Stay in my home in beautiful Sierra Magina, Jaén, Spain

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  Beschreibung

  We (I'm Spanish and my wife is English) are the proud owners of a little hovel in one of the most picturesque places in southern Spain, in the Sierra Mágina, in Jaén.
  We've been using Workaway for several years now, in Spain, as volunteers, and have met some wonderful people.
  In 2021 we decided it was time to try to make our own place a bit nicer, and we've had some fantastic helpers.
  We've improved the house a lot, although occasionally we still think of things to do!
  The area of Spain we live in is not at all touristy - a car is very useful here, the streets are very steep, but it is possible to walk up and down to the shops, and a local bus arrives in Bedmar from Jaén.
  In the past we've had volunteers arrive by BlaBlaCar from Málaga, from Granada and Jaén, on the bus, from Madrid, by train, from France, hitch-hiking... Let us know where you're travelling from and we'll try to find you the best way.

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  Arten von Hilfe und Lernmöglichkeiten

  Kunstprojekte

  Sprachpraxis

  Heimwerker- und Bauarbeiten

  Handwerkliche Arbeiten

  House sitting
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  Interessengebiete

  

  Nachhaltigkeit

  

  Yoga / Wellness

  

  Natur

  

  Wandern

  

  Gärtnern

  

  Sprachen

  

  Geschichte

  

  Gartenarbeiten

  

  Bücher

  

  Kochen & Backen
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  Kultureller Austausch und Lernmöglichkeiten

  We can help you improve your Spanish and your English.
  The Sierra Mágina is a beautiful mountain range with plenty of walks, and also good for climbing. The whole area is virtually unknown to foreign tourists, but we're very close to Úbeda and Baeza, both world heritage towns.
  We can feed you well, and teach you how to cook lovely food!
  Lorraine puede ayudar a mejorar tu inglés si quieres. Si hablas español y no comprendes lo que aquí hemos escrito, por favor, escribanos para más información.

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  Arbeit

  In the autumn we hope to continue with house improvements, and we'll be looking for people who are happy to help us with manual tasks.
  
  There's a big plan for a mosaic on the patio walls, and we also occasionally need house sitters, to look after Cleopatra, the hens and water the plants, while we're away on holiday.
  
  Lorraine is now learning Ukrainian, so anyone who could help her there would be very welcome, and the search for a Greek speaking helper is also still active, because Duolingo just isn't enough on its own!

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  Sprachen

  Gesprochene Sprachen
  Englisch: Fließend
  Spanisch: Fließend
  Französisch: Gute Kenntnisse
  Deutsch: Grundkenntnisse
  Greek: Grundkenntnisse
  Italienisch: Grundkenntnisse

  Dieser Gastgeber bietet Sprachaustausch an
  Lorraine would love to meet someone who can make her speak Greek or Ukrainian! Been studying for years, but no way to practice.
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  Unterkunft

  Upstairs, private double room with double bed, shared bathroom. OR, downstairs, single room. The stairs are very narrow!
  We'll provide breakfast, lunch and dinner, if we are here, but obviously not if you are house-sitting.
  (It is always nice to share cooking - we have both cooked professionally, but good to have a break sometimes!)
  No smoking in the house.
  If you're house-sitting, we don't expect you to do anything much, apart from water the plants every evening, make sure the hens and the cat have food and water, and be nice to them! AND leave the house and patio clean and as you found it.
  
  If you're here to help us we prefer to start at about 10 am, and work through to about 2.30 - 3 pm.
  We normally do Spanish style big lunch at 3, and small snacks in the evening.

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  Was noch ...

  Our house is in the village of Bedmar. From the village there are buses to Jaén and to Úbeda, and at 8am there's a wonderful train from Madrid to Jódar-Úbeda, just near us. (It then continues on to Almería.) Or there are later trains to Linares, and we could pick you up from there.
  We might be able to take you somewhere by car, depending on what we're doing.
  It's a very small village, just a few bars and shops, not much going on, but perfect if you like walking, rock climbing or just relaxing somewhere peaceful.
  We have wifi and mobiles work fine here. We often listen to music, and Serafin usually uses the telly to watch the news in the evening, or football.
  In the summer it gets VERY VERY hot. But there is a really nice, big, cheap, public swimming pool. Also a great gym, very reasonable prices.
  In the autumn, winter and spring months the weather is usually dry and sunny, winter can be pretty cold at night, but perfect for walking. Sometimes we get rain, but not often, and generally it makes everyone happy, because we always need it!

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  Etwas mehr Information

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    Internet Zugang

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    Eingeschränkter Internet Zugang

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    Wir besitzen Tiere

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    Wir sind Raucher

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    Familien möglich

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  Kann Digital Nomads unterbringen

  We now have unlimited internet

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  Platz zum Abstellen von Camper Vans

  We don't have space on our property for a campervan, but there is street parking available directly next to the house.

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  Kapazität - wie viele Workawayer maximal

  zwei

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  Meine Tiere/Haustiere

  

  Cleopatra

  

  Chickens

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