Between the Loire Valley and the forested massifs of Sologne and Orléans, the region offers two very different settings less than an hour apart: the open, inhabited banks of the Loire, or the forest cover and its seclusion. Its central location makes it accessible from Paris as well as from the west.
This page brings together spiritual retreat venues in Centre-Val de Loire, continuously updated: type of hospitality, length of stay, and the possibility of coming alone, in a group, or with family.
Our article Where to go on a spiritual retreat in Centre-Val de Loire? presents a selection.
In Châteauneuf-sur-Cher, in the Berry region, the Fraternité missionnaire du Saint-Esprit welcomes you at the foot of a Marian basilica unique in France, for a time of prayer, silence, and encounter.
In Beaugency, above the Loire, Ursuline sisters and lay people welcome you, alone or in a group, in a 17th-century convent. People come to rest, pray, or discover the Bible.
Two hours from Paris, the Sisters of the Annunciade of Saint-Doulchard welcome you to a place overlooking the city of Bourges, ideal for renewal, prayer, and study.
Hidden in the forests of Sologne lies a quiet corner of peace: Magdala. This former hunting lodge was taken over in 1985 by the Fraternités Monastiques de Jérusalem to become a place of recollection and missionary joy.
The Sisters of the Assumption in Orléans, in Centre-Val de Loire, welcome you year-round for times of personal and spiritual renewal in a warm, family-style house just steps from the Loire River!
A true treasure of Romanesque art in the heart of the Loiret, Fleury Abbey and its community of Benedictine monks welcome you in a magnificent and restorative setting.
The Bouzy-la-Forêt Monastery welcomes people from all walks of life and pays special attention to those who are hard of hearing! One of the community's sisters is trained in French Sign Language so she can communicate easily with deaf visitors.
Located in the heart of France, between Tours and Châteauroux in the Indre department, the Marian sanctuary of Pellevoisin is a quiet, unassuming place. Yet it is a pilgrimage site that offers the opportunity for truly restorative spiritual retreats!
Located in the heart of France, between Tours and Châteauroux in the Indre department, the Marian sanctuary of Pellevoisin is a quiet, unassuming place. Yet it is a pilgrimage site that offers the opportunity for truly restorative spiritual retreats!
Just a short distance from Tours, the Saint-Joseph guest house offers a peaceful haven to study for exams or go on a group retreat in the heart of the Touraine countryside, in Indre-et-Loire. Calm, silence, contemplation, and exchanges with the sisters are all part of the experience!
