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Self guided walking in the Heart of Almeria
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Introductory to Moderate Walks Start from outside main entrance End up in village for beer or wine & tapas User friendly pocket guide booklets Farmhouse accommodation Self catering + log burning stoves Free satellite TV and Wireless Broadband Local Sightseeing and Cultural activities |
Our self guided walking holiday is ideal for people keen to walk independently, who like to experience the real Spain, and prefer not to have the chore of repacking and moving on each day. The walking experience starts the moment you step outside the main entrance into the surrounding mountains and valleys which offers numerous introductory and moderate walking routes. Imagine walking in the blissful quiet of the countryside and brushing through the rosemary, thyme and sage to release their heady perfume! All the walks end up in the village for beer or wine and tapas.
The holiday is centred on Cortijo Fuente Arriba, an Andalucian Cortijo (Farmhouse) on a 2 acre finca within 5 minute walk of the village of Lubrin in the province of Almeria some 2000ft up in the Sierra de los Filabres range of mountains and just 45 minutes inland from Mojacar and Garrucha on the Costa del Almeria.
The accommodation consists of two self catering, one bedroom, apartments on the lower ground floor of an Andalucian Cortijo (Farmhouse) and also a detached cottage reformed from an agricultural outbuilding, all very private and centred around mature gardens and swimming pool. The accommodations are spacious and full of character with private terraces and views over the surrounding mountains and valleys. There are fully equipped kitchens and winter sun walking holidays provide for comfortable and cosy evenings with central heating and log burning stoves. The location is magical, providing peace and tranquillity yet within walking distance of the village centre. There is Freeview Television and also Wireless Broadband.
Lubrin pueblo is a typical Andalucian village tucked away high in the Sierra de Los Filabres. It’s charm lies in its narrow streets, its white village houses adorned with bright geraniums and bougainvillea, and its endless sunshine. Not forgetting the charming villagers of Lubrin that provide for all the basic holiday necessities and includes 2 Supermarkets, 2 Bakers, 2 Butchers, Bank with ATM machine, Post Office, 4 Restaurants and numerous Tapas Bars.
Cortijo Fuente Arriba is conveniently located for exploring Almeria with its diverse and dramatic landscapes, isolated villages and romantic beaches and coves. Many guests take the day trip to Granada to marvel at the wonderful Alhambra.
What’s included in the price of our self-guided walking holiday?
Self Catering accommodation with all facilities including washing machine, hair dryer, iron & ironing board, fridge, fully equipped kitchen, UKFreeview Satellite TV and Wireless Broadband.
All linen provided together with towels
Domestic cleaning and fresh linen and towels on a weekly basis.
User friendly Pocket Guides with waypoint descriptions supported by photos and also customised maps.
Details of local restaurants, tapas bars, supermarkets, banks, post office, pharmacy, doctor’s surgery and tourist information office (all within a 5 minute walk)
About us
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John & Mair Vincent discovered Lubrin more than 12 years ago and were fortunate to buy an abandoned Cortijo (farmhouse) on 2 acres of land on the outskirts of the village. Over the next 5 years the Cortijo was sympathetically renovated, along with an outbuilding, to provide very comfortable residential accommodation and also 3 rental units. The old water deposit was converted to a swimming pool and the existing centuries old terraces were landscaped around the existing Olive, Almond and Pomegranate trees.
Cortijo Fuente Arriba is now an established summer destination for travellers that are looking for a rural setting with rest and relaxation mixed with a cultural experience of real Spain and availability of local sightseeing ( i.e. if they can manage to put down their glass of Rioja and get up off the lounger!)
In November 2007 John's sister Christine and hubby Ray visited us for the first time. They are both very keen ramblers in the Black Mountains and Brecon Beacons back home in Wales. Christine had remarked that she was not up for long lounge in the sun and was looking for a 4 to 6 hour walk!! On their first morning they set off into the surrounding countryside with no more than intuitive sense of direction but they did take their hand held GPS switched to Back Track mode!
Several hours later they arrived back at the Cortijo wearing intense smiles of satisfaction and could hardly wait to report on their experience of being as one with nature. The only other human beings they came across was a shepherd tending his goats and one farmer pruning his Almond trees, following the September harvest, and another checking his Olive trees prior to the December harvesting. The only non natural sounds were the tinkling of the bells of the goats and the grunt of the tractor of the Almond tree farmer. At the end of the 2 week holiday Christine & Ray had left a legacy of several very enjoyable walks that compared very favourably with the established walks back in Wales.
John, being a retired Chartered Land Surveyor, quickly seized on the opportunity to document these walks which can be viewed on the following page. A number of our summer guests showed sufficient interest in the walks to get up at 7am in the cool of the summer mornings to "walk the walk" and a large part of their summer reviews were taking up with the walking potential of the countryside outside Cortijo Fuente Arriba.
John applied to our main summer holiday advertising website, ResponsibleTravel, for a Walking Page which was duly approved and Walk Lubrin ranks quite high in the Self Guided Walking holidays in Andalucia. For independent reviews from walkers please click on logo below.
We hope that you will visit us on one of your walking holiday and we promise to work hard to ensure that you will enjoy your stay at Cortijo Fuente Arriba and also return home with fond memories of the delightful and charming villagers of Lubrin.
