No two groups spend a week here in quite the same way. Some barely leave the estate, and others use it as a base to explore the region; most end up somewhere between the two. This is one version of how a long weekend at Domaine de la Vène could unfold.

Domaine de la Vène was discovered by our family in 1999, long before it became the house it is today. At the time, it was little more than a ruin, but soon this was to be our family home.

Part of the appeal of the South of France has always been the pace of life, where days unfold more slowly and are shaped less by schedules and more by the landscape.

The Tour de France, one of the world’s most prestigious bicycle races, passes close to us this year during Stage 4, between Carcassonne and Foix.