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Hossegor, France — September 2026

Everything You Came to France For.
Finally, All in One Week.

A 7-day immersion into the way French people actually live — led by a native of Lille, France, limited to 12 guests, and unlike any trip you have ever taken.

Up to 12 guests per week
Led by a native of Lille, France
25 years teaching French
All-inclusive
Good Schools Guide

Biarritz. Hossegor.
The Basque Country.

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Hossegor
Where you'll be staying
Hossegor
Plage de la Milady
Atlantic coast
Plage de la Milady
Bayonne
13th century — 18 minutes away
Bayonne
Biarritz
Bay of Biscay
Biarritz
Les Halles de Biarritz
Les Halles de Biarritz
The market
Port des Pêcheurs
Biarritz — the old harbour
Port des Pêcheurs
Saint-Jean-de-Luz
20 minutes south
Saint-Jean-de-Luz
Rocher de la Vierge
Biarritz landmark
Rocher de la Vierge
The old town
Belle Époque Biarritz
The old town
Église Sainte-Eugénie
Built for Empress Eugénie
Église Sainte-Eugénie
Café terraces
Place Louis XIV
Café terraces
Hossegor
Where you'll be staying
Hossegor
Plage de la Milady
Atlantic coast
Plage de la Milady
Bayonne
13th century — 18 minutes away
Bayonne
Biarritz
Bay of Biscay
Biarritz
Les Halles de Biarritz
Les Halles de Biarritz
The market
Port des Pêcheurs
Biarritz — the old harbour
Port des Pêcheurs
Saint-Jean-de-Luz
20 minutes south
Saint-Jean-de-Luz
Rocher de la Vierge
Biarritz landmark
Rocher de la Vierge
The old town
Belle Époque Biarritz
The old town
Église Sainte-Eugénie
Built for Empress Eugénie
Église Sainte-Eugénie
Café terraces
Place Louis XIV
Café terraces

All-inclusive. No surprises.

Included

  • 7 nights at a private villa on the Côte d'Argent
  • All meals — breakfasts, lunches, and dinners
  • Wine, champagne, and beverages throughout
  • Daily French language sessions with Violaine
  • All cultural activities and excursions
  • Private chef Marine for villa dinners
  • Wine masterclass and cooking class
  • Michelin-starred dinner at Villa Étang Blanc
  • Surf lessons, paddleboarding, yoga, fatbikes
  • Airport transfers

Not included

  • Flights to and from Biarritz
  • Travel insurance
  • Personal spending

Not a hotel room.
A real home.
For the week.

Location Côte d'Argent, Hossegor, France
Rooms 6 double rooms — maximum 12 guests
Chef Your private chef, Marine — on site all week
Grounds Pool, terraces, lake access
Arrival Airport transfer included

The villa sits on the edge of the lake, a few minutes from the ocean. It is the kind of place where breakfast on the terrace stretches into mid-morning and the evenings end slowly. The whole space is yours for the week.

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Most people
visit France.
Few ever
live it
like this.

This isn't a tour group with a guide and a schedule. It's a private villa, a private chef, and a week designed to show you how to actually live here.

Twelve guests. Never thirty.
Small enough that the week actually feels personal.
Slow. Deliberately French.
No 6am wake-ups, no rushed itineraries. Every day designed to breathe.
No tourist food. Ever.
A private chef at the villa. Only restaurants locals actually eat at when you go out. Every restaurant carefully selected — only the best places locals actually eat at.
Not just language practice. You will learn to transact in it.
You leave without experiencing the moment a French speaker switches to English mid-way through your sentence.
Not a holiday. A rehearsal.
For how life is lived in France. Not watching it. This time, you will literally be in it.

Book early. Drink well.

The first guests to confirm their place on each week receive something the rest of the group does not. Not a discount. An experience reserved only for those who moved first.

Early bird exclusive

A complimentary private wine session — for the first guests to confirm

Just you, a curated selection of the finest wines from the Landes region, and a sommelier who has spent years learning what makes them exceptional. No group. No schedule. Your own private afternoon before the week begins.

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Limited to the first guests per week — once confirmed, this offer closes

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This is how the French actually live.

Not a schedule. Not a checklist. A way of being that most visitors never find.

Morning
Breakfast at the table. Two hours. Nowhere to be.
Midday
Lunch that takes three hours. Wine. Cheese. Conversation.
Afternoon
A walk. A nap. A swim. Time moves differently here.
Evening
Dinner at a table until 11pm. This is not unusual. This is Tuesday.
All week
French — spoken, heard, lived — in every single moment.

Four dimensions of a French week.

Language

Daily small-group sessions

Morning language workshops led by Violaine, a native French tutor. 1-on-1 coaching available. 24/7 access to your tutor throughout the week.

Culture & Discovery

The France tourists never reach

Biarritz historical tour, private art collections, Sunday market, the 1930s basco-landaise villa. Selected because they are genuinely worth your time.

Lifestyle

Cooking, wine, bikes, pétanque

A hands-on cooking class with chef Marine, a wine masterclass with a sommelier, fatbike rides along the coast, and pétanque by the marina. Active, unhurried, and entirely French.

Food & Wine

Meals worth remembering

Private chef Marine prepares wine-paired dinners at the villa. A Michelin-starred evening at Villa Étang Blanc. A cooking class. A wine masterclass. Restaurants chosen because Maria eats there herself.

France is not something I studied. It is where I am from. And what I vow to share.

Born and raised in Lille, France. 25 years teaching the French language. I founded Learn&Co with one belief: the best way to learn a language is to live inside it.

The restaurants I have chosen, the pace I have set, the way the week unfolds — all of it is designed to give you the experience of a true local in the south of France.

On this trip, I am not your guide. I am your host.

25 yrs
Teaching French
12
Guests per trip
3
Weeks available

"I came for the French, but what stayed with me was the entire way of living. The long meals, the pace — it completely reset how I think about time and connection. It didn't feel like a trip. It felt like being invited into a life I didn't know I was missing."

Sophie M.
Sophie M.

"The week exceeded every expectation. The combination of language learning, culture, food and relaxation was perfectly balanced. Maria has an incredible ability to make everyone feel at home — I left with new friends, a renewed love of France, and genuinely better French."

Rhodri T.

"One of the best weeks of my life. The language lessons were fun and surprisingly effective — I came home actually speaking French, not just remembering it."

Emma L.

A taste of what the week looks like.

The full day-by-day itinerary is shared once you get in touch.

Monday
Your chauffeur collects you from the airport. Settle into the maison, get comfortable, and meet your companions for the week. In the evening, dinner at Les Hortensias du Lac overlooking the lake, followed by a relaxed game night.
Tuesday
After breakfast, wander through the vibrant Sunday market. Lunch at the famous beachfront La Cabane des Estagnots. Afternoon language workshop at the maison and a trip to Café de Paris. Evening: a hands-on cooking class with Marine.
Wednesday
Seasonal breakfast and a language session. Relaxed lunch, then your first surf or paddleboarding session. Beach yoga, followed by an oyster degustation at Chez Pif. Marine prepares a gourmet dinner back at the maison, and the evening ends with a French film.

Leave your details and Maria will send you the full itinerary and answer every question personally.

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Things people want to know before getting in touch.

What kind of physical condition do I need to be in?
The pace is intentionally relaxed. There is walking involved — cobblestone streets, coastal paths — but nothing strenuous. If you can walk comfortably for 15 to 25 minutes at a time, you will be absolutely fine.
What age range is this trip for?
Adults only. The experience is designed for people who appreciate good food, unhurried travel, and genuine cultural connection. Guests have ranged from their 30s to their 70s.
What is the food like — and what if I have dietary requirements?
The food is a central part of this trip. Chef Marine prepares fresh, seasonal, French meals at the villa. Restaurants are handpicked — not tourist spots. Vegetarian, gluten-free, and other dietary needs are accommodated — just let us know in advance.
What is the wine and drinking experience like?
Wine is woven into the week — meals, a formal masterclass, and casual evenings at the villa. If you do not drink alcohol, there are non-alcoholic alternatives for every occasion.
What level of French do I need?
None. The trip is designed to work at any level, from complete beginner to conversational. Sessions are structured around where you are, not a fixed curriculum.
How structured is the daily schedule?
The mornings tend to have a loose structure — a language session or an activity. The afternoons and evenings are more fluid. You will never feel like you are being moved from place to place on someone else's timetable.
Is this trip right for me?
Send us your details and Maria will reach out personally. No pressure — just a conversation to see if this is the right fit for where you are right now.

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Places are limited to 12 per week. Leave your details and Maria will be in touch personally within 24 hours.

From £6,915 per person — all-inclusive — September 2026

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