LEAVE TO BETTER CREATE: 5 ARTISTIC RETREATS TO DISCOVER IN FRANCE

What do you do on an artistic retreat?

1. Nièvre - First stop with Lili Bohème, exhibitor at the Créations & savoir-faire show: hunting and dreaming with your feet up in the grass

Meet Lili Bohème, designer, antiques dealer and exhibitor at Créations & savoir-faire, who has transformed a corner of the Nièvre region into a bucolic third place dedicated to creativity. Here, you can hunt for treasures, take part in DIY workshops such as vegetable dyeing, create with recycled materials and recharge your batteries by sleeping in a cosy house. Nestled between fields and a bohemian atmosphere, this place is an invitation to slow down, tinker and leave with a new handmade inspiration.

For whom? For those who want to combine creativity, recycling and a bucolic getaway in an intimate, poetic setting.

2. Next stop Île-de-France - Chill and Good Time: a creative and rejuvenating retreat

Chill And Good Time offersa creative retreat, a tailor-made break for participants wishing to devote time to anartistic activity in a cocoon of well-being and conviviality. Guided by professionals, participants take part in a range of creative workshops, including flower arranging, painting, crochet, vision board, body expression (yoga, pilates, dance) and journaling, all in a gentle, caring environment. The programme also includes wilderness rides on horseback, exchanges around a collective kitchen with locally prepared meals, and a creative kit (notebook, pencils, post it...) to extend the artistic experience in mindfulness.

For whom? All those who want to experience an immersive creative retreat, combining manual creation, reconnection with oneself and shared indulgence, an ideal moment to recharge one's batteries and let the desire for crafting germinate.

3. Nature getaway - Parenthèse: a creative retreat in a tiny house in the heart of the Orléans forest

Located in the Orléans forest, around hours from Paris, Parenthèse offers five-day creative retreats in soothing natural surroundings. Several times a year, these tailor-made breaks bring together people who want to devote some time to a literary or artistic activity, guided by professional artist-authors. The formula combines creative workshops in the tiny house, introspection, theory courses, gardening, collective cooking, walks and meditation. The whole experience takes place in sustainable accommodation, designed by artists and immersed in the forest: a wonderful invitation to reconnect with oneself and with creation.

For whom? For those who want to experience an immersive creative retreat, combining creation, reconnection with nature and moments of sharing, in a discreet and rejuvenating setting.

4. A break in Southern Burgundy - La Cocoonade: an inspiring creative retreat in Cormoz

In Cormoz, in the Ain region, Emma, founder of La Cocoonade, invites women to a 3 immersion in a cocooning house in the countryside, designed as a little creative cocoon. The atmosphere is gentle and caring, ideal for reconnecting with your spontaneity and inner creativity. During these retreats, participants explore different DIY and manual practices: painting, floral workshops, journaling, candle making, vision board, linocutting, scrapbooking... the list is deliberately changed for each edition to preserve the element of surprise and encourage letting go. Accompanied by Emma, each participant leaves with her own creations, in an atmosphere of sharing and wonder.

For whom? For those looking for a delicate interlude, combining creativity, gentleness and breathing in contact with nature, a breath of fresh air in a cocooning, inspiring setting.

5. Last stop in Vienne - L'Atelier des Sources: a wellness retreat in the heart of one of France's most beautiful villages

In Angles-sur-l'Anglin, one of France's most beautiful villages, L'Atelier des Sources offers a well-being retreat. It's a real source of inspiration for fans of handicrafts and DIY. In a carefully renovated house in the Poitou region, surrounded by greenery, you come to reconnect with yourself, with nature and with your inner creativity. Yoga, meditation, home-cooked vegetarian cuisine, a walled garden and a naturopathic sauna are just some of the activities on offer, in a warm and welcoming atmosphere where ideas can flourish. It's an authentic place that invites you to let go... and gives rise to a thousand projects for those who love to create with their hands.

For whom? Creative minds in search of slowness and inspiration, who want to nourish their artistic practice in a different way, by recharging their batteries.