The Summer Hangout

Purpose-driven minds, open hearts, and meaningful conversations

This August, step away from the noise of everyday life and into a place where ideas breathe, people connect deeply, and inspiration flows naturally. Welcome to The Summer Hangout 2026, a unique retreat for change makers, impact investors, value-driven entrepreneurs, creators, and curious minds who believe in building a better tomorrow.

Set in the tranquility of nature, this is more than a retreat. It’s a safe, intentional space where conversations matter, friendships grow, and collaborations begin. Here, you won’t follow a rigid program. Instead, you co-create the experience. Bring your ideas, your questions, your talents, and let the collective energy shape what emerges.

The Hangout brings together a carefully curated group of inspiring individuals:

  • Purpose-driven entrepreneurs

  • Impact investors

  • Creatives and innovators

  • Social and environmental change makers

  • Thoughtful leaders exploring new paths

People who are not just building businesses, but building the future. Expect meaningful conversations, unexpected collaborations, and connections that continue long after the summer ends.

A self-organizing experience

The Summer Hangout is designed as a self-organizing gathering where everyone contributes to the atmosphere and the learning. You might host a workshop. Share your story. Lead a morning walk. Spark a discussion that changes someone’s perspective.

Or simply listen, reflect, and reconnect with what matters most.

This is your time to slow down, explore, and create meaningful connections with people who care about the future as much as you do. Craft your own experience. Move at your own pace. Let inspiration unfold naturally.

Space to recharge

While the community energy is powerful, there is always space for stillness. Use the time to:

  • Focus on personal projects

  • Reflect on important questions

  • Journal or read in nature

  • Book a relaxing massage

  • Or simply do nothing for a while

Sometimes the best ideas come when we slow down.

Nourishment for body and mind

During your stay, everything is designed to support relaxation, creativity, and wellbeing. Enjoy full-board accommodation with daily homemade, healthy, organic meals prepared from locally sourced ingredients. Throughout the day you’ll find fresh fruit, coffee, tea, and soft drinks available to keep the conversations flowing. Mornings begin gently with meditation sessions and nature walks, grounding the day in presence and intention.

Afternoons leave space for:

  • Personal projects and deep thinking

  • Open sessions led by participants

  • Creative exploration

  • Relaxation in nature

Evenings invite connection, from live cooking together to a celebration night with live music under the stars.

Immersed in nature

Nature is part of the experience. Take a dip in the infinity pool, unwind in the sauna, or relax in a hammock with a book and the sound of the valley around you. We invite you to explore the surroundings through: guided hikes and valley walks, visits to local regenerative projects in the valley shaping the region, or simply take time to breathe, think, and let new ideas emerge.

Extend your Hangout by the Sea

If you’re not ready to leave the inspiration behind, you can extend your Summer Hangout experience with a stay at The Home by the Sea in La Fosca.

Just a short journey away, this peaceful Mediterranean retreat offers the perfect setting to integrate insights, continue meaningful conversations, or simply unwind by the water. Wake up to the sound of the sea, enjoy long beach walks, and carry the spirit of the Hangout into a few extra days of reflection, creativity, and connection.

Because sometimes the best ideas arrive when the conversation continues by the ocean.

The solar eclipse: a moment written in the sky

This year’s Summer Hangout offers an extraordinary natural moment to share together. On 12 August, the sky will gift us a solar eclipse, a rare celestial event that invites us to pause, look up, and experience something truly unforgettable.

Guests who extend their stay at The Home by the Sea in La Fosca will have the opportunity to witness this magical moment from our panoramic promenade decks overlooking the Mediterranean. With wide open views of the horizon and the sound of the sea below, it is the perfect setting to observe the changing light of the eclipse together. Moments like these remind us how small we are, and how beautiful it is to gather, reflect, and celebrate the wonders of nature.

An inspiring closing to your Summer Hangout experience, shared between sky and sea.

Train station shuttles

We advise our guests to use the train as much as possible. The nearby Fiqueres-Vilafant train station welcomes high-speed trains directly from Paris (with an easy transfer also from Amsterdam, Rotterdam, London, Geneva, Zurich, Cologne, Frankfurt, etc.) and from all over Spain.

Those flying to Spain can choose from the airports of Girona or Barcelona, from where they can then opt for a high-speed train (AVE) to Figueres-Vilafant. From the stations Girona Central or Barcelona Sants, you can reach Figueres-Vilafant by train in just 25 or 50 minutes. On the day of arrival, we provide a shuttle service from the train station to The Home. Please note: train tickets must be booked in advance through the website: renfe.com

Individual pick-ups/drop offs only upon availability and request (in advance). 

Shuttle schedule

Figueres-Vilafant

Saturday, 1st of August 

16.00 hrs (arrival time station)

Figueres-Vilafant

Tuesday, 4th of August 

12.00 hrs (arrival time station)

Figueres-Vilafant

Friday, 7th of August

12.00 hrs (arrival time station)

Figueres-Vilafant

Monday, 10th of August

12.00 hrs (arrival time station)

Girona 

Thursday, 13th of August

12.00 hrs (arrival time station)

An exclusive eco-boutique hideaway

Escape to The Home in the Mountains and/or The Home by the Sea, an exclusive boutique hideaway with refined comfort rooms. The Home is more than a retreat, it is the living meeting hub of the Muga Valley Project. Created as a space where nature, purpose, and entrepreneurship converge, it welcomes pioneers, leaders, and changemakers seeking inspiration and meaningful exchange.

Book online!

  • Click on the button below
  • Select the dates you prefer between Saturday, 1st of August and Wednesday, 13th of August
  • Join our group shuttle service from and drop-off to Figueres-Vilafant international train station? Check the dates above
  • Choose the room you prefer (single or shared)
  • Minimum 3 nights (most people the last years stayed the whole Hangout, which we strongly suggest)
  • Full board stay at The Home or our guesthouse The River Home including:
    • your stay in a comfort room
    • breakfast
    • lunch
    • afternoon snack
    • dinner
    • fruit all day
    • water, selection of teas and coffee
    • group shuttle service from and to Figueres-Vilafant international train station
    • Not included: alcoholic drinks, massages, individual pick-ups/drop offs.

 

Need help or more info? E-mail to: hello@pioneersofourtime.com. All bookings will be handled by our Brugarol reservations team