Having done some research and read replies, here are my latest developments/reactions:

I am suggesting a fundamentally social weekend at a much lower cost with a monastery visit plus self-catering (whereas EuroOSCON is an opportunity to purchase conference and session time (Monday-Thursday) at EUR 1120 (less any discount) plus hotel and travel).

For just one example, of what I have in mind, the monastery at Orval in the Belgian Ardennes, http://www.orval.be/an/FS_an.html makes a well-known Belgian white beer and cheese. My aim is to suggest a social event with a monastery theme for Perl Monks rather than an open source/perl technical event like OSCON.

I expect that despite the low cost, many Perlmonks will prefer to stay in suitable and pleasant accommodation separate from a monastery itself, because the Christian monastic hospitality comes at the price of participation in prayer, which will not suit everybody. Research for such alternative accommodation is continuing, but should not be too hard to find at a reasonable price.

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