Restored French Chateau Fitness and Detox Retreat in the South of France

Mornings start at 07:45 with herbal teas, then either a dynamic yoga class or a run, jog or walk, followed by breakfast at 09:00. Group circuit training runs at 10:45 most days. Lunch is at 13:00 and usually comes with a nutrition talk. Afternoons hold either a personal training session, a chef's cooking demonstration, a massage or fitness training, with a healthy snack at 16:00 and restorative yoga at 17:30 before dinner at 19:30.

Day 3 and Day 6 break the pattern with longer hikes — three hours on Day 3, three and a half to four hours on Day 6 — and Day 6 gives you a massage at 16:30 instead of another training session. Day 4 includes a nutrition consultation and a cooking demonstration alongside the usual circuits and fitness training. On Day 7 the morning runs as normal and you leave for the airport at 11:00.

The team is flown out for each retreat rather than drawn from local staff: a specialist personal trainer, a yoga teacher, a nutritionist, a specialist chef and a massage therapist, plus a dedicated retreat host who is on site throughout your stay. Before you arrive you fill in a questionnaire so your schedule can be adjusted, and you get detox advice in advance. Yoga and fitness classes are pitched to individual levels.

What separates this from a standard fitness week is the setting and the food. The chateau is a restored medieval building with exposed beams and rose-clad walls, ten en suite bedrooms, a yoga barn separate from the main house, and a salt-water pool lined with lavender a short walk across the lawn. The kitchen is run by a chef and a nutritionist together, using local and organic produce where possible, and the sample menu is specific: roast fig, rocket and toasted hazelnut salad with raspberry dressing, baked salmon with a seed and herby crust, steamed spinach, Provencal puy lentils.

Included in the price are accommodation, three meals a day, a daily juice and snacks, a nutrition consultation with take-home guidelines, one to three yoga classes a day, two guided hikes, one to two group fitness classes a day, two massages, a personal training session, a cooking demonstration and access to an online recipe library. Airport transfers from Toulouse, roughly 45 minutes away, are subsidised if you book the recommended flights. Guests usually bring a little local currency for an afternoon out shopping or sightseeing; laundry and tips are extra.

What's included

- 7 nights accommodation, all en suite - Pre-retreat detox advice - Pre-retreat questionnaire to tailor your schedule - On-arrival wellness / detox presentation - 3 gourmet cleansing / detox cuisine meals daily - 1 daily healthy juice booster and healthy snacks - 1 nutrition consultation with take-home guidelines - 1–3 daily yoga classes - 2 guided hikes (with at least 3 guides) - 1–2 daily group fitness classes - 2 massages – therapeutic or deep tissue (1 on 5-night retreat) - 1 personal training session - 1 cooking demonstration and online library of healthy recipes - Unlimited water and herbal teas - Constant access to expert advice throughout the day and evening - Subsidised group airport transfers with recommended flights

What's not included

- Flights (unless booking recommended flights for subsidised transfers) - Travel insurance - Laundry (small charge) - Optional tips for maids or cleaners - Personal expenses and shopping