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Euphoria Retreat
Mystras, Greece · Independent · Core Luxury
Marina Efraimoglou, Greece's first woman to chair a bank, built this wellness house with her sister, architect Natalia Efraimoglou, around the 1830s Leoncini Mansion below UNESCO Mystras. It opened in summer 2018: a four-storey spa sunk into the hillside, a sphere pool inspired by Hagia Sophia's dome, and a spiral stair from a moon pool to a skylight. Forty-five rooms, six of them in the old villa.
- 45 rooms
- Opened 2018
- Architect: Natalia Efraimoglou
About Euphoria Retreat
- Founded by former banker Marina Efraimoglou, Greece's first female bank chairman, and designed by her sister, architect Natalia Efraimoglou.
- The spa's sphere pool draws on Hagia Sophia's dome, inside a four-storey spa sunk into the mountain below Byzantine Mystras.
- Six of the 45 rooms occupy the 1830s Leoncini Mansion; the retreat opened in summer 2018 after a roughly 20-million-euro build.
- AHEAD Europe gave it Spa and Wellness in 2019; Michelin added One Key in 2025.
History
Euphoria Retreat sits beneath the UNESCO-listed Byzantine city of Mystras in the Peloponnese, anchored by the Leoncini Mansion, a villa dating to the 1830s. Founded by the former banker Marina Efraimoglou, the wellness retreat was designed by her sister, the architect Natalia Efraimoglou, and opened in the summer of 2018 after a roughly 20-month, 20-million-euro construction and restoration.
Billed as one of Greece's first destination wellness spas, the retreat features a four-storey spa sunk into the mountainside with a sphere pool inspired by the dome of Hagia Sophia and a spiral staircase reaching from a moon pool to a skylight. It offers 45 rooms and suites, including six in the historic mansion.
Restaurants and bars
- Gaia Restaurant — Restaurant
Experiences
- Emotional & Physical Transformation Retreat — Group retreat on fixed dates or private retreat combining physical and emotional transformation; the concept the resort was founded on.
- Wellbeing Detox — Detox retreat using the patented Euphoria 3GL Plus Nutritional Analysis to set a meal plan that cleanses the body and adjusts metabolism.
- Inner and Outer Beauty — Holistic programme with the retreat's signature treatments, natural healing experiences and wellness sessions.
- 3Gls PLUS Analysis and Assessment test — Test combining age-old holistic healing with modern scientific advances.
- Wellness Programmes — Results-focused wellness programmes centred on guidelines rather than rules.
- Spa treatments in the Byzantine-inspired spa building — Treatments combining Traditional Chinese Medicine, Taoism and Greek Hippocratic medicine.
Amenities
- Spa
- Indoor pool
- Sauna
- Hot tub
- Fitness center
Awards
- MICHELIN One Key (2025)
- AHEAD Europe Spa & Wellness (2019)
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