{"id":28021,"date":"2026-04-17T17:50:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-17T15:50:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.chateauberne.com\/?p=28021"},"modified":"2026-08-31T21:57:33","modified_gmt":"2026-08-31T19:57:33","slug":"sejour-digital-detox-domaine-viticole-provence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.chateauberne.com\/en\/sejour-digital-detox-domaine-viticole-provence\/","title":{"rendered":"A digital detox break at a vineyard: three days at Ch\u00e2teau de Berne"},"content":{"rendered":"

A digital detox holiday involves putting screens aside for several days and finding other ways to spend the time they used to take up. The Ch\u00e2teau de Berne, a vineyard covering more than 500 hectares in Flayosc in the Var, offers an 800 m\u00b2 spa, three restaurants, a wine-tasting cellar and around 100 kilometres of footpaths for this purpose. Three days are usually enough to feel the benefits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What is a digital detox holiday?<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s a screen-free break, or one where screen use is kept to a minimum. The principle is simple: to break a habit, you need to replace it with something more interesting. Simply putting your phone away isn\u2019t enough \u2014 without a plan, the time you\u2019ve freed up just turns into idle waiting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That is why the programme is more important than the deprivation. The days are filled with activities that require the use of one\u2019s hands, body or attention, and the urge to check one\u2019s phone naturally becomes less frequent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Let\u2019s clarify one point: at the Ch\u00e2teau de Berne, Wi-Fi remains available and free throughout the hotel. There is no need to hand in your mobile phone on arrival, nor is there a contract to sign. Guests keep their own phones, particularly for practical and safety reasons when out and about on the estate; it is the experiences on offer here \u2013 rather than any restrictions \u2013 that mean your phone takes a back seat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Why a vineyard is particularly well suited to this<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

A vineyard combines three qualities that few holiday destinations can offer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

First of all, the landscape. Over 500 hectares of farmland, woodland, riverbanks and vineyards, criss-crossed by around a hundred kilometres of footpaths: you can walk for several hours without ever retracing your steps.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Then there\u2019s the pace. A vineyard follows an agricultural calendar \u2014 pruning, flowering, the grape harvest, winemaking \u2014 which unfolds at its own pace. Staying in the heart of a working farm, with its herds grazing on organic pastures and its vegetable gardens, gives you a very different sense of time from that of a day at the office.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The table, at last. Three restaurants<\/a>, three vegetable gardens covering more than 3,000 m\u00b2 and a tasting cellar<\/a> Open every day from 10 am to 6 pm: mealtimes become leisurely occasions, when people take the time to savour their food and have a chat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Three days at the estate, hour by hour<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Day 1 \u2014 settling in.<\/strong> Check-in from 4 pm. First thing to do: switch off notifications and put your mobile in a bag rather than a pocket, so you only take it out when necessary. An hour\u2019s walk along the estate\u2019s signposted trails is a great way to shake off the journey, before a screen-free dinner at the table. The bar is open from midday until midnight and is happy to keep the evening going.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Day 2 \u2014 keeping your hands and body busy.<\/strong> In the morning, the spa<\/a> : 800 m\u00b2 of facilities, including an indoor counter-current swimming pool, two hot tubs, a sauna, a steam room, a solarium and a relaxation area with a herbal tea room. In the afternoon, an activity that requires coordination \u2014 tennis, padel<\/a>, Mountain biking<\/a> or p\u00e9tanque. In the evening, a wine tasting at the winery, or a a sound journey with crystal bowls<\/a> to round off the day on a gentle note.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Day 3 \u2014 getting into the swing of things.<\/strong> This is the day when the programme becomes a habit rather than a chore. On Thursdays, the cookery school<\/a> offers a course at 10 am, for up to ten people, at \u20ac170 per person: two hours spent working with produce from the vegetable garden, followed by a tasting of the dishes paired with the estate\u2019s wines. The afternoon is ideal for a longer walk, a circular route starting from the estate. Departure is before 11 am the following day, leaving time for one last walk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Five things to do without your mobile phone at Bern Castle<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n