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100 %
Last replied
23 Jun 2025
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Description
We are a belgian/swedish couple, Patrick and Jill, that live in Spain since aprox. 50 years.
22 years ago we bought a "finca" on the hillside of Mijas, 2 kms to the willage and 5 kms to Fuengirola and the beaches. We are about 300 m over the sea and have beautiful sea views and over Fuengirola.
The finca has aprox. 12.000 m2 and more than 50 different fruit trees and many tropical plants. We have 3 cats.
We are very ecological and do not use any pesticides or poison on our fruit and crops.
Patrick is very handy and will put his hands at almost everything, from gardening, bulding stone walls, carpentry, plumbing... and he is a very good teacher.
We are situated only 2 kms from the village of Mijas, which is a beautiful white washed village situated appr. 500 m over the sea. There is a bus service only 500 m from our finca and buses that take you to Mijas and Fuengirola every 30 min. There are a lot of places to visit around us, such as Ronda (1 hour), Granada (2 hours), Sevilla (2,5 hours), Cordoba (2 hours), Gibraltar (1,5 hours)...
Málaga is about 30 kms from here, with museums (ex. Picasso), the Cathedral etc.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Gardening
DIY and building projects
General Maintenance
Interests
Culture
Sustainability
Pets
Self development
Farming
History
Plant care
DIY & crafts
Books
Languages
Gardening
Cooking & food
Drawing & painting
Carpentry
Animals
Yoga / Wellness
Nature
Fitness
Mountain
Outdoor activities
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
Share knowledge and exchange languages, skills in cooking, DIY, gardening, permaculture and ecology.
As Patrick and I have lived such a long time here in Spain, we both speak spanish fluently. We have, and more so Patrick, a lot of knowledge in the spanish history and about the spanish ways. We have spanish farmers around us and they have taught us a lot about farming. Somebody who is interested in flora and fauna will love it here. We have plants and trees from all over the world and lots of wild life.
Help
We would like some help with gardening, June, August,, September, October and November. No experience needed. We will train you if needed. Stamina, self discipline and an open mind are required. We do tasks early in the morning and heat or no heat the tasks planned has to be done. You will help side by side with us. We do the same tasks... We are very eco orientated. please non smoker.
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Spanish: Fluent
French: Fluent
Dutch: Fluent
Swedish: Fluent
Accommodation
Double room with bathroom, breakfast, 1 cooked meal and light supper.
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
How many Workawayers can stay?
Two
My animals / pets
Feedback (6)
We highly recommend them. Excellent +++
A very loving couple. They worked very hard, continuosly and with a lot of care. They are very open, good listeners and very punctual.
Silje is a hard working girl. No job too small or too hard. Plouhing or painting. Se handles all. Mathias is also a very stong person, he often… read more
It was a real treat to have known Gregory. A smart, eficient, positive and very cult person. He sees and does the job before you know it. Greg is a good listener and learner, very patient. We had great conversation. We really enjoyed when he spoke about his live experiences, artisitic, cultural ....he has been all over the… read more
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We highly recommend them. Excellent +++
A very loving couple. They worked very hard, continuosly and with a lot of care. They are very open, good listeners and very punctual.
Silje is a hard working girl. No job too small or too hard. Plouhing or painting. Se handles all. Mathias is also a very stong person, he often… read more
It was a real treat to have known Gregory. A smart, eficient, positive and very cult person. He sees and does the job before you know it. Greg is a good listener and learner, very patient. We had great conversation. We really enjoyed when he spoke about his live experiences, artisitic, cultural ....he has been all over the… read more
Michael is a very strong character, patient and very observant. This… read more
The work was quite hard, but i knew it in advance so... everything right :-) And well... yes, the work was quite hard but patrick always explained me and teaching many things about what we were doing, so in the end i can also say to… read more
it was great to have you with us. You are a great worker and a fantastic person. Youre linguistic knowledge is amazing.
Jill and I really enjoyed our conversations, your travel stories and really thank you for the great work and input this week.
You are always welcome to visit us,... as guest not work awayer.
Thanks… read more
We did refuse a lot of people, due to accepting your help.
Did also send varouis e mails since 2 weeks and NO answer.
we are very disapointed.
