Getting here
Getting to Gascony.
Most women fly to Toulouse and take the group transfer. It is the simplest way and it means you are not hiring a car for a week you are not going to drive.
The ways in
Three waysto arrive.
Talk to Jo before you book anything. She will look at your flight options with you, which is easier than unpicking them afterwards.
- 01
Fly to Toulouse
About an hour and twenty minutes away by road. It is the airport Jo's group shuttle runs from, in the afternoon and this is how most women come. The shuttle is at your own expense and Jo confirms the details and the cost by email.
There is no fixed departure time for the transfer. Jo sets it once every guest has given her final travel details. The earliest is around two o'clock in the afternoon. Check in at the château is from four o'clock.
- One hour twenty by road
- Group shuttle in the afternoon
- At your own expense
- 02
Fly to Bordeaux
Some guests do travel via Bordeaux and it can work. There is no group transfer from Bordeaux, though, so speak to Jo before you book a Bordeaux flight rather than after.
- No group transfer
- Ask Jo first
- 03
Come by train
The train goes to Agen. A taxi from Agen station to the château is around €100 each way and takes about forty five minutes. Jo can book it for you.
- Agen station
- Taxi about €100 each way, 45 minutes
The short version.
- Region
- Gascony, south west France, near the village of Condom in the Gers.
- Nearest airport
- Toulouse, about one hour and twenty minutes away by road.
- Alternative airport
- Bordeaux, with no group transfer. Speak to Jo before booking.
- By train
- Agen station, then a taxi of about forty five minutes and around €100 each way, bookable through Jo.
- Group transfer
- Arranged from Toulouse in the afternoon once every guest's travel times are in. Earliest around two. At your own expense; Jo confirms the cost by email.
- Private transfers
- Jo can arrange one, at your own expense.
- Check in
- From four o'clock in the afternoon.
- Language
- English, throughout the week.
What to bring.
Nothing here needs a smart wardrobe. It is the countryside. The point of the week is not having to think about it.
- April and May
- Warm afternoons and cool evenings. Layers and something with sleeves for sitting outside after dinner.
- September and October
- Often still warm in the day and properly cool once the sun goes. A coat you do not mind walking in.
- For the walks
- Shoes you have already broken in. The Camino stretch is thirteen kilometres and is not the day to try new boots.
- For the water
- Swimwear. There is the indoor heated pool, the jacuzzi, the hammam, the two saunas and the outdoor natural pool.
- For the market
- A bag you do not mind filling and cash for the stalls.
About the address.
The full address goes out with your booking confirmation, not before. Jo keeps the château itself a little bit under wraps. It is a quiet corner of France and she would like it to stay that way, which is also why you will not find a map pin on this page.
Enquire
Ask for the brochure.No sales call.
Dates, rooms, what a day actually looks like and the full price list. It comes by email from Jo. You can read it and never speak to us again.
The 2027 retreats10–17 April 2027, The Pilates week17–24 April 202715–22 May 20274–11 September 20272–9 October 2027