Panoramic landscape of olive groves in Peloponnese Region, Greece

Dive into the less explored parts of the world.

Explore Chios Retreat

Dive into the less explored parts of the world.

Explore Chios Retreat

Places where the world still moves you.

Much of modern travel has been smoothed into familiarity. The local made general, the unfamiliar made comfortable. One destination begins to look very much like the next.

Yet there are still places where traditions endure, with flavours found nowhere else and centuries-old crafts practised by hand. To find them is rare. To experience them from within is rarer still.

This is what Notos was created to offer.

We bring small groups of travellers to extraordinary places and invite immersion in the food, landscapes, traditions, and cultures that make each one unique. Every retreat is guided by a host with deep roots in the region who offers an intimate understanding of place and people.

With us, you will not watch a culture from the edge. You will cook its food, learn the stories behind its traditions, and spend time with the people who keep them alive.

Come curious. Dive in.

FEATURED RETREAT

Chios, Greece

HOSTED BY HELENA MOURSELLAS & ALLEGRA D'AGOSTINI

A story of medieval villages, timeless traditions, and extraordinary Greek flavours.

Rising from the eastern reaches of the sun-drenched Aegean lies the island of Chios.

Closer to the shores of Asia Minor than to Athens, Chios was forged by centuries of trade, conquest, and resilience. While ferries and crowds funnel toward Greece's more familiar islands, Chios has remained just out of reach. On this island, medieval villages are covered in intricate stone mosaics, turquoise water laps at the shore of sandy beaches, and the island's famed mastic infuses everything from its cuisine to its centuries-old traditions.

This September, we invite you to discover Chios in the company of the local growers, cooks and yiayiades, and of chef Helena Moursellas, who will lead a series of hands-on culinary workshops celebrating the best of Greek cooking.

Dates:

September 19th – 25th, 2026

Nights:

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Little chapel by the sea on Greek island of Andros

Olive grove during sunrise in the Peloponnese Region, Greec

Infinity pool of an estate on Greek island of Chios

Our Story

Notos began with two people who couldn't stop circling the same question. Why are so many travellers visiting the same places, rather than those where incredible and unique experiences still exist?

Allegra is a chef and photographer who has spent over seven years cooking in leading kitchens, including several as a chef and retreat host on the Greek island of Andros. There, her focus on food softened away from seeing it strictly as a menu into something rooted in people and place.

Gavriil grew up in tourism, a third generation travel curator with deep roots in the Greek islands and a habit of going further than most. His obsession has always been the rituals, stories and characters that live just beyond where others stop looking.

Our Vision

We want to bring a few travellers at a time to places where the extraordinary and authentic still survive, treading lightly to leave these places as they were when we found them.

Away from mass tourism. Lived and savoured by the few who join us.

Explore Chios Retreat

Our Story

Notos was built by two people who couldn't stop thinking about the same problem. How can we connect travellers with places where extraordinary experiences still exist, away from familiar routes and well-worn itineraries?

Allegra spent over seven years cooking in leading kitchens across Europe and North America before finding a home between cooking and food storytelling. Years spent as a chef and retreat host on the Greek island of Andros softened her focus on food as a simply a menu to seeing it as an experience rooted in people and place.

Gavriil grew up in tourism. As a third generation travel curator, he has deep roots in the Greek islands and a restless habit of going further and more curiously than most. His obsession has always been about finding the rituals, stories and characters that exist just beyond where most stop looking.

Our Vision

Notos was built by two people who couldn't stop thinking about how to connect travellers with places where extraordinary experiences still exist, away from familiar routes and well-worn itineraries.

That is what we do.

Explore Chios Retreat