Self Catering 

We offer self catering holidays all year round, so you can see and experience this part of Spain throughout the seasons. Your kitchen is fully equipped if you want to cook for yourselves or you can find tapas and meals in the village or in Aracena. 

 A real opportunity to enjoy real Spanish cooking 

If you want to relax and forget about cooking and washing up during your stay here in rural Spain, why not take advantage of eating quality Spanish food in your own cottage. We are offering you the opportunity of inclusive daily Spanish breakfast and evening meals for five nights of a week. Freshly cooked from all fresh ingredients prepared in traditional the Spanish style.

The local pork here is amazing and tastes and looks more like good quality beef than the pork you are able to buy in the rest of Europe. Each pig in our region lives wild among the tall cork acorn trees and roots around for the abundant acorns that give them their unique flavour. Or try the famous tortilla made with fresh vegetables and truly free range eggs. Each night you will be offered a small choice of alternative Spanish dishes, served with local bread, free from additives but with freshly grown ingredients 

Sample Menu 
Solomio in whisky – a juicy pork fillet marinated in whisky, garlic and thyme and served on a bed of caramelised apple, accompanied by tomato, onion and oregano salad and Spanish potatoes 

Or perhaps 

Gambas en ajo – fresh large prawns seasoned and cooked in garlic butter, served with fresh green salad and Spanish omelette 

Or even 

Berejenas San Jacobo – A speciality aubergine or eggplant dish cooked with goats cheese and local jamon. (Jamon can be omitted for vegetarians). This dish is particularly tasty with home made tomato salsa and roasted potatoes Spanish style. 

All topped off with custard fruit or perhaps Spanish rice pudding 

You choose which menu and which days you would like to sit back and have dinner prepared just for you. We can handle most dietary needs, so just let us know in advance what you prefer or perhaps would like to try. 

Learn to cook Spanish style 

Spanish food is exiting to cook as well as to eat. The fresh produce provides an ideal opportunity to cook tasty Spanish dishes and we are offering you the chance to learn some of the traditional skills. We can provide the ingredients, the recipes, the know-how, together with a few glasses of local wine to help you enjoy the experience. This is a chance to have a real, hands-on understanding of how to cook Spanish cuisine that you can take home with you.  

Learn basic Spanish conversation or improve your previous knowledge

For those who would like to learn the basics of how to understand and speak conversational Spanish, we are offering four/five one hour lessons each week. You will learn how to greet and meet people, order food at a restaurant or bar, deal with minor car emergencies, shop for clothes and gifts, travel around the region and much more. For those who become enchanted by the language, you will have ample opportunity in the village to practice and you will be ready to take on more challenging night classes. It’s fun not formal so you don’t need to be a swot. These lessons are available throughout the year.

For those who have a basic understanding we can help you improve and learn the local Andaluz dialect.