From the Côte d'Opale to the Thiérache, passing through the Baie de Somme and the Picardy plains, Hauts-de-France is a land of great cathedrals and abbeys rebuilt after the wars. Retreats here are peaceful, often less than two hours from Paris, Lille, or Brussels, in houses that few people outside the region know about.
This page brings together spiritual retreat venues in Hauts-de-France, continuously kept up to date: type of hospitality, length of stay, and the possibility of coming alone, as a group, or as a family.
Située à Blangy-sur-Ternoise, dans le Pas-de-Calais, l’Abbaye Sainte-Berthe est un lieu privilégié de retraite spirituelle chrétienne. Nichée au cœur d’un vaste parc arboré bordé par la Ternoise, elle offre un cadre paisible, propice au silence, à la prière et au ressourcement intérieur.
In the heart of northern France, near the Belgian border, the Trappist monks of Mont des Cats Abbey welcome you. Come to this nearly two-hundred-year-old monastery for a time of renewal and rest!
At the top of a wooded hill, a large all-white monastery is home to a warm community of Benedictine nuns. An ideal place, in the heart of nature, for a spiritual retreat at the rhythm of monastic life.
In the Pas-de-Calais, a charming community of Benedictine monks welcomes you to Wisques Saint-Paul Abbey! An ideal place, in the heart of nature, for a spiritual retreat lived at the rhythm of monastic life.
In the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region, the twenty members of the Foyer de charité de Courset community welcome you for family or couples retreats, to find renewal in silence and the warmth of a joyful, fraternal life together.
The Centre Spirituel du Hautmont, near Lille, offers a haven of peace for spiritual reflection, Ignatian retreats, and community activities in the heart of the metropolis. An inspiring place for inner search and spiritual growth.
Located in Oise, in the Hauts-de-France region, Ourscamp Abbey is home to a community of sixteen religious who, within the setting of a sublime medieval abbey and a verdant six-hectare garden, welcome men wishing to experience monastic life!
