Digital Detox Retreat in Provence
la mer à pied, le silence en plus
Here, silence isn’t a constraint — it’s the first luxury. Away from constant demands on your attention, Le Mas de la Gavaresse offers a group of 15 to 20 people a setting where disconnecting happens naturally rather than by force. No amplified music filling the air, no imposed schedule: the pine forest on the hillside, the sea and its horizons, its depth, the bamboo and trees in the garden all naturally foster reconnection with nature — Mother Nature herself. With the full privatisation of the three gîtes — Le Pénéquet, La Fenière, L’Orangeraie — we offer a setting that lends itself naturally to slowing down, where individual disconnection quickly becomes the occasion for real conversations rediscovered between participants.
A Provençal Mas
15/20 guests
Acces
TGV 12km, Airport 15min
Peaceful Surroundings
No noise disturbance
Terraces & Gardens
Hammocks, bamboo & reading
Sea & Hillside
A path that invites disconnection
On site
Games to connect, gardens to reconnect
A genuine Provençal Mas by the sea
Between the forested hillside and the Mediterranean, Le Mas de la Gavaresse has been our family home for five generations. Formerly a wine estate, this carefully restored Provençal mas, surrounded by a large Mediterranean garden, combines authentic charm, comfort and serenity, in complete privacy. Three independent gîtes — Le Pénéquet, La Fenière, L’Orangeraie — allow the group to alternate between shared moments and individual retreat time, essential for everyone to move at their own pace in their relationship with screens. With full privatisation, the group has the entire grounds at its disposal for the duration of the retreat.
Easy access for your digital detox retreat
Toulon train station, served by direct TGV high-speed connections from Paris, Lyon, Marseille and Nice, is just a dozen kilometres away.
Toulon-Hyères Airport, just a quarter of an hour from the Mas, offers direct flights to several French cities, and — seasonally — a direct connection to London.
For international groups, Nice and Marseille airports widen the options further, with numerous direct European connections.
A calm environment, ideal for digital detox
No amplified music is permitted on the property — a rule we fully embrace, and one that, for a digital detox group, is never a constraint: it’s precisely the condition for the silence you’re looking for. No background noise, no constant demand for attention — a genuine quiet that leaves room for conversation, reading, contemplation, and footsteps on the paths.
The house, terraces & gardens: spaces made for slowing down
The garden, with its upper part facing the valley and its more vegetated lower part, offers several settings to lay down a mat, open a book, or simply sit and do nothing. In the shade of the bamboo and the tall trees, the outdoor hammocks invite napping and contemplation rather than scrolling. The terraces, including the sheltered Terrasse de l’Orangeraie, allow for evenings outdoors — board games, reading aloud; in winter, these same evenings continue around the wood stove.
Sea & hillside: a natural path to disconnection
The pine forest on the hillside, the sea and its horizons draw you back toward nature on their own. This calm extends all the way to the sea: on foot from the property, without crossing any noisy built-up area, the sea becomes a natural extension of the Mas’s silence rather than a break from it. Here, mobile phone signal is poor — a fact of the terrain rather than an organised constraint, which puts everyone on the path to disconnection from the very start.
On site: activities for your digital detox retreat
Board games and books are waiting to be rediscovered — among them, the complete works of Marcel Pagnol, rarely better read (or reread) than here, in the shade of a pine tree or settled into a hammock. We can turn off the wifi for the duration of the retreat, or simply not hand out the access codes; on request, the gîtes’ audiovisual equipment (televisions) can be removed from the common areas.
Rates
From €28/person/night
Full privatisation of the mas, 15 to 20 people, mid-season.
Tailor-made
Every group has its own constraints — timings built around time of day, light, or other activities, specific equipment to store, particular dietary needs for shared meals, mixed skill levels within the same session… Let’s talk about it directly: we’ll do our best to make sure logistics are never a barrier to your programme, offering the best possible arrangements (for your shared meals, a caterer or private chef able to adapt to specific dietary requirements).
Individual seeking to disconnect, or retreat organiser
Whether you’re looking for a personal retreat or a venue to privatise for your group
