Arillas Soundgarden is an event and retreat site in Arillas, northwest Corfu, with a 1,200 square meter olive garden, an outdoor stage and an indoor hall. The site states a capacity of up to 300 people for festivals and large groups, and it also suits small gatherings. It is open all year.
Seminars and company events
The official site lists retreats, workshops, trainings and festivals as the uses it is built for. A company or training organiser can therefore book it for a team retreat, a movement or wellness workshop, or a course with a group that wants to work outdoors and indoors in the same day. Groups from a few people up to 300 are mentioned.
The indoor space is the Tree-Temple, a wooden multipurpose room of about 100 square meters. Its roof rests on 16 tree trunks, and large windows open onto the garden. It has a sound system, stage lighting, heating, air conditioning, a projector and a washroom, and the site says it can be used year-round. A trainer can run a session with a screen indoors and move to the garden for the next block.
Weddings and receptions
The site does not mention weddings or private receptions. It does describe ceremonies around the fire and concerts, so couples or families planning a celebration should write to the team and ask whether a private event fits the site. Weddings are therefore not stated as an offer.
Rooms and capacities
- Garden: about 1,200 square meters among old olive trees.
- Olive Grove Floor: a level area of about 200 square meters with a smooth floor for dancing, yoga and movement work.
- Under the Flower: a circular wooden dance floor and tribune beneath a 6 meter high flower structure that gives shade by day and lights up at night.
- Olive Tree Stage: the main concert stage between two olive trees, facing the Ionian Sea.
- Around the Fire: a round stone fire place with sunset and sea views, used for ceremonies.
- Tree-Temple: the indoor hall of about 100 square meters.
Catering
The site describes an outdoor kitchen and dining area with a wood-fired pizza oven, a gas stove and a refrigerator, and says catering access is easy. There is no mention of an in-house restaurant, so plan on bringing your own cook or caterer and confirm the arrangement with the team.
Equipment
The venue supplies a high-end sound system spread through the trees, mixers, microphones and stands, stage lights, yoga mats, pillows, blankets and some instruments. For concerts and ceremonies, this saves a production team from bringing basic sound equipment.
History and setting
The garden sits in the olive groves above the village of Arillas, with the Ionian Sea in view. The site was shaped with the trees in place, and many of them carry the speakers. Its regular program is Ecstatic Dance, a conscious dance event that runs several times a week in summer and weekly in the Tree-Temple in winter. Organisers should check the program before choosing a date, because a booking may share the week with these sessions.
Getting there
The address is 49081 Arillas, Corfu, Greece. Arillas is a coastal village in the northwest of the island. The site gives no transfer or distance details, and it does not mention accommodation, so groups should arrange lodging in the village separately. Enquiries go to the email address listed on the booking page.
