Corporate Retreats · Provence 2027
BioPharma Leaders Forum
Three Days in the Heart of the Luberon
Prepared for
Four days at the Coquillade and across the Luberon. Open a day for the detail; each venue has its own page further down.
For the 2027 BioPharma Leaders Forum, the Coquillade Provence Resort & Spa, a restored medieval hamlet in the vineyards above Gargas, is the base for the whole stay. One team handles every transfer, guide and detail, and every venue sits within a short scenic drive.
Drive times are indicative, door to door from the estate.
Behind the steel windows of a former ochre factory, one of France's most confidential ateliers: master craftsmen restoring chandeliers for the world's great monuments and luxury interiors. The ride pauses here for a private behind-the-scenes visit and a refreshment break in the gardens. A meeting with the owner is being arranged, subject to his travel schedule.
The evening closes on the outdoor terrace of the Coquillade, a Provencal menu under the stars. Booked and settled directly with the hotel, alongside the rest of the stay.
On PremiseA reference organic estate at the foot of Menerbes, one of France's most beautiful hilltop villages. A midday visit of the property, then a seated lunch on the great terrace, 200 square metres facing the vines, or in the Grand Chai should the format move indoors. The Corkscrew Museum, the largest collection of its kind in Europe, stays open over lunch.
The former Mathieu ochre factory in Roussillon now houses the Okhra ecomuseum, its washing basins and calcination rooms open on a private guided tour of the pigment-making process. On site, the Cooperative des Couleurs runs a hands-on workshop where each guest grinds and mixes their own ochre paint, before the village itself, one of the most beautiful in France, built entirely from the colour it stands on.
At Les Agnels, four kilometres from Apt, five generations of the Agnel family have distilled lavender since 1895. The visit opens on the estate and its history, walks the organically farmed lavender and lavandin fields, then moves into the distillery for a live demonstration on the two-hundred-litre still, and closes with a botanical tasting comparing the varieties side by side. The estate recommends the late afternoon, from 4:00 PM, to avoid the heat of a June day.
An organic estate above the Calavon valley, 320 hectares carrying 35 of vines across five terroirs between 580 and 680 metres. The terrace, privatised for the evening, opens with a vineyard walk and a wine tasting, then a seated gastronomic dinner from the estate's own kitchen garden and neighbouring producers, bread and desserts baked on site.
A working Cistercian abbey founded in 1148, standing alone in a valley of lavender fields below Gordes. The Sunday mass is celebrated by the monks at 9:00 AM and a small party is received for it: an intimate encounter with a spiritual heritage kept alive on this site for almost nine centuries. There is no guided visit of the abbey, before or after, the abbey resuming its visits at 1:00 PM. The history and the context are given during the transfer.
Raised from 1719 by the Avignon architect Jean-Baptiste Franque, the Chateau de Sauvan is known locally as the Petit Trianon de Provence for its restrained eighteenth-century elegance. Its gardens carry the Jardin Remarquable label, and the family who restored the estate hosts the visit themselves, opening rooms still furnished in the style of the period.
The oldest winery in the Luberon, producing wine continuously since the 13th century on the site of a Roman villa and a former papal residence. Vineyard walk, historic tour and winery visit, around a pairing lunch under the plane trees: a blind tasting of great Rhone Valley whites with appetizers, a slow-cooked main with the estate's reds, then cheese and dessert along the table. Each guest leaves with two bottles of the estate's premium wine.
A late afternoon slot, from 4:30 to 7:00 PM, ten minutes from the hotel: fifteen-metre galleries carved into the ochre cliffs over a century of extraction. The group walks the cathedral tunnels with private guides, and the visit closes with a blind tasting led by a private sommelier.
The site imposes two separate groups, and this is a safety rule rather than a matter of comfort: the galleries take 30 to 33 guests at a time and the operator will not run the full group in one pass. Helmets are worn throughout.
The two groups therefore go in one after the other, with 45 minutes between them. That interval is not dead time: the group waiting above ground is received with drinks and small bites. It does mean the afternoon has to be built around it, and it is the reason the slot runs to two hours on site.
The tasting stays underground at a constant ten degrees year round, warm clothing recommended. The two rotating groups of thirty to thirty-three take turns, with a thirty to forty-five minute interval between them filled by drinks and small bites.
The internationally acclaimed Beefbar, in the Airelles palace of La Bastide de Gordes, twenty minutes from the estate, is our recommendation for the closing evening. Privatised in full: aperitif cocktails at golden hour, premium cuts and refined sharing plates, Provence wines, and the valley of Gordes below.
Should the forum prefer to close without leaving the estate, a farewell dinner at the Coquillade is held as the alternative to the Beefbar. Format and catering pending.
On PremiseEvery service priced as it falls in the programme, with what each rate includes. Services engaged for the whole group carry a total.
| Service | Basis | Amount TTC |
|---|---|---|
| Pending indicates a rate still being confirmed with our on-site partner. | ||
| Friday 11 June · Arrival & Welcome | ||
| E-bike tour & lustrerie visitExperience | 2:00 to 6:00 PM · 30 riders · single guide · EUR 500 per rider | EUR 15,000 |
| Private guided e-bike tour of the Luberon | Vineyards, olive groves and hilltop villages | included |
| E-bikes delivered and collected at the estate | Fitted on site at the Coquillade · helmets and support vehicle | included |
| Private visit of the lustrerie | Behind the scenes with the master craftsmen | included |
| Refreshment break in the gardens | Drinks and gouter served at the workshop | included |
| Welcome dinner on siteDinner | 7:00 to 10:00 PM · Hotel Coquillade | arranged separately |
| Subtotal · Friday | Excluding the welcome dinner, arranged directly with the hotel | EUR 15,000 |
| Saturday 12 June · Business, Culture & Gastronomy | ||
| Domaine de la Citadelle lunchLunch | 12:30 PM · Menerbes · 20 min from the estate · EUR 350 per guest on 65, wine not included, plus EUR 15,000 privatisation | EUR 37,750 |
| Privatisation of the interior and exterior terrace | 200 m2 facing the vines, with the Grand Chai as the indoor setting | EUR 15,000 |
| Estate presentation & cellar visits | Vinification cellar and barrel chai in small groups · Corkscrew Museum access | included |
| Visit and lunch | Wine not included · table service supplement being confirmed | EUR 350 per guest |
| Saturday afternoon · two options off the estateThe group divides between the two, rates being rebased on the split. | ||
| Option A · Ochre village of RoussillonExperience | 2:00 to 6:00 PM · 3h on site · 15 min from the estate · site capacity being confirmed | EUR 260 per guest |
| Option B · Private lavender distillationExperience | From 4:00 PM · 2h on site · 15 min from the estate · two groups above 40 | EUR 260 per guest |
| Domaine Les Davids galaGala dinner | 7:00 to 11:00 PM · Viens · 33 min from the estate · EUR 350 per guest on 65, wine not included, plus EUR 15,000 privatisation | EUR 37,750 |
| Privatisation of the exterior terrace, base 65 | Confirmed capacity · availability for 12 June 2027 being confirmed | EUR 15,000 |
| Cellar visit & tasting on arrival | 7:00 to 8:00 PM · standing welcome for guests not visiting the chai | included |
| Seated gastronomic dinner | Classic table service · wine not included | EUR 350 per guest |
| Subtotal · Saturday | Lunch and gala dinner · the two afternoon options are charged per guest, on the final split | EUR 75,500 |
| Sunday 13 June · Terroir, Ochre & Farewell | ||
| Sunday morning · two formats off the estateThe mass concerns a party of seven or eight; the chateau takes a minimum of 25 and receives in the morning only. | ||
| Option A · Abbaye de Senanque, Sunday massExperience | 9:00 AM · 7 to 8 guests · 25 to 30 min one way | EUR 1,800 |
| English speaking lead guide | Flat fee · no guided visit of the abbey · transport and lunch excluded | included |
| Option B · Chateau de Sauvan, private visitExperience | Morning only · 2h on site · 50 min from the estate · min 25, max 45 | EUR 260 per guest |
| Owner-led visit, translation & headsets | Entrance fees included · the owner speaking French only, translation by the lead guide | included |
| Chateau de MilleLunch | Midday · 3h30 on site · EUR 600 per guest on 65, wine not included, plus EUR 12,000 privatisation | EUR 51,000 |
| Estate privatisation, staff & guided visits | Vineyard walk, historic tour of the chateau and gardens, winery visit | included |
| Privatisation of the exterior terrace | Indoor room being confirmed as the weather fallback | EUR 12,000 |
| Lunch, service, furniture & tableware | Wine not included | EUR 600 per guest |
| Mines de Bruoux · ochre galleriesExperience | 4:30 to 7:00 PM · 2h30 to 3h30 on site · 10 min from the hotel · two groups required for safety, 45 min apart · EUR 280 per guest on 65 | EUR 18,200 |
| Guided visit of the ochre galleries | Private guides | included |
| Blind wine tasting led by a private sommelier | 10 degrees year round | included |
| English speaking host with the group | From and to the hotel, introduction given on the way | included |
| Beefbar · La Bastide de GordesDinner | 6:30 to 10:30 PM · Gordes · EUR 650 per guest, all inclusive | EUR 42,250 |
| Full privatisation of the restaurant & terrace | Indoor dining room secured as weather fallback | included |
| Aperitif · two signature cocktails per guest | 6:30 to 7:30 PM at golden hour on the terrace | included |
| Beefbar group menu · three courses | Shared starters, mains per guest, desserts | included |
| Premium Provence wines, water & coffee | Three glasses per guest, half bottle of mineral water, coffee | included |
| Furniture & complete table settings | Provided and dressed by the Airelles teams | included |
| Alternative for the closing eveningA farewell dinner held on the estate, at the Coquillade. | ||
| Farewell dinner on siteDinner | Evening · Hotel Coquillade | Pending |
| Subtotal · Sunday | Abbaye de Senanque, Chateau de Mille, the ochre galleries and the Beefbar · Chateau de Sauvan is charged per guest, on the final split | EUR 113,250 |
| Monday 14 June · Departures | ||
| Departure transfers, greeters & luggage service | see below | |
| Across the four days · Transport & guest services | ||
| Airport & rail transfers | Estimate of 70 transfers | EUR 52,000 |
| Marseille Provence · MRS | EUR 750 per transfer · 1h15 door to door | EUR 45,000 |
| Avignon TGV & Aix-en-Provence TGV | EUR 700 per transfer · 50 min to 1h | EUR 7,000 |
| Dedicated fleet at disposal | 5 vehicles · Saturday to Sunday · at disposal, not by the journey | EUR 31,800 |
| Mercedes Sprinter · 19 seats | 3 vehicles · 2 days · EUR 3,500 per vehicle per day | EUR 21,000 |
| Mercedes V-Class | 2 vehicles · 2 days · EUR 2,700 per vehicle per day | EUR 10,800 |
| Meet & greet · guest services | EUR 500 per service · up to 4 guests · estimate of 48 meet & greets, arrivals and departures | EUR 24,000 |
| Subtotal · transport & guest services | EUR 107,800 | |
| Total to date | Excluding the three experiences charged per guest, which settle on the final split | EUR 311,550 |