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Beschreibung
"We moved to an off-grid cortijo in the green Alpujarras region, south of Granada, in 2016 and since then have been moving towards cleaning the land and establishing a mountain home and refuge that welcomes open-minded and respectful people.
There are lots of different things that we could do with help with, so if you have a particular interest or just want to spend time doing general work in the mountains then get in touch. If you have an interest or experience in natural building, forest gardens, agroforestry, jumping under waterfalls, sloshing through water channels and watching films after a hot shower then jump to the front of the queue. We have two friendly dogs Tarboosh and Coco (you will fall in love), Yuki the cat, Valiente our beautiful horse and his girlfriend Princess. we are 15 minutes along a footpath from the village of Atalbeitar (no car access).
The property is quite big with various terraces in differing states of planting and development with lots of water running through and fruit trees you can pick from in season. We think we are easy-going and are flexible about timings of requested help. Help will be split between specific projects and general work around the property.
You probably won't fit in here if you can't stand the sound of running water, hate mountain views, can't handle a queer/gay-friendly set-up (or are sexist or racist), or take life or yourself too seriously. The house isn't vegan or vegetarian, but you can be."
Arten von Hilfe und Lernmöglichkeiten
Hilfe bei Ökoprojekten
Gartenarbeiten
Heimwerker- und Bauarbeiten
Betreuung von Tieren
Mithilfe auf einem Bauernhof
Zubereiten / Kochen von Mahlzeiten für die Familie
Kultureller Austausch und Lernmöglichkeiten
Hi, I'm Dean. I've been around the block a bit and moved to this part of the world after many years in the Middle East. Don't worry I won't bore you with endless slide shows of photos of me petting camels but if you are learning or interested in Arabic then i could help.
I'm a native English speaker so if that is something you'd like to practice then no problemo. We have lots of books and films here which you are welcome to peruse and there is a piano with views over the mountains. It's a great place to centre yourself as no traffic noise or pollution but close enough to several villages to meet interesting and diverse crowd.
Fernando is originally from Venezuela but has spent his last decades based in Europe working in the dance world. At the moment he is traveling to work abroad for certain periods as he transitions to spending more time here in the Alpujarras.
As for learning from the activities on the land we are very much novices ourselves and learning as we go along, but we are very open to hearing ideas from others so if you have something you are keen to try out (building technique, planting technique, particular plants etc) then get in touch and maybe we can try it. The fruit trees are well established but the gardens are at their early stage of development.
Arbeit
Growing vegetables
Building preparation
Building
Landscaping
Water channel-scaping
Fruit picking
Jam making
Plucking
Wood chopping
Other artistic or technical pursuits depending on what your interests are.
Gesprochene Sprachen
Arabisch: Fließend
Englisch: Fließend
Spanisch: Fließend
Französisch: Fließend
Italienisch: Fließend
Unterkunft
There is a beautiful yurt on the property and rooms inside the main house, which are available depending on the time of year, number of people visiting and previous commitments.
There is currently one bathroom in the house and summer outdoor bathroom facilities on the terrace near the yurt.
The property is off-grid and we are careful about what products we use in the kitchen and bathrooms in order to respect the earth.
Depending on time of your and length of stay Workaway friends are welcome to use the bathroom, kitchen, living room and music room in the house, in addition to their sleeping quarters. Power is solar and drinking water comes from a piped fountain behind the house.
The house has internet which you can use as you wish. See photos to get an idea. There is no direct road access to the property. Access is along a pleasant path, 15 minutes walk from the village of Atalbeitar.
We love the tranquility this provides while only a short walk from the village and walking distance to the other villages in the Taha valley where there are a number of bars, restaurants and places of interest.
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The area is peaceful and beautiful with lots of walks outside the door. There are some nice waterfalls just at the bottom of the property and more in the surrounding area. The nearest village of Atalbeitar is home to an eclectic mix of Spanish and internationals and the monthly market in the village or weekly market in nearby Pitres are good places to meet people of similar interests.
There are also yoga, pilates, mountain biking and other sporting options in the area.
The nearest beaches are about an hour away by car and Granada is 80mins by car. You are welcome to join us on trips to the beach or Granada when we go or there are daily bus services to Orgiva (weekly markets and communes) and Granada.
Etwas mehr Information
Internet Zugang
Eingeschränkter Internet Zugang
Wir besitzen Tiere
Wir sind Raucher
Familien möglich
Kann Digital Nomads unterbringen
Dieser Gastgeber nimmt gern Digital Nomads bei sich auf.
Kapazität - wie viele Workawayer maximal
zwei
Arbeitszeiten
Maximum 4-5 hours a day, 5 days a week
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Ho potuto passeggiare molto insieme a Coco e Tarboosh tra le montagne del Apujarra visitando i vari villaggi vicini. Con Dean ho costruito una buona parte di quella che adesso è la cucina e con Fernando ho potuto fare una lezione di… read more
He gets on well with the animals and is always keen to do a good job. The last time he looked after the place… read more
They never complained and did a good job, even when it was menial tasks the whole… read more
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Ho potuto passeggiare molto insieme a Coco e Tarboosh tra le montagne del Apujarra visitando i vari villaggi vicini. Con Dean ho costruito una buona parte di quella che adesso è la cucina e con Fernando ho potuto fare una lezione di… read more
He gets on well with the animals and is always keen to do a good job. The last time he looked after the place… read more
They never complained and did a good job, even when it was menial tasks the whole… read more
First of all thanks for everything!
I stayed 3 weeks in the cortijo and I had a wonderful time there.
You were kind and attentive. The atmosphere of the House is magic. The dogs, cat and Horse are incredible.
During my workaway I Learned how to work in the farm, picking almonds, raspeberry and chestnut. And I also Learned how to live in a… read more
Oh it's not Twitter I can write more.
Hayley and Keith and Ursa spent only two weeks with us but their time here has given us such a momentum injection and revived some can-do spirit. Everything we asked of them was completed with care, thought and attention to detail. They have a lot of… read more
Work is abundant and varied; I've tackled… read more
The place is Magical and beautiful. i enjoy to wok in different projects around terraces , clearing , planting and composting.
i would definitely go again, Dean is a great host , very interesting and very funny.
(but don't tell him that, he will take a big head)
He was happy to help in whatever way and, thank to his experience, proposed ideas and suggestions which have benefited… read more
I was helping out with lots of different… read more
From our first emails I had a good impression that you were easy-going and enthusiastic and would be a good fit for this place. You took great care of the animals and were patient with the puppies and their mess. They're so big now. You both seemed happy to do any job that… read more
You will never feel 'out of place' there (please Dean, forgive my English)! They will give you the possibility to find your kind of work, without any constriction or imposition, leaving you responsibilities and independence too. With any new… read more
Leaving Dean's place left me feeling a little uprooted,… read more
I stayed with Dean and his animals for over two weeks. I had a good feeling about Dean right away, and I didn't hesitate to get a flight to Spain. In addition to this I read that Dean was sharing his land with a pony, I mean come on! Who wouldn't want to come? Not to forget, a cat, dog, and two puppies. Later also chickens.
Dean… read more
The sourrounding is very beautiful and quiet. If you are in love with nature this is the perfect place to stay. You can hike… read more
Already from the email conversation I figured Dean is a very nice and funny guy. Dean picked me up and my friend from Granada the day we arrived, and I stayed at his place for 2 weeks. First of all, the house is amazingly beautiful, in the middle of a magical forest, surrounded by waterfalls and green landscapes. The serenity… read more
