Profile of La Muse Writers' and Artists' Retreat

Nestled into the La Montagne Noire, or the Black Mountains, near Carcassonne, La Muse Writers' and Artists' Retreat is the perfect place to get away to write, providing solitude, quiet, and natural beauty (not to mention access to excellent food and wine). The main retreat house, some of which dates back to the 12th century, is built into the side of a mountain with local stone and wood.