Hossegor, France — September 2026
This is not the France you have visited before.
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.
Most people visit France. Few ever get to live like the French do.
The typical tourist trip
- Guided groups of 30 through the same museums
- Rushed itineraries, 6am wake-ups, no time to breathe
- Tourist restaurants chosen for convenience
- A week in France and you still feel like an outsider
- Back home and it's already fading
This trip
- 12 guests. Enough to feel intimate, enough to feel alive
- The pace is French — slow, sensory, nothing rushed
- Restaurants chosen by someone who actually lives this way
- You leave speaking the language and understanding the culture
- The kind of week you talk about for years
Hossegor, France — September 2026
This is how the French actually live.
Not a schedule. Not a checklist. A way of being that most visitors never find.
Where the week happens.
Four dimensions of a French week.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
A private wine session with the sommelier
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.
Book your placeLimited to the first guests per week — once confirmed, this offer closes
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.
A taste of what the week looks like.
The full day-by-day itinerary is shared on the call.
Book a 20-minute call with Maria and we'll walk you through the full itinerary, answer every question, and confirm whether this trip is the right fit for you.
Request the full itineraryAll-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
Things people want to know before booking the call.
What people said after the week.
"A fantastic immersive French experience. Whilst the highlights were the ability to speak and really push the boundaries on what I could learn, the overall experience — food and drink, scenery, company — was what really made it so memorable."
"This week-long immersion trip was brilliantly designed to boost our skills within a really fun environment. We spent hours chatting to ordinary native speakers — a huge help for nailing down tricky conversational words and phrases."
Request your invitation.
Places are limited to 12 per week. Book a 20-minute call with Maria — she will walk you through the full itinerary and confirm whether this is the right trip for you.
From £6,915 per person — all-inclusive — September 2026
