We provide people with clean, comfortable and beautiful private and communal spaces (bedrooms, studio and living library) within a setting conducive to creative work.
La Muse also offers access to nature - wonderful hiking trails - culture and good food.
New York artist Nicole Mayhew on the terrace
In addition to the retreat guidelines which ensure a safe and productive environment, we also provide you with an orientation of the house, village and region when you arrive.
We welcome creative individuals and groups of all ages and nationalities, and at all stages of their professional development to apply. We do so at low prices for three-week and one-week retreats.
Because of our commitment to making this space as comfortable as possible for when you come we have invested in La Muse. In the last few years alone, we have added a new roof, non-fiberglass insulation in the 450 meters-squared attic, three wood-burning stoves, 100 yards worth of upholstery-weight fabric for curtains, more than double the amount of radiators, a new oil furnace, a new industrial cooker and sink and appliances in the kitchen, a new dining room, the art studio, an expanded living library, WIFI, reading chairs and desks in all the rooms, a bigger washing machine and a newly renovated laundry room, and more. The list grows every year.
Since opening in 2001, hundreds of writers and artists in nearly every discipline from countless countries: poets, novelists, non-fiction writers, scholars, jewelry designers, screenwriters, artisans, memoirists, painters, visual artists, photographers, chefs, architects, therapists, sculptors, film and theater directors, healers, and more, have adopted our guidelines to get inspired. And they keep coming back!
June Retreat 2014