A Sacred Retreat in Southern France

Fall 2026 Dates Coming Soon

Let’s travel to France for a trip designed to bring joy, laughter, curiosity, and wonder back into your life.

Explore the stunning Occitania region of Southern France.

Journey to places of pure magic.

Learn about the mysteries of Mary Magdalene.

Disconnect from stress, deadlines and social media.

Refresh and renew your body, mind, heart and soul.

Painting by Tanya Torres

Some of the Places We will Explore

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Beautiful Retreat Center at the Base of the Pyrenees

Fly into the Toulouse airport for a transport to Les Labadous Retreat Center. Unpack, unwind, and rest. Then gather for group introductions and a relaxing, yummy dinner.

Rennes le Chateau

Visit the enigmatic hilltop village of Rennes le Chateau, which played an important part in the mysteries revealed in Holy Blood, Holy Grail, a book that inspired Dan Brown to write The Da Vinci Code.

French Market

Visit a traditional Occitan market in Esperaza, where you can pick up snacks, gifts, etc. while enjoying the French market experience.

Carcassonne

Venture to the biggest fortified medieval city in Europe: Carcassonne, a well-known historical site for a guided tour that will take you back 2000 years (!) in time,

Hermitage of St. Antoine de Galamus

Hike (20 minutes, wear good shoes) to the Hermitage of St. Antoine de Galamus, which is spectacularly situated halfway up a gorge. Here we will hear the stories of troubadours, Cathars, Templars and Franciscan monks.

Puivert Castle

Explore historic Puivert Castle (hike: 30 minutes, wear good shoes), where you will hear the stories of the troubadours and the Cathars.

The Mediterranean Sea

We spend our last day at the gorgeous, Mediterranean Sea town of Collioure, known for its colourful houses, artisan shops and massive medieval harbour fort.

Want to Extend Your Stay? and Other Travel Tips

If you want to extend your stay, now is the time to talk to me about possible options and people to help you set up what you would like to do. I will be staying in the area for a few weeks, and I’m happy to support individuals as needed. This is a busy season in the area, so reservations should be made as soon as possible. Les Labadous Retreat Center is booked already that week, so it will not be an option for you.

One suggested location where you might extend your stay is Le Espinet: Click here.

You can make your own reservations, and/or sign up for spa treatments and other activities at Vayamundo Quillan: Click here. Want to see this site in English? Click here.

Our tour guide Peter van Deursen is also available to assist you with any further adventures or excursions you may be interested in: Click here.

Rental cars can be picked up at Toulouse airport after dropping off the others who are flying out on this last structured day.