Creative Retreats May 2026

Creative Retreats is a great change from a regular vacation.
Here are great offers that take place May 2026.

161 curated retreats 4.9 (75 reviews) from €99
  • Free painting - hiking - yoga for women on the Atlantic coast of Portugal
  • Free painting - hiking - yoga for women on the Atlantic coast of Portugal
  • Free painting - hiking - yoga for women on the Atlantic coast of Portugal
  • Free painting - hiking - yoga for women on the Atlantic coast of Portugal
  • Free painting - hiking - yoga for women on the Atlantic coast of Portugal
  • Free painting - hiking - yoga for women on the Atlantic coast of Portugal
  • Free painting - hiking - yoga for women on the Atlantic coast of Portugal
  • Free painting - hiking - yoga for women on the Atlantic coast of Portugal
  • Free painting - hiking - yoga for women on the Atlantic coast of Portugal
  • Free painting - hiking - yoga for women on the Atlantic coast of Portugal
11 People interested

Free painting - hiking - yoga for women on the Atlantic coast of Portugal

Sao Luis, Portugal

$974 / 6 Days

  • Creative break in Blåvik (Sweden)
  • Creative break in Blåvik (Sweden)
  • Creative break in Blåvik (Sweden)
  • Creative break in Blåvik (Sweden)
  • Creative break in Blåvik (Sweden)
  • Creative break in Blåvik (Sweden)
  • Creative break in Blåvik (Sweden)
  • Creative break in Blåvik (Sweden)
  • Creative break in Blåvik (Sweden)
  • Creative break in Blåvik (Sweden)
13 People interested

Creative break in Blåvik (Sweden)

Blåvik, Sweden

$936 / 7 Days

  • Women's retreat 🌿4 days for you, your feminine being, your voice, your heart & soul.
  • Women's retreat 🌿4 days for you, your feminine being, your voice, your heart & soul.
  • Women's retreat 🌿4 days for you, your feminine being, your voice, your heart & soul.
  • Women's retreat 🌿4 days for you, your feminine being, your voice, your heart & soul.
  • Women's retreat 🌿4 days for you, your feminine being, your voice, your heart & soul.
  • Women's retreat 🌿4 days for you, your feminine being, your voice, your heart & soul.
  • Women's retreat 🌿4 days for you, your feminine being, your voice, your heart & soul.
  • Women's retreat 🌿4 days for you, your feminine being, your voice, your heart & soul.
9 People interested

Women's retreat 🌿4 days for you, your feminine being, your voice, your heart & soul.

Altwigshagen, Germany

$1,111 / 4 Days

  • Pentecost LOM® Days / Solution-Focused Painting Therapy
  • Pentecost LOM® Days / Solution-Focused Painting Therapy
  • Pentecost LOM® Days / Solution-Focused Painting Therapy
  • Pentecost LOM® Days / Solution-Focused Painting Therapy
  • Pentecost LOM® Days / Solution-Focused Painting Therapy
  • Pentecost LOM® Days / Solution-Focused Painting Therapy
  • Pentecost LOM® Days / Solution-Focused Painting Therapy
  • Pentecost LOM® Days / Solution-Focused Painting Therapy
  • Pentecost LOM® Days / Solution-Focused Painting Therapy
  • Pentecost LOM® Days / Solution-Focused Painting Therapy
5 People interested

Pentecost LOM® Days / Solution-Focused Painting Therapy

Münster, Germany

$748 / 4 Days

  • Egyptian dance under the Sicilian sun – A week of dance for women
  • Egyptian dance under the Sicilian sun – A week of dance for women
  • Egyptian dance under the Sicilian sun – A week of dance for women
  • Egyptian dance under the Sicilian sun – A week of dance for women
  • Egyptian dance under the Sicilian sun – A week of dance for women
  • Egyptian dance under the Sicilian sun – A week of dance for women
  • Egyptian dance under the Sicilian sun – A week of dance for women
  • Egyptian dance under the Sicilian sun – A week of dance for women
  • Egyptian dance under the Sicilian sun – A week of dance for women
  • Egyptian dance under the Sicilian sun – A week of dance for women
6 People interested

Egyptian dance under the Sicilian sun – A week of dance for women

Sampieri, Italy

$455 / 8 Days

  • Soul Garden Retreat with yoga in Mallorca
  • Soul Garden Retreat with yoga in Mallorca
  • Soul Garden Retreat with yoga in Mallorca
  • Soul Garden Retreat with yoga in Mallorca
  • Soul Garden Retreat with yoga in Mallorca
  • Soul Garden Retreat with yoga in Mallorca
  • Soul Garden Retreat with yoga in Mallorca
  • Soul Garden Retreat with yoga in Mallorca
  • Soul Garden Retreat with yoga in Mallorca
  • Soul Garden Retreat with yoga in Mallorca
7 People interested

Soul Garden Retreat with yoga in Mallorca

Llucmajor, Spain

$965 / 8 Days

  • Lech Classic Festival 2026 - 4 nights
  • Lech Classic Festival 2026 - 4 nights
  • Lech Classic Festival 2026 - 4 nights
  • Lech Classic Festival 2026 - 4 nights
  • Lech Classic Festival 2026 - 4 nights
5 People interested

Lech Classic Festival 2026 - 4 nights

Lech, Austria

$1,163 / 5 Days

  • Winter adventure break in the beautiful Black Forest at the start of the year
  • Winter adventure break in the beautiful Black Forest at the start of the year
  • Winter adventure break in the beautiful Black Forest at the start of the year
  • Winter adventure break in the beautiful Black Forest at the start of the year
  • Winter adventure break in the beautiful Black Forest at the start of the year
  • Winter adventure break in the beautiful Black Forest at the start of the year
  • Winter adventure break in the beautiful Black Forest at the start of the year
  • Winter adventure break in the beautiful Black Forest at the start of the year
  • Winter adventure break in the beautiful Black Forest at the start of the year
  • Winter adventure break in the beautiful Black Forest at the start of the year
12 People interested

Winter adventure break in the beautiful Black Forest at the start of the year

Bernau im Schwarzwald, Germany

$924 / 5 Days

  • Lech Classic Festival 2026 - 3 nights
  • Lech Classic Festival 2026 - 3 nights
  • Lech Classic Festival 2026 - 3 nights
  • Lech Classic Festival 2026 - 3 nights
  • Lech Classic Festival 2026 - 3 nights
17 People interested

Lech Classic Festival 2026 - 3 nights

Lech, Austria

$860 / 4 Days

  • Simply Being - Time in Nature | Cinque Terre | Italy | 6 Days
  • Simply Being - Time in Nature | Cinque Terre | Italy | 6 Days
  • Simply Being - Time in Nature | Cinque Terre | Italy | 6 Days
  • Simply Being - Time in Nature | Cinque Terre | Italy | 6 Days
  • Simply Being - Time in Nature | Cinque Terre | Italy | 6 Days
  • Simply Being - Time in Nature | Cinque Terre | Italy | 6 Days
  • Simply Being - Time in Nature | Cinque Terre | Italy | 6 Days
  • Simply Being - Time in Nature | Cinque Terre | Italy | 6 Days
  • Simply Being - Time in Nature | Cinque Terre | Italy | 6 Days
  • Simply Being - Time in Nature | Cinque Terre | Italy | 6 Days
5 People interested

Simply Being - Time in Nature | Cinque Terre | Italy | 6 Days

Deiva Marina, Italy

$538 / 6 Days

  • 2-day Prehistoric Labyrinth and Park Ravne Meditation Tour
  • 2-day Prehistoric Labyrinth and Park Ravne Meditation Tour
  • 2-day Prehistoric Labyrinth and Park Ravne Meditation Tour
  • 2-day Prehistoric Labyrinth and Park Ravne Meditation Tour
  • 2-day Prehistoric Labyrinth and Park Ravne Meditation Tour
  • 2-day Prehistoric Labyrinth and Park Ravne Meditation Tour
  • 2-day Prehistoric Labyrinth and Park Ravne Meditation Tour
  • 2-day Prehistoric Labyrinth and Park Ravne Meditation Tour
  • 2-day Prehistoric Labyrinth and Park Ravne Meditation Tour
  • 2-day Prehistoric Labyrinth and Park Ravne Meditation Tour
14 People interested

2-day Prehistoric Labyrinth and Park Ravne Meditation Tour

Visoko, Bosnia and Herzegovina

$115 / 2 Days

  • Creative mindfulness on the loom
  • Creative mindfulness on the loom
  • Creative mindfulness on the loom
  • Creative mindfulness on the loom
  • Creative mindfulness on the loom
  • Creative mindfulness on the loom
  • Creative mindfulness on the loom
  • Creative mindfulness on the loom
  • Creative mindfulness on the loom
11 People interested

Creative mindfulness on the loom

Ingenio, Spain

$561 / 5 Days

  • Italian weekend course in Florence
  • Italian weekend course in Florence
  • Italian weekend course in Florence
  • Italian weekend course in Florence
  • Italian weekend course in Florence
  • Italian weekend course in Florence
9 People interested

Italian weekend course in Florence

Firenze, Italy

$807 / 3 Days

  • Week-long holiday program: Italian language and culture in Florence
  • Week-long holiday program: Italian language and culture in Florence
  • Week-long holiday program: Italian language and culture in Florence
  • Week-long holiday program: Italian language and culture in Florence
  • Week-long holiday program: Italian language and culture in Florence
  • Week-long holiday program: Italian language and culture in Florence
  • Week-long holiday program: Italian language and culture in Florence
  • Week-long holiday program: Italian language and culture in Florence
  • Week-long holiday program: Italian language and culture in Florence
  • Week-long holiday program: Italian language and culture in Florence
8 People interested

Week-long holiday program: Italian language and culture in Florence

Firenze, Italy

$585 / 5 Days

  • Photo course and photo workshop in Florence
  • Photo course and photo workshop in Florence
  • Photo course and photo workshop in Florence
  • Photo course and photo workshop in Florence
  • Photo course and photo workshop in Florence
  • Photo course and photo workshop in Florence
  • Photo course and photo workshop in Florence
  • Photo course and photo workshop in Florence
9 People interested

Photo course and photo workshop in Florence

Firenze, Italy

$491 / 5 Days

  • Soulful Retreat 2026, with Clara Morgenthau at Donndorf Monastery
  • Soulful Retreat 2026, with Clara Morgenthau at Donndorf Monastery
  • Soulful Retreat 2026, with Clara Morgenthau at Donndorf Monastery
  • Soulful Retreat 2026, with Clara Morgenthau at Donndorf Monastery
  • Soulful Retreat 2026, with Clara Morgenthau at Donndorf Monastery
  • Soulful Retreat 2026, with Clara Morgenthau at Donndorf Monastery
  • Soulful Retreat 2026, with Clara Morgenthau at Donndorf Monastery
  • Soulful Retreat 2026, with Clara Morgenthau at Donndorf Monastery
  • Soulful Retreat 2026, with Clara Morgenthau at Donndorf Monastery
  • Soulful Retreat 2026, with Clara Morgenthau at Donndorf Monastery
8 People interested

Soulful Retreat 2026, with Clara Morgenthau at Donndorf Monastery

Kloster Donndorf, Germany

$991 / 8 Days

  • SPIRIT OF INDIA - SHIVA MEETS PAN Meditation - Yoga - Mantra Chanting - Block Printing
  • SPIRIT OF INDIA - SHIVA MEETS PAN Meditation - Yoga - Mantra Chanting - Block Printing
  • SPIRIT OF INDIA - SHIVA MEETS PAN Meditation - Yoga - Mantra Chanting - Block Printing
  • SPIRIT OF INDIA - SHIVA MEETS PAN Meditation - Yoga - Mantra Chanting - Block Printing
  • SPIRIT OF INDIA - SHIVA MEETS PAN Meditation - Yoga - Mantra Chanting - Block Printing
  • SPIRIT OF INDIA - SHIVA MEETS PAN Meditation - Yoga - Mantra Chanting - Block Printing
  • SPIRIT OF INDIA - SHIVA MEETS PAN Meditation - Yoga - Mantra Chanting - Block Printing
  • SPIRIT OF INDIA - SHIVA MEETS PAN Meditation - Yoga - Mantra Chanting - Block Printing
  • SPIRIT OF INDIA - SHIVA MEETS PAN Meditation - Yoga - Mantra Chanting - Block Printing
14 People interested

SPIRIT OF INDIA - SHIVA MEETS PAN Meditation - Yoga - Mantra Chanting - Block Printing

Grünsting, Austria

$690 / 4 Days

  • ReinassArt: combined art program in Florence
  • ReinassArt: combined art program in Florence
  • ReinassArt: combined art program in Florence
  • ReinassArt: combined art program in Florence
  • ReinassArt: combined art program in Florence
  • ReinassArt: combined art program in Florence
7 People interested

ReinassArt: combined art program in Florence

Firenze, Italy

$1,193 / 5 Days

  • Get back to your center - 3 individual coaching appointments just for you!
  • Get back to your center - 3 individual coaching appointments just for you!
  • Get back to your center - 3 individual coaching appointments just for you!
  • Get back to your center - 3 individual coaching appointments just for you!
4 People interested

Get back to your center - 3 individual coaching appointments just for you!

Grosselfingen, Germany

$351 / 3 Days

  • LOM® advanced training SOLUTION-FOCUSED ART THERAPY for professionals in CRETE!!!
  • LOM® advanced training SOLUTION-FOCUSED ART THERAPY for professionals in CRETE!!!
  • LOM® advanced training SOLUTION-FOCUSED ART THERAPY for professionals in CRETE!!!
  • LOM® advanced training SOLUTION-FOCUSED ART THERAPY for professionals in CRETE!!!
  • LOM® advanced training SOLUTION-FOCUSED ART THERAPY for professionals in CRETE!!!
  • LOM® advanced training SOLUTION-FOCUSED ART THERAPY for professionals in CRETE!!!
  • LOM® advanced training SOLUTION-FOCUSED ART THERAPY for professionals in CRETE!!!
  • LOM® advanced training SOLUTION-FOCUSED ART THERAPY for professionals in CRETE!!!
  • LOM® advanced training SOLUTION-FOCUSED ART THERAPY for professionals in CRETE!!!
  • LOM® advanced training SOLUTION-FOCUSED ART THERAPY for professionals in CRETE!!!
18 People interested

LOM® advanced training SOLUTION-FOCUSED ART THERAPY for professionals in CRETE!!!

Mariou, Greece

$842 / 6 Days

  • Your colorful weekend retreat for more joy in life
  • Your colorful weekend retreat for more joy in life
  • Your colorful weekend retreat for more joy in life
  • Your colorful weekend retreat for more joy in life
  • Your colorful weekend retreat for more joy in life
  • Your colorful weekend retreat for more joy in life
  • Your colorful weekend retreat for more joy in life
  • Your colorful weekend retreat for more joy in life
  • Your colorful weekend retreat for more joy in life
  • Your colorful weekend retreat for more joy in life
12 People interested

Your colorful weekend retreat for more joy in life

Radebeul, Germany

$175 / 2 Days

  • 5 days/17 hours of individual coaching: Systemic grounding, relationship work, and core beliefs
  • 5 days/17 hours of individual coaching: Systemic grounding, relationship work, and core beliefs
  • 5 days/17 hours of individual coaching: Systemic grounding, relationship work, and core beliefs
  • 5 days/17 hours of individual coaching: Systemic grounding, relationship work, and core beliefs
  • 5 days/17 hours of individual coaching: Systemic grounding, relationship work, and core beliefs
  • 5 days/17 hours of individual coaching: Systemic grounding, relationship work, and core beliefs
  • 5 days/17 hours of individual coaching: Systemic grounding, relationship work, and core beliefs
  • 5 days/17 hours of individual coaching: Systemic grounding, relationship work, and core beliefs
  • 5 days/17 hours of individual coaching: Systemic grounding, relationship work, and core beliefs
  • 5 days/17 hours of individual coaching: Systemic grounding, relationship work, and core beliefs
15 People interested

5 days/17 hours of individual coaching: Systemic grounding, relationship work, and core beliefs

Wäschenbeuren, Germany

$1,626 / 5 Days

  • Ceramic surface design with Nana König for beginners and advanced students
  • Ceramic surface design with Nana König for beginners and advanced students
  • Ceramic surface design with Nana König for beginners and advanced students
  • Ceramic surface design with Nana König for beginners and advanced students
  • Ceramic surface design with Nana König for beginners and advanced students
  • Ceramic surface design with Nana König for beginners and advanced students
  • Ceramic surface design with Nana König for beginners and advanced students
13 People interested

Ceramic surface design with Nana König for beginners and advanced students

Meezen, Germany

$982 / 3 Days

  • ITALIAN CULTURE COURSES ONLINE
  • ITALIAN CULTURE COURSES ONLINE
  • ITALIAN CULTURE COURSES ONLINE
  • ITALIAN CULTURE COURSES ONLINE
  • ITALIAN CULTURE COURSES ONLINE
5 People interested

ITALIAN CULTURE COURSES ONLINE

Florenz, Italy

$409 / 10 Days

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FAQ

Frequently asked questions

What is a creative retreat?
A creative retreat is a getaway that allows you to discover and nurture your creative side. Whether it's painting, writing, photography, pottery, or other artistic forms of expression – a creative retreat combines relaxation with inspiration and artistic creation. Professional instructors guide you in a relaxed setting to learn new techniques or deepen existing skills. At Retreat Urlaub, you'll currently find 329 creative retreat offerings.
Do I need prior experience to join a creative retreat?
In most cases, no prior experience is needed. Many creative retreats are specifically designed for beginners and offer a gentle introduction to the respective art form. At the same time, there are also retreats for more advanced participants who want to deepen their skills. You'll find detailed information about the required experience level in each listing description, so you can choose the retreat that's right for you.
How much does a creative retreat cost?
Prices for a creative retreat vary depending on duration, location, accommodation, and the type of creative program offered. At Retreat Urlaub, prices currently range from €116 to €11.583, with an average price of around €1.165. Accommodation, meals, and course materials are usually included in the price – you'll find the exact inclusions in each listing description.
What kind of creative activities are offered at a creative retreat?
The range of creative activities is wonderfully diverse. Typical offerings include painting and drawing, creative writing, photography, ceramics and pottery, sculpture, textile arts, music, dance, and mixed-media art. Many retreats also combine several creative disciplines or complement the program with yoga, meditation, or nature experiences to further boost creative inspiration.
Where do creative retreats take place?
Creative retreats take place in a wide variety of inspiring locations – from picturesque country houses in Tuscany and coastal spots on the Mediterranean to tranquil mountain regions in the Alps or creative studios in vibrant cities. There are also wonderful options in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. The special setting is often deliberately chosen to spark your creativity. Browse through our 329 offerings and find the perfect location for your creative retreat.
How long does a creative retreat typically last?
The duration of a creative retreat varies by offering. There are compact weekend retreats of 2–3 days that are perfect for a first taste, as well as week-long intensive programs where you can deeply immerse yourself in a creative practice. Some retreats even last two weeks or longer. Among our 329 offerings, you're sure to find the right duration for your personal creative getaway.
Can I book a creative retreat as a solo traveler?
Yes, absolutely! Creative retreats are ideal for solo travelers. You'll meet like-minded people who also want to explore their creative side, and working together on creative projects quickly creates a trusting and inspiring atmosphere. Many participants report that they arrived alone and returned home with new friendships. Of course, you're also welcome to join with friends or as a couple.
What should I bring to a creative retreat?
Most creative retreats provide all the necessary materials and tools – this is often already included in the price. Generally, you only need to bring comfortable clothing that can get a little messy, along with personal items for your stay. If any special materials need to be brought along, such as your own camera for photography retreats, this will be noted in the listing description. If you have any questions, you can contact the organizer directly in advance.