Retreats

LGB have hosted many wonderful Retreats over the years… Yoga, Wellbeing, Walking, Painting, Photography, Biking, Creative Writing…

Host a Retreat.

A private home to rest and unwind, ideally suited for a range of activities both within the hamlet or in the magical surrounding area.

LGB is a perfect for venue for peaceful escapes, from wellbeing retreats to any range of activities, both on and off the property including cyling, hiking and or painting in ancient local villages. These are ideally suited to the Spring and Autumn seasons because July and August are dedicated to other activities.

We don’t run any activities in the winter months. The summer kitchen is put to bed at the end of October. The pool isn’t open… unless we are doing a Wim Hof course (or similar).

Yoga, however, both indoors or out can happen all year round, the recently extended studio with underfloor heating providing warmth and shelter in the event of winter cold and rains.

Wellbeing

Wellbeing

The space to breathe, to move, to relax and let go. LGB has what many describe as a ‘special feeling’. To be held within the walls of the hamlet and the natural space around it creates some fantastic transformations.

Walking

Walking

Locally there are many walking routes to be enjoyed and spectacular limestone gorges to explore. We have excellent local guides whose knowledge makes your hike all the more interesting with the less known places that they will show you and their stories of local area and its people.

Biking

Biking

Not walking but cycling in the steps of giants. Mont Ventoux, of Tour de France fame, is within your grasp, as are many routes along glorious country roads with exceptional views. The area surrounding LGB is known to be some of the best cycling terrain in the South of France.

Painting

Painting

Delightful, awarding winning artists who love teaching deliver the best possible outcomes for those who want to start painting or to improve their existing skill. And what better subject matter then a hilltop village in Provence.

Creative Writing

Creative Writing

Classes attract beginners and published authors alike. The weeks are rich with poetry, prose, laughter and tears. Funny stories, tragic tales, open-hearted sharing of knowledge and giving feedback to support others – a journey of many discoveries and enjoyed by all.

Photography

Photography

A week spent with a life-long interiors and portrait photographer will change your photos forever. To turn your snaps from everyday ordinary into something special and to see life differently through the camera’s eye. This is an opportunity to work with a master of their art.

Thinking of hosting a retreat at Le Grand Banc? Here’s what they have to say…

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What previous guests have said...

“LGB is my favourite European retreat venue – deep in the Provencal countryside, it is properly remote and rural (I heard a cuckoo every day for two weeks) yet also brimming with style and seduction. Artists, writers and inventors have been coming here since the Fifties and you can see why – the views, the smells, the sounds, the art, the possibility of diving into water at any moment, all contrive to open your body, your senses and your mind, making you feel more receptive, more fine-tuned, more alive. Every room has its own character, its own astonishing artwork that forces you to stop, look, think, then also to want to create something yourself… It’s the sort of place you come to for a week and realise you needed a month.”

Susan Elderkin – Retreat Leader

“Restorative and nourishing in every way. I arrived exhausted and depleted and left recuperated and with a skip in my step – my spark back.”

“I feel totally blessed to have experienced you and Tashi teaching on the same retreat and there is something magical about yoga and then writing. I don’t know what words to use; maybe it is that the yoga helps you get out of your own way so the writing that wants to come through doesn’t have to battle through all the justification nonsense we all put in the way. Please do quote me in whatever form you like, wherever you like and I’m happy to have it accredited to me.”

We have hosted many successful events here at LGB and are happy to help you with any questions or planning information.
Other events available for Private Hire: Weddings Groups Celebrations

Retreats 2026

May 2026

Yoga and Hiking
Yoga and Creative Writing
Landscapes and Portrait Painting
Luberon’s Footsteps and Flavours
Through the Camera’s Lens

October 2026

Trauma Informed Writers Retreat
Drawing Breath, Drawing Life

To come in 2027

Yoga and Hiking
Yoga and Creative Writing
Mastering Photography

We work with experts in their fields, Immersion Retreats are offering the following retreats at LGB in 2026:

Please contact us for more information: info@immersion.earth

May 2026

Yoga and Hiking
Yoga and Creative Writing
Landscapes and Portrait Painting
Luberon’s Footsteps and Flavours
Through the Camera’s Lens

October 2026

Trauma Informed Writers Retreat
Drawing Breath, Drawing Life

To come in 2027

Yoga and Hiking
Yoga and Creative Writing
Mastering Photography