Cortijo Huerta Santa María

http://perso.wanadoo.es/huertasantama

• cortijo de la huerta de santa maria (8 places): 4 double rooms, 2 bathrooms, 2 extra beds

Characteristics

• Inside: Hi-fi, washing machine, microwave, heating, dining room, kitchen, shared bathroom, library, lounge.
• Situation: mountains, isolated area, outside the village, signposted.
• Services: laundry service, guided walks, breakfast available, cot available, information about the area.
• Languages: Catalan, French, Portuguese, Spanish, Italian.
• Outside: garden, barbecue, vegetable garden, terrace, swimming pool, garden furniture, car-parking facilities.

We do not usually admit dogs although we can try to come to an agreement.
 We do not admit the presence of more than 8 people, both adults and children, except for babies.

The owner´s comments

This 15-hectares property is located in the heart of the Sierra de Aracena Nature Reserve, between the towns called Galaroza and Fuenteheridos. It is being used for the organic crop of (C.A.A.E.) chestnut and walnut trees, grass for cattle and vegetable garden, as well as for cattle breeding. The farmhouse, which was an old ecclesiastic secluded spot from the beginning of the 17th  century, has been restored for rural tourism. All around the house, there are a spacious garden, a swimming pool and a greenhouse with more than 800 species of cactus.

 Huerta Santa María won the (gold inn award)Premio Posada de Oro 2.001
 It is included in the guide called "Habitaciones con historia" (rooms with history) by Susaeta.

Activities 

 Doing nothing but enjoying the peacefulness and beauty of this setting is perhaps the best thing we can recommend you.
 We must not forget this is a wonderful sierra to practise trekking as it is a soft one and has an extraordinary series of ecosystems.
 It is a real paradise for mushrooms enthusiasts in the suitable season. 
 And if you like fat plants, you can enjoy our greenhouse with about a thousand species. 
 As for gastronomy, if we say “Pata Negra” and  “Jabugo” Ham, it is enough

Interesting places

In the surroundings, there are some places of great interest like:
 Minas de Río Tinto (mines)
 Doñana National Park
 Emérita Augusta (Mérida)
 Itálica (a Roman foundation) and Seville