At Xeri Elia, a taverna shaded by an old olive tree, where Leonard Cohen once played. The taverna has changed little since. We spent our evenings here through the summer, at the long table under the tree, the same one in the photographs on the wall. The 1960 LIFE Magazine photograph. Leonard Cohen beneath the famous olive tree at Xeri Elia, on Hydra. Photographed by James Burke. The 1960 LIFE Magazine photograph. Leonard Cohen beneath the famous olive tree at Xeri Elia, on Hydra. Photographed by James Burke. Anaelle wears the Party Pajamas Set with Detachable Feathers in White.