The Jesuit Retreat Center of Los Altos, El Retiro San Iñigo

The Jesuit Retreat Center of Los Altos welcomes women and men of all faiths who seek accompaniment on their journeys of Christian discipleship. Our Jesuits on staff, partnered with religious and lay people, offer encouragement and direction as they invite each person to find God in his or her experience and live in gratitude and generosity. Located on 38 wooded acres in the serene hills above Los Altos, The Retreat Center is easily accessible from major highways. Its colorful gardens and rustic trails offer prayerful solitude and inspiring vistas over the Santa Clara Valley and San Francisco Bay.

Since the founding in 1925, the Retreat Center, popularly known as "El Retiro San Iñigo," has offered a ministry rooted in the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius of Loyola. Our programs include an extensive variety of preached weekend retreats (Ignatian and 12-Step), longer summer offerings (the entire Excercises in a 36-day program and a series of three 8-day retreats), other individually-directed retreats, spiritual direction, days of prayer, and training programs in giving the Spiritual Exercises. We open the Retreat Center facilities to many guest groups, including high school and college student and faculty groups; parish groups; and ecumenical and interreligious organizations. We also rent our space to like-minded secular organizations for retreats and off-site meetings.