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An 18th century chateau, retreat centre, and learning community in Provence, France

19/08/2026

JOIN US | A performance of Samuel Beckett’s The End by the Gare St Lazare at La Gonette

‘Gare St Lazare Ireland leads the way in staging Samuel Beckettʼs plays and prose. Since 1996, the company has performed and developed works that are timeless (Waiting for Godot), cross-disciplinary (The Beckett Trilogy, How it Is), and hybrid (Shades Through A Shade). Whether working independently or in collaboration, the company brings fresh interpretations and inventive approaches to Beckettʼs work. Their singular focus offers audiences and artists in Ireland, the UK, France, and the USA to new and dynamic ways of experiencing this Irish masterʼs legacy.’

We are delighted to be hosting this event next Thursday evening with Gare St Lazare Ireland. Join us for apéro on the terrace, followed by the performance of Samuel Beckett’s The End down in our garden.

When | Thursday, August 27 2026 at 6pm
Where | La Gonette, Simiane-la-Rotonde
What | Apéro and performance by Gare St Lazare
Cost | Free

Please DM us or head to the link in our bio to sign up — mostly so we know how many baguettes to buy and what sized cheese we all might require and desire

Hope to see you.

LG
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Gare St Lazare Ireland
Alice Nelson

All photographs by Photographer - Dublin, Ireland

03/08/2026

And sometimes we leave the house …

Postcards from A Week in the Country 2026 continued with Lunch At Bar des Amis
Bar des Amis

Photographs by Photographer - Dublin, Ireland

31/07/2026

ONE SPOT — we’ve had a spot become available in two of our September retreats

One in A Reading week, a collaboration with Readings
Sept 14 to 20

One in Women in, and on, Provence, a collaboration with Lindsey Tramuta
Sept 28 to Oct 04

Write to us at [email protected] or DM us here if you’re interested — there’s more information on both weeks on our website, though please write to us for updated pricing information

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Photograph of dear Marco Romeny by brilliant Photographer - Dublin, Ireland

30/07/2026

Napkins, the first dinner

A Week in the Country, May 2026
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By Photographer - Dublin, Ireland

12/07/2026

‘And then there is Doreen. To say that her photography documented the week would be to miss the point entirely. Doreen does not document — she sees. Her eye finds the essence of a person, a kitchen, a moment so fleeting it has already passed before most of us noticed it was there. A dish towel. A shaft of light. A face caught between two thoughts. She captures what the rest of us experience but cannot hold. That is a talent rarely encountered in a lifetime.

That does not happen. And yet it did.’

It was May 18 when everyone arrived at La Gonette for our A Week in the Country with Michael Cunningham and Alice Nelson. A reading and writing retreat. What feels like years ago now.

Between long summer afternoons drenched in good humans and good conversation, mad forays to Marseille, roasting lamb over fire, poolside dancing and late night communing — we’ve been in our La Gonette bubble. And likely will remain in that bubble as summer lingers on.

But we want to share about this week — A Week. These words on Doreen Photographer - Dublin, Ireland are part of a thank you note from Pamela Woldow, one of our guests from the week.

We are endlessly lucky to have Doreen spend her summer days here. She distills and transports what feels impossible with words.

A Week in the Country 2026 was remarkable — in so many ways because of the humans involved. We’ll continue the search for words that might describe the week, though they won’t do what Doreen’s images do.

We’ll be sharing galleries of Doreen’s photographs here over the next while. We’ve also put together a newsletter sharing more of these images — do write to us if you’d like to be added to the mailing list. There’s a note on two available spots in two of our September retreats, too.

Here’s to A Week in the Country 2026; to each of our guests; to the La Gonette family; to connection; and to Doreen for seeing it all.

With love,
LG
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Photographer - Dublin, Ireland
Alice Nelson
Michael Cunningham
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13/05/2026

ANNOUNCEMENT | A very exciting one

We have our A Reading Week coming up this September: a week at La Gonette in collaboration with Readings Bookshop Australia. We are delighted to be working with on this week.

We are also delighted to announce that the wonderful Michael Cunningham will be joining us for the week as a co-facilitator with Alice Nelson. Michael has come to be an integral part of La Gonette’s literary programs and story — we are just thrilled to have him as part of this week.

Further details for the retreat are on our website, which is linked in our bio. The application form is also on the website.

DM or e-mail us at [email protected] if you’re interested, or if you have any questions.

Exciting.

LG.
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07/05/2026

Did April come and go? It seems so.

Well it was mighty. A glorious start to the season.

April’s newsletter is on its way, coming to you this weekend. Write to us with your e-mail address if you’d like to become a reader of our (free) monthly missive.

With love.
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05/05/2026

A special visit to the atelier of ceramicist during our The Art of the Table retreat with last week.

Valerie uses vintage lace and forages plants and flowers that she presses into the clay that she creates her pieces with.

We’ve just started working on a special collaboration with Valerie for a La Gonette collection. More on that to come, but we’re excited.

It’s always a privilege and treat to be welcomed into the space of artists — to see where and how they create.

Merci for having us Valerie.

30/04/2026

An absolute joy, delight, pleasure to have opened the season with such wonderful humans. We’ve just finished our first retreat of the year — The Art of the Table with .

A week of endlessly intriguing conversations; of tables set with such thought and care; of creative beings; of beautiful spring food by , .olive and ; of flowers in full bloom; of new connections and new friends.

A visit to meet in her atelier — a ceramicist whose work sits on the shelves and tables of La Gonette; pieces that have become part of our daily life here. And a visit from artists .monge and .pelisson who have come to be such an integral part of our community, along with their work. Watching them transform the dining room and table with their pieces felt like some kind of magic.

Flowers grown by and and created by filled the house, pink and yellow pops of joy.

A huge thank you to Laura who shared so generously her endless passion, intrigue and experience of the table. And to each of our guests who came with such openness to learn and willingness to share.

Hearts are full. Merci to all.

LG
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20/04/2026

The seasons’s Firsts unfolding day by day.

Our first retreat for the year, the house slowly waking as the gardens around it explode with tree peonies and tulips. Gift bags embroidered and vases filled and menus planned. The first batch of La Gonette granola and the first green salad. Pillow cases reunited with their match. Oh all just so lovely to be back in the swing, back into spring.

And even a quick, early morning drive over to Bonnieux for one of the season’s first brocantes. Ice cream coupes and vintage lighters and a fish grill for warm summer nights ahead.

A delight to be heading into our first retreat for 2026 — a week with . A delight to have guests settling in, and around our table. We are so looking forward to all that’s ahead.

Glorious flowers grown by and and arrangements created by .

Let the lovely days of spring and summer at La Gonette begin.

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