The Domaine du Grand Lauron hosts seminars, team building, incentives, product launches, training days, company evenings and weddings for up to 150 guests. The reception room covers 175 square meters and looks out over a natural lake, and the estate sleeps about 36 people in five gîtes and five double rooms. It stands at 2960 route de Pertuis in Cadenet, a few kilometers from Lourmarin, inside the Luberon regional nature park.
Seminars and company events
The estate takes the full range of company formats: seminar, team building, incentive, product launch, evening event, training, showroom and photo shoot. The owners build a program around each group's goals. The reception room seats the plenary, while the courtyard, the gardens and the lake give space for workshops outdoors, breaks and a dinner. A residential seminar is the natural format, since a team of about 36 can sleep on site and keep the 11 hectares to itself. Audiovisual equipment is not listed and should be confirmed.
Weddings and receptions
Weddings are the core of the business. The couple can hold the ceremony by the lake under the weeping willows, the cocktail in the fruit-tree gardens and the dinner in the inner courtyard under the stars, with couple photos on the wooden pontoons. A brunch by the lake or the pool can follow the next day. Wedding packages privatize the estate over several days, with three nights on site mentioned. No supplier is imposed, so the couple chooses its own caterer, DJ and decorator.
Rooms and capacities
The reception room takes up to 150 guests over 175 square meters. A glass wall opens the room toward the lake, and the roof frame uses reclaimed old timber worked by Compagnons du Devoir craftsmen. Wooden furniture for events is supplied. The inner courtyard, enclosed by stone buildings, hosts drinks and dinners. The lake covers 2,000 square meters.
Accommodation
The estate counts 18 bedrooms across five gîtes and five double rooms, with about 36 to 37 beds. Each gîte is renovated, air-conditioned and has its own terrace over the gardens; Gîte 4, for example, has two bedrooms and a bathroom. The five double rooms keep their old terracotta floor tiles and have individual air conditioning, and one is a bridal suite. The accommodation is not adapted for guests with reduced mobility. A large in-ground pool is open to guests.
Catering
There is no in-house restaurant for events. The client brings the caterer of its choice; no supplier is imposed.
History and setting
The main farmhouse dates back to the 17th century and offers 1,200 square meters of living space. Fiona and Aurélien Garnier bought it after careers in business and aeronautics and have run it as an event venue for about three years. The renovation combines the old wood and stone of the farm with natural materials. The estate covers 11 hectares of grounds. Gordes, Lourmarin and the wine estates of the Luberon are close for a group outing.
Getting there
Aix-en-Provence TGV station is about 35 to 40 minutes away, Marseille Provence airport 45 to 50 minutes and Avignon 35 minutes to an hour, depending on the page. Aix-en-Provence city is about 30 minutes by car.
