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Location- Greece
Architect- DecaArchitecture
Award- Dezeen Awards 2019
Category- Interior- Leisure and Wellness
The Euphoria spa by DecaArchitecture is an unusual and interesting concept with a design that provides a spiritual experience. It is carved into the base of a mountain between a forest and a world heritage site. It features a series of arched spaces where elliptical geometries of different scales intertwine connected by catacomb-like corridors.
Which popular attractions are close to Euphoria Retreat?
Nearby attractions include Archaeological Site of Mystra (0.6 miles), Museum of the Olive and Greek Olive Oil (3.1 miles), and Leonidas Monument (3.1 miles).
What are some of the property amenities at Euphoria Retreat?
Some of the more popular amenities offered include free wifi, free breakfast, and a pool.
What food & drink options are available at Euphoria Retreat?
Guests can enjoy free breakfast, an on-site restaurant, and a lounge during their stay.
Is parking available at Euphoria Retreat?
Yes, free parking is available to guests.
What are some restaurants close to Euphoria Retreat?
Conveniently located restaurants include Kapari Restaurant, Kexrimpari restaurant, and Taverna Pikoulianika.
Are there opportunities to exercise at Euphoria Retreat?
Yes, guests have access to a pool, a fitness center, and a sauna during their stay.
Does Euphoria Retreat have airport transportation?
Yes, Euphoria Retreat offers airport transportation for guests. We recommend calling ahead to confirm details.
Is Euphoria Retreat located near the city center?
Yes, it is 0.09 miles away from the center of Mystras.
Are any cleaning services offered at Euphoria Retreat?
Yes, dry cleaning and laundry service are offered to guests.
Does Euphoria Retreat offer any business services?
Yes, guests have access to a business center and meeting rooms during their stay.
Are there any historical sites close to Euphoria Retreat?
Many travelers enjoy visiting Archaeological Site of Mystra (0.6 miles), The Menelaion (4.4 miles), and Archaeological site Keadas (2.7 miles).
Like all the best destination spa retreats, Euphoria is its own universe. One filled with codes, patterns and deeper meaning. An exploration of our spa is also a journey of self-discovery. As our founder Marina Efraimoglou says, “When you explore Euphoria we give you the keys to explore yourself. This exploration brings greater freedom and happiness, it is an adventure with no pre-conditions.”
Like all the best destination spa retreats, Euphoria is its own universe. One filled with codes, patterns and deeper meaning. An exploration of our spa is also a journey of self-discovery. As our founder Marina Efraimoglou says, “When you explore Euphoria we give you the keys to explore yourself. This exploration brings greater freedom and happiness, it is an adventure with no pre-conditions.”
“The natural healing force within each of us is the greatest force in getting well.”
— Hippocrates
Our Healing Philosophy: Euphoria Methodos
We have developed a unique spa philosophy, our ‘Euphoria Methodos’, which marries East with West, ancient Hellenic Medicine with Traditional Chinese Medicine and science with naturalism. These converging approaches cannot be found anywhere else in the world and have positioned us as the best destination spa in Europe.
Euphoria offers a wonderful collection of spa treatments, delivered by intuitive experts, and ranging from the physically restorative and soul-nurturing to the cosmetic. Feel better, look better, live better.
A luxurious, retreat, located within the Unesco World Heritage site of Mystras at the foot hills of Mount Taygetos of Peloponnese. Stands out for its unique architectural design, inspired by Byzantium, surrounded by its private forest overlooking a colorful citrus valley. The Retreat’s holistic wellbeing philosophy, aims to provide physical and emotional transformation. The Signature Retreats are specially created to achieve harmony and balance between body mind and soul. Various programs are also available,including Weight loss, Detox, Inner & Outer Glow, Yoga, Fitness, Relax and De-stress, etc. to satisfy all needs. Τhe suites are spacious and elegantly decorated in warm colors with a living room area, ensuring a pleasurable and lavish stay. Furnished with exclusively designed furniture and textiles, featuring infloor heating, they create a Zen atmosphere. Bathrooms are made from luxurious Onyx marble.Speleotherapy-Salt Room, Cold Plunge Pool, Fitness Room and free entrance to all daily scheduled activities (Yoga, morning walks and treks on Mt Taygetus, Functionall fitness, TRX, Pilates, Tai Chi, etc). Free Wi-Fi access in all Suites, 24hour front desk, free on site parking and concierge services are available. Archaeological site of Mystras is 2km away and Sparta Town 5.2 km. Closest airports are Kalamata International Airport 79km and Athens International airport 247km from the property.
At the base of the four-storey building, the spa’s reception, underground treatment and consultation rooms, and changing facilities are spread across a series of elliptical spaces of various different scales connected by a network of catacomb-like passages.
Three concentric cylinders punctuate the building. The inner circle is a white 20-metre-deep light well, which opens to the sky and serves as a directional beacon.
A stairwell rendered in grey exposed concrete spirals around the central lightwell winding upwards though the building’s four storeys.
As visitors ascend upwards a series of landings with arched openings provide views into the central light well. The higher guests climb, the less frequent the landings become making the ascent faster.
The architecture studio described the outer cylinder as an “ambulatory space cast in black exposed concrete”. This concrete has been sanded down to its aggregate and sealed with wax giving it the quality of terrazzo.The studio designed the layout of the spa’s main floor to resemble the gears of a mechanical clock.
A Byzantine Hammam is the final space in the visitor’s journey through the spa. Here, guests can lie down on the warm marble surfaces to be cleansed.
Further up the building’s spiral staircase are small monastic chambers which serve as private treatment rooms. The final floor, which is in closest connection with the forest, has two large and bright gathering spaces for classes and conferences.
As the building retreats towards the forest, its facades are articulated using pale-red exposed concrete. To help these facades blend into the scale and context of the forest, the architects adopted a clapboard formwork technique and imprinted the concrete with wooden boards.
“We tried to underpin the experiences through the layering of geometry, historical understanding, space, motion, temperature, sound, colour and materiality,” said the studio. “The ultimate goal is to engage the senses and provide an opportunity of cathartic release.”
A world first and the vision of Marina Efraimoglou – our warm, vivacious and loving founder – Euphoria Retreat is widely regarded as Europe’s leading wellbeing destination spa hotel. Offering a unique combination of interconnected philosophies, scientific innovation and healing modalities, Euphoria evolved organically from a passion born out of Marina’s personal path. Overcoming cancer in her late 20s, Marina was driven to success but ultimately exhaustion in the world of investment banking. Close to the brink, she sought to bring back some much-needed balance to her life through an exploration and study of Traditional Chinese Medicine, The Five Elements and other alternative health methods. Inspired by her own recovery, Marina then decided to create a place of healing where people could be gently guided and motivated to live a more holistic, balanced and spiritually satisfying way of life.Marina visited many healing centres and spas around the world but felt that all too often the process of transformation was linked to sacrifice and denial. Eventually, Marina discovered that the answer lay in her own Greek heritage. The ancient Greek philosophers viewed life as joyful, sensual and full of exciting potential for growth; the Greek word ‘Euphoria’ is about living and feeling ‘well’. Marina found a suitable Location for her vision, in the mythical Peloponnese, a landscape with deep historical and cultural roots, where the incredible life-force of nature flourishes. Here she created a world-class health and fitness retreat which, rather than handing out strict rules and dictums, offers achievable guidelines and deep nurturing to restore guests to full health. This inclusive, flexible attitude led to the creation of ‘Euphoria Methodos’ – our Spa philosophy which converges varying healing philosophies and marries East and West, ancient Greek and Chinese health approaches and science with naturalism.
Marina has personally designed and oversees several of Euphoria’s retreats, including “The Odysseus Journey”, “The Emotional & Physical Transformation Programme”, “Meaningful Relationships” and, new for 2021, Euphoria’s “Feel Alive Again” Programme – a group retreat designed to offer post pandemic rest, recovery and renewal. Bringing all their experience and expertise, Marina and Mary ttk, act as wise mentors and guides, holding you thorough these emotionally cleansing processes and encouraging a new appreciation and trust in life. Many guests report that to work with Marina is both incredibly insightful and inspiring, and we believe theses experiences are especially personal and rewarding because they foster a sense of community and deep bonding.
“By moving around alternate centres, the guest is provoked to experience both moments of rest and contemplation,” explained DecaArchitecture. “The challenge was to instigate a moment of ‘catharsis’.”
The spa’s indoor spherical pool has a dark spherical structure at its centre that can be entered through a series of archways.
“Floating in the center of this dark orb there is a sense of being suspended in the void of a platonic volume but also a sense of womb-like calmness,” said the studio.The spa’s tepidarium connects spaces of different temperatures and humidity such as the sauna, the steam room and the cold plunge pool. The sequence of spaces is designed to engage the skin – the largest sensory organ in the human body – making it sweat, expand and contract.
Winner: Leisure and wellness interior of the year 2019. The Euphoria Spa by decaARCHITECURE is the centrepiece of the Euphoria Retreat, the first holistic wellness destination in Greece.
The visitors’ entrance is underground and consists of carved spaces where elliptical geometries of different scale intertwine and guide the visitor through constantly changing catacomb-like passages containing the reception, consultation and treatment spaces, and changing rooms.
The architectural design and supervision of the Euphoria Retreat was a collaboration between Natalia Efraimoglou & Partners and decaARCHITECTURE. For the Euphoria Spa, which is a distinct building, the design concept was developed by decaARCHITECTURE. The refurbishment of the 1830’s Leoncini Mansion was developed by Natalia Efraimoglou & Partners.
Judges comments: The judges said that this project is an “unusual and interesting concept with a design that provides a spiritual experience”. “The swimming pool is impressive,” they added.
Designer: decaARCHITECTURE
Project: Euphoria Spa in the Euphoria Retreat
Winner of: Leisure and wellness interior
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