Olives & Joy | October 2025

Olive Harvest Retreat

We are so happy to be doing our Olive Harvest Retreat for the 3rd time !

Both for our guests and visitors, but also for our local Andros community who support us every year with such love and enthusiasm.

For our next retreat, we’ve added a candlelit dinner catered by a private chef in one of the most amazing and mystical locations on the island. The refectory of Panacharantou, a Monastery that sits like an eagle’s nest, high on the mountain, overlooking the majestic town of Chora.

This October, not only will we shake down the olives in the groves of Villa Perivoli and take them to the local press to turn into our very own olive oil, but we’ll also enjoy outdoor cooking demonstrations of traditional dishes we call “ladera” which are the mainstay of Greek cuisine. We’ll hike along ancient trails, go on excursions to villages and waterfalls, have swim days and, weather permitting, take boat rides to the beautiful Achla beach.

We hope that during these 5 nights and 6 days we will introduce you to the magical, “slow-living”, Mediterranean lifestyle through the prism of this century-old activity of gathering olives, something done in every village and household throughout Greece and will share with you the natural beauty and intimate secrets of this special Cycladic island

DETAILS

What’s Included

Six days and five nights at Touchstone House & Villa Perivoli—the two homes located in Livadia are within a 5-minute walk from each other.

  • Olive Harvest

  • Candlelit dinner catered by a Chef at the Panachrantou Monastery refectory

  • All meals during the retreat:  dinners,  lunches, breakfasts, drinks, snacks, beverages

  • Hiking

  • Daily Meditation or Movement

  • Wine Tasting

  • Cooking class

  • Greek dancing

  • Beach Trips

  • Visits to charming villages

  • Travel to and from the port and to all of our group destinations

What’s Not Included

  • Airfare 

  • Travel expenses to and from the island of Andros (via ferry)

  • Extra excursions/spa treatments, massages (all can be organized)

Prices and Accommodations

This retreat will be capped at ten people. Reservations will be made on a first-come, first-served basis. Based on the number of people in your reservation, we will guide you in selecting the best rooms available in either of the two houses. If the retreat is smaller than anticipated, we reserve the right to lodge you in only one of the two homes for a warmer, friendlier, and more intimate atmosphere.

Villa Perivoli

Vila Perivoli The Rosemary Guesthouse

  • € 3,800  single occupancy - queen bed and private bathroom

  • € 3,000 PP for double occupancy (shared queen bed and shared bathroom)

Villa Perivoli The Bougainvillea Guesthouse

  • € 3,800  single occupancy - queen bed and private bathroom

  • € 3,000 PP for double occupancy (shared queen bed and shared bathroom)

Villa Perivoli — The Jasmine Guesthouse

  • € 3,800  single occupancy - queen bed and private bathroom

  • € 3,000 PP for double occupancy (two twin beds or shared king size bed and shared bathroom).

2-bedroom Accommodation (Main House) 2 separate bedrooms on the 2nd floor

Primary Bedroom – can fit up to 2 people

  • € 3,800 single occupancy primary bedroom - king-size bed and ensuite bathroom

  • € 3,000 PP for double occupancy - - king-size bed and shared ensuite bathroom

Second Bedroom – can fit up to 3 people - There are two twin beds (pushed together they convert into one king-size bed) and a loft with a queen-size bed.  Guests will share a bathroom.

  • € 3,800  single occupancy – king size bed and private bathroom

  • € 3,000  PP for double occupancy shared king size bed or 2 twin beds or loft bed

Learn more about Villa Perivoli

Touchstone House

Touchstone Suite 

  • € 3,000 single occupancy - full-size double bed – private bathroom

  • € 2,500 PP - double occupancy  - full-size double bed – shared bathroom.  One guest can sleep on the full-size double bed, and another guest can be on a sleeper couch that converts to two twin beds or one double bed

Livadia Suite 

  • € 3,000 PP single occupancy - full-size double bed – private bathroom

  • € 2,500 PP – double occupancy – full-size double bed with the possibility of accommodating one more guest on a sleeper couch –  guests will share a bathroom

Melou Studio 

  • € 2,800 single occupancy - one queen bed and a private bathroom

Learn more about Touchstone House

If you would like to reserve your spot and select your room, please reach out to us at oliveandloveretreats@gmail.com 

Getting to Andros:

Andros is an easy 2-hour ferry ride from the port of Rafina in Athens.  We will provide key information regarding ferry schedules.

Payment/Cancelations:

We require full payment upon registration, paid via bank transfer. We are not able to process refunds or cancellations.

Should you find someone to take your place, we will do our best to accommodate the replacement guest. 

Weather:

If we encounter bad weather or unforeseen circumstances, we will adjust our itinerary to the best of our ability.

*Travel Insurance is recommended for all guests.