Just Groups: Couples and Family Programs Focusing on Daily Dynamics
Unlike rigid travel packages, our therapeutic vacations are not designed just for large groups. We firmly believe that to achieve real therapeutic effectiveness, the experience must be tailored around the participants’ actual needs. This is why we offer three different formats: small groups, single couples, or family units.
Working on Daily Dynamics: When we work with a single couple or a family, our primary goal is to intervene in daily life. We help break the dysfunctional patterns and stress levels that the condition inevitably brings into the family nucleus, restoring harmony, empathy, and mutual cooperation directly in everyday actions.
Individual Attention and Safety: Working in small or exclusive settings allows us to guarantee a level of care and safety that would be impossible in a traditional group trip.
Customized Project: Each stay is a unique piece, built jointly by the person with Parkinson’s, their loved ones, and our multidisciplinary team.
Whenever You Want: It’s Spring All Year Round in Fuerteventura
Another massive strength of our model is total time flexibility. Fuerteventura, a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve, enjoys an extraordinary climate that provides a perennial spring, 12 months a year.
You Choose When to Come: You are not bound to rigid dates or seasonal schedules. Although we periodically organize fixed-date group trips that you can sign up for, our main pillar is tailor-made planning: you choose the arrival and departure dates based on your personal, family, or work needs. We will be ready to welcome you and start your personalized path whenever you want.
A Regenerative Environment: The absence of pollution, the constant mild climate, and the tranquility of the island drastically reduce stress levels (cortisol), boosting the effects of outdoor motor rehabilitation.
The Parkinson No Limits Method
Our approach integrates clinical, therapeutic, social, and research dimensions in a stimulating and protected outdoor setting.
Adapted and Safe Activities: We carry out custom-tailored activities suited to everyone’s abilities, …ranging from adaptive outdoor sports (surfing, kitesurfing, stand-up paddleboarding, sailing, or non-contact boxing—all rigorously adapted to each person’s mobility and led by specialized instructors in complete safety) to expressive workshops (theater, dance, painting, underwater painting) up to bodily and clinical therapies (psychomotor therapy, mindfulness, speech therapy, music therapy). Everything is structured to support the person’s health potential and stimulate neuroplasticity without sacrificing pleasure and fun, in total safety.
Continuous Support (Pre and Post Stay): The path begins before arrival with introductory consultations and continues after returning home with a personalized online follow-up to “bring the extraordinary into the ordinary.”
Field Research and Data Collection: Our method evolves continuously. Each stay is supported by clinical-scientific monitoring (through standardized tests administered before, during, and after the experience) to track the motor, cognitive, and emotional progress of the participants.
Scientific Research at the Core of the Project
Our holistic and transdisciplinary approach, centered on the individual’s health potential, is not based on mere intuition, but on rigorous scientific validation. We believe that transparency and effectiveness must be measured concretely.
For this reason, the association constantly carries out research projects, actively collaborating with international universities to host university internships. This synergy allows us to gather valuable data on the impact of outdoor therapy and respite care vacations.
The scientific results gathered over these years — which show a significant and lasting improvement in the quality of life, mobility, and mood of both the participants and their family members — have been deemed so relevant that they were accepted and presented to the most important global audiences, such as the World Parkinson Congress (WPC) 2019 in Kyoto and the latest prestigious WPC 2026 in Phoenix, Arizona.
Choosing FuerteVida Parkinson No Limits means relying on a unique model, validated by the international scientific community, where the quality of care and evidence of results always come first.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) and Project Transparency
Our main strength is that you can decide when to come. It is spring all year round in Fuerteventura, so we organize therapeutic stays continuously every month. You will choose your arrival and departure dates based on your needs. In addition to this customized "whenever you want" format, we also have specific dates throughout the year dedicated to group trips, ideal for those who wish to connect and network with other families going through the same situation.
Absolutely yes. We regularly organize therapeutic stays dedicated to single couples or single family units. This format is extraordinarily effective because it allows our professionals to focus exclusively on your daily dynamics, helping the patient and family members (caregivers) find new communication strategies, reduce family stress, and find a balance to bring back into daily life at home.
Because a travel agency sells tourism, whereas we offer a one-of-a-kind, personalized, intensive integrated psychophysical rehabilitation program. The comparison does not hold: on Booking, you only pay for a hotel room. With Parkinson No Limits, you are purchasing an intensive customized daily therapeutic program (morning and afternoon), the constant presence and supervision of a multidisciplinary team of healthcare professionals (neurologists, psychomotor therapists, psychologists) dedicated to you or your family, adapted private transportation, active assistance, and research protocols. It is an investment in your health and independence, not a simple leisure vacation.
Our team of island-based therapists ensures continuous supervision during all scheduled activities and provides 24-hour telephone support and coordination for any emergencies or logistical needs. All outdoor activities and excursions on Fuerteventura are supervised and take place in safe environments specifically adapted to the needs of those living with Parkinson's.
Yes, FuerteVida Parkinson No Limits is a non-profit association. This means that every single cent of your fee is reinvested to cover the actual costs of the project. The fees serve exclusively to cover the operational costs of the stay, guaranteeing highly specialized professionals, adapted facilities and materials, safety, and personalized attention. No one makes a profit off your health.