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15 Jul 2023
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We are a young family, Roy and Annelie, with our daughter Maia and dog Amy. We came over to this lovely pueblo blanco in Iznájar in December 2021.
We have three casa's. One is for ourselves and the other 2 are for vacation rental casa's during april till September/October. Our casa is located in our own olive grove with a swimming pool. Around the area there are enough beautiful nature places to visit. The beach is just 5 minutes driving from here! We're also close from the bigger city's: Córdoba, Málaga and Granada.Types of help and learning opportunities
GardeningHelp around the houseGeneral MaintenanceCultural exchange and learning opportunities
As an inland village we are steeped in history which is worth exploring together with the traditional Spanish bars/restaurants which are in abundance in the area.
Iznajar itself has its origins with the Moors and houses the remains of an 8th century castle and a 16th century church. Lake Iznajar is a 32km fresh water reservoir which was commissioned by Franco during his rule, there is an Interpretation centre by the lake giving the full, sometimes harrowing, history. Visitors can learn to sail, kayak, windsurf on the lake. Granada is only an hour away and again steeped in Moorish history with the famous Alhambra castles & gardens or a little further to the Sierra Nevada mountains for walking or ski ing. Closer to home is Cordoba which was established as the capital of the Moorish Kingdom of El-Andlus, until its invasion by the Christians in 1236 who were so in awe of the beauty of the Great mosque - "Mezquita", they built their own cathedral amidst the rows of arches and columns.
As you can see there is a huge amount of history to learn plus outdoor activity should visitors wish to learn a new sport.Help
Maintenance of the casa's (some heavy tasks which we would do together)
Cleaning of the casa's
Help for heavy gardening - ground clearance, moving rocks, weeds etc
Painting inside and outside the casa'sLanguages spoken
English: Fluent
Spanish: Fluent
Dutch: FluentAccommodation
You will be staying in one of our holiday rentals, a 2 bedroom house, one double, one twin with its own terrace and BBQ with refurbished modern shower room, fully fitted kitchen, lounge. The house has internet access, TV (DVD only) and access to the 8x5 swimming pool.
We can provide meals and suggest to eat together. As the accommodation has a fully kitchen, it's also possible you can cook for yourself.
Drivers licence would be useful here.What else ...
There are many activities to do in the area. As you can discover the culture and sightseeing in Iznájar. You can choose to do some activities in the area as water sports, fishing, mountenbike, visit the local markets, horse riding etc.
There is a train station in Antequera with high speed links to other cities together with a bus service from the village to Granada or Cordoba.
We enjoy our time at the casa with our family and love to spend time together with a nice meal.A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Can host digital nomads
This host has indicated that they love having digital nomads stay.
How many Workawayers can stay?
More than two
Hours expected
Maximum 4-5 hours a day, 5 days a week
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We've spent about 4 months in this beautiful property and we got extremely lucky as we arrived just the day before the lockdown.
The treatment we received was much over our… read more
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We've spent about 4 months in this beautiful property and we got extremely lucky as we arrived just the day before the lockdown.
The treatment we received was much over our… read more