A retreat is your chance to step aside from life for a while, to rest and just 'be' in a welcoming, peaceful place.
El Palmeral Retreat House
03294 Elche, Alicante, Spain
Contact Details
Contact Name:
Julie Jowett
Email:
Telephone:
+44 7957 304101 (UK mobile)
Retreat Centre Description
El Palmeral is a non-denominational retreat holiday centre in southern Spain, only 10 mins drive from the Costa Blanca beaches. The private Mediterranean gardens have date-palm, olive, orange and lemon trees, as well as a Poustinia for private prayer, a garden labyrinth and several seating areas. Add to that the large swimming pool, spacious patios, highly-rated traditional Spanish cuisine all included, the Studio bar, outside chapel and our in-house movie theatre, and you have a unique retreat experience to relax, refresh and renew.
We have a choice of guided retreats and flexible ‘TimeOut’ breaks. Please check the online calendar on our website for exact dates and availability. All our retreats include a daily rhythm of sharing in morning prayer, house in quiet in the afternoon siesta time and evening compline, using Celtic Daily Prayer.
Accommodation on Offer
El Palmeral has 3 standard and 3 deluxe individually styled rooms. Standard rooms include queen size beds, access to free Wifi, all toiletries, bathrobes, towels, hair dryers etc. Deluxe rooms have king size beds (or 2 singles) and also have en suite bathrooms, air conditioning, seating area and patio doors. 5 rooms are first floor with access to the balcony terrace, 1 is ground floor with accessible facilities. We also have:-
- large lounge
- Very well stocked library (fiction & theological)
- Bar and music area
- Mediterranean gardens and seating areas
- Swimming Pool
- Chapel
- Labyrinth
- Poustinia
Retreat Centre Facilities
Please see website for retreat centre facilities
Types of Retreat Offered
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Retreat Centre Location
03294 Elche, Alicante, Spain