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GUNDARI

Greece

Cliffside seclusion with a mythic pulse

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WILDLY PLACED: Carved into the rugged cliffs of Folegandros, Gundari hovers above the Aegean like a minimalist fortress of silence and sea.

EDITORIAL VIBE: Brutalist sanctuary meets Cycladic soul. A design pilgrimage for those who worship stillness, stone, and untamed views.

CORE PILLARS: Seclusion, architecture, elemental luxury, slow gastronomy, regenerative rhythms.

MUSE MOOD: He meditates at sunrise, sketches by candlelight, and swims naked where no one can see.

BEST TIME TO GO: May – June for soft light and still seas; September – October for solitude and crimson sunsets.

THE LOOK: Bleached stone, linen-draped lounges, hand-poured concrete, sun-charred wood, volcanic textures.

WHO’S IT FOR: Design obsessives. Privacy seekers. Modern mystics. Lovers who prefer silence to small talk.

INDULGENCE SPECTRUM: Stays from €650 per night.

Gundari sits magically as a cliffside encounter with the sublime. A meditative convergence of architecture and earth, where the Aegean seems to hold its breath. On an island where time unspools like thread from an ancient loom, this architectural retreat stands resolute - pared back, poetic, and profoundly still. It’s less a destination than a threshold: a space between the ancient and the now, the visible and the unseen.

Set across 80 windswept acres of private headland, the resort merges monastic restraint with elemental indulgence. Its walls rise from the rock like they’ve always been there, sculpted from native stone and shaped by wind, sun, and centuries of whispered myth. Suites are carved for solitude - glass-framed views, meditative bathtubs, nooks where the silence stretches wide. The absence of clutter is deliberate -it invites your inner voice to return. Gundari isn’t styled. It’s distilled.

Your days at Gundari stretch like silk - fluid, sensorial, unrushed. Begin with a salt-skin plunge in your private pool or a cliffside stretch as the sun spills over the caldera like poured copper.

Let the wind braid your hair (and keep in mind, there is a LOT of wind). Mornings flow into lazy breakfasts of wild thyme honey, sourdough, and fig jam with olive oil so fresh it glows. Afternoons call for novels read in shadowed alcoves, barefoot hikes through thyme-scented scrub, or a languid descent into the Aegean’s endless blue.

Dining here is an alchemy of land, sea, and memory. Each plate tells a hyper-local story: seafood caught at dawn, greens grown on stone terraces, heirloom pulses sourced from women-led cooperatives on neighbouring isles. The wine list leans Cycladic and bold -sun-warmed, mineral-rich, laced with sea breeze and ceremony.

By night, the world recedes. Stars arrive sharp and unfiltered, constellations so crisp you forget where myth ends and astronomy begins. Wind moves through stone like breath through lungs. You’ll sleep not in silence - but in sacred stillness, the kind that recalibrates everything from the inside out.

Gundari is for those who want to vanish into beauty, to be hollowed out by awe, and re-emerge whole - rewoven by ritual, stripped of noise, and quietly remade.

GUNDARI’S BEATING HEART

At the centre of Gundari is a reverence for space - physical, temporal, spiritual. This is not a place of activity. It’s a place of being. You feel the heartbeat of the cliffs beneath your feet, the rhythm of the tides against the rock, the history of Greek elementalism reimagined in brutalist elegance.

The SLOJOURN spark

FIRST. The pools – Every suite has a private, horizon-facing pool that turns swimming into ritual. Watch the Aegean shift from silver to sapphire to onyx.

SECOND. The land – 80 acres of untouched island terrain, with native herbs, wild fig trees, and secret walking paths that lead to cliffs and coves. It’s very much a wild experience in the wind.

THIRD. The kitchen – A slow food sanctuary where fermentation, foraging, and ancestral methods meet contemporary Cycladic elegance. Think: charred octopus with wild fennel, ancient grain breads, and citrus-cured seabass.

Where you dwell

LOVED UP COUPLES or LONE RANGERS
Junior Suite

Minimalist sanctuaries shaped by stone, silence, and light. Each suite is a carved haven - floor-to-ceiling windows, earth-toned textiles, rainfall showers, raw timber detailing, and private terraces with sculptural plunge pools.

No mini bars. No tech clutter. Just texture, temperature, and tonality.

DON’T SLEEP ON THESE ROOMS (BUT DO SLEEP IN THEM)

GROUPS OF FRIENDS
Superior Cave Suite

LA FAMILIA
Villa 4 Bedrooms

The art of living

Wake slowly. Move only when moved. Take breakfast in silence. Swim before you speak. Let your body lead. The Gundari spa is subterranean and sensory - a refuge of volcanic stone, essential oil distillations, sound baths, and slow hands. Rituals include herbal compresses, olive oil scrubs, and deep lymphatic releases inspired by Aegean folk healing. Evenings are for barefoot tastings, wine by the fire, or nothing at all.

The forever lens

WATER: Gundari uses a dual water system with rain-harvesting and desalination, ensuring full off-grid autonomy. Rainwater supports irrigation and greywater needs; desalinated water is filtered for guest use. It’s a fusion of ancient ingenuity and modern design.
WASTE: No single-use plastics. Kitchen scraps feed garden beds, compost toilets conserve water, and construction debris becomes furniture or sculpture. Every output is rerouted into purpose.
ARCHITECTURE: Built with native stone, Gundari’s structures are designed to blend into the cliffs. Passive cooling, local craftsmanship, and natural materials reflect a reverent, minimalist approach to Cycladic form.
ENERGY: Solar power fuels daily operations, while earth-cooled interiors and smart design keep energy use low. The model is silent, efficient, and grounded in seasonal rhythm.

The together lens

Gundari is committed to fostering regenerative ties with its island context. Over 80% of its staff are permanent residents of Folegandros or neighbouring Cycladic islands. The resort runs year-round employment programs that sustain livelihoods beyond peak tourism. From language classes to sustainable farming apprenticeships, the team is invested in capacity-building, not just service.
Culinary partnerships include exclusive sourcing from women-led farms in Sikinos and Tinos, as well as seed-saving cooperatives that protect heirloom varieties of lentils, oregano, and fava. The in-house kitchen composts all organic waste, some of which supports local village gardens.
Gundari also funds the preservation of the island’s ancient donkey paths through a trail restoration initiative, and sponsors workshops in traditional basket-weaving and Cycladic ceramics. These aren’t performances for guests - they’re quiet continuations of cultural threads long frayed by mass tourism.

The take it with you

• A woven throw that smells faintly of wild thyme.
• A rock from the cliff where you first heard your thoughts again.
• The recipe for their carob + sea salt sourdough.
• The memory of a sky so black it turned blue.

WE SLOJOURNED HERE

“Gundari felt like a raw, remote and wild escape to the edge of the world. Which is exactly the point. Aesthetic perfection fused with reverence for the earth, and whisperings of the most delightful traditional town at the bottom of the hill.”

The ways you can move.

SLOJOURN is a members-only platform for the new vanguard of conscious travellers. That’s you.

In that vein, we support a multitude of ways to book your travel.

Book directly with SLOJOURN’S travel team (we just don’t book flights, friend).
Book via our preferred travel partners that we can connect you with.
Use this as your guide and DIY your way through the world (love that for you, just take note of the destinations that prohibit this such as Bhutan, Socotra… etc.)