Cortijo El Picachico

• Holiday cottage Full to let
• Sleeps: 1-10
• Registration No.: CR/AL/00072
• Web of Cortijo El Picachico: https://www.picachico.com/

  Cortijo El Picachico is pet friendly (ask the owner).  

Cortijo El Picachico is located in one of the most mountainous provinces in Spain, Almería, in the Sierra de los Filabres, specifically in the second smallest town in Almeria, Laroya. Nestled in 23 hectare green farm.

There are 5 houses for 2, 4, 6, up to 16.

Each house has:
• Fully equipped kitchen, microwave, toaster, hob, coffee maker, refrigerator.
• Spacious living room with fireplace, TV, DVD, games, tourist guides and books area, high chair.
• Terrace with barbecue.

Sharing:
• Laundry room-iron, saltwater pool.

Services:
• Private jacuzzi for couples.
• Air conditioning and heating.
• Pet friendly (please contact us first).
• Wheelchair friendly. Check out house.
• Cot, bedding and towels. (Except at pool).
• Solar powered hot water.
• Firewood (the first load is a present).
• Free outdoor parking area.
• Credit cards admitted - Visa, Euro-Master Card, Maestro.
• Gift/souvenir shop.
• Children under 2 years free of charge (cot or bed).

Supermarkets, ATMs, health centre, chemists', etc. 7 km away.
Village - Laroya, 150 m.
Airport, Port, railway station in Almería, 80 km.

Ideal place to rest, or as a starting point for visiting Las Canteras and white marble handicraft in Macael, The Desert of Tabernas, Mini Hollywood, gypsum karst in Sorbas, Astronomical Observatory of Calar Alto, nudist beaches in Vera, Mojacar, unspoiled beaches in Cabo de Gata, the Alhambra in Granada (travel time - between half an hour and an hour and a half)

We have a restaurant, Meson Rural certified to Two Forks (one of the highest quality standards), where you can taste our grandmothers cuisine based on organic products. You just have to taste the wheat crumbs pot, organic eggplant with honey, Pampanico, calaíto...

Quality standards.

Environment & Activities Cortijo El Picachico

Location:

• Church of San Ramon Nonato (16th century)
• Sierra de los Filabres
• Macael marble quarries, handicraft 7 km.
• Tabernas Desert 50 km
• Mini Hollywood. 50 Km
• Gypsum Karst in Sorbas 55 Km
• Astronomical Observatory of Calar Alto (2.168m) 45 km
• Tetica de Bacares (2.050m) 40 km
• Alto de Velefique (1.850m) 25 km Strategic place to see the Tour of Spain
• Andrés Ibáñez Museum in Olula del Río 10 km
• Santuario del Saliente, Albox. 45 km
• Las Menas. Ruins of the Old Mining Town in Serón 40 km
• Typical villages in the region with fewer than 1000 inhabitants

Less than 150 km:
• Naturist beaches in Vera (60 km) and Mojacar (70 km)
• Pristine beaches and Cabo de Gata Níjar Natural Park 90-120 km
• Granada and the Alhambra 150 Km
• Sierra María y Los Vélez Natural Park 70 km
• Sierra Nevada through Alhama de Almeria, Puerto de la Ragua 100 km
• Almeria 75 km. Airport and port
• Murcia 145 km

Activities:

You can enjoy plenty of outdoor activities in Picachico holiday cottages:
• Hiking. Lots of beautiful places, two short distance trails in Laroya.
• Multi-Pack Adventure: climbing, abseiling, gorge descent, archery... in Laroya
• Horseback riding and riding lessons in Macael, 7 km.
• Rental and guided bike tours http://www.mountainbikingspain.com
• Geocaching. Bring your own GPS or borrow one of ours, and find a treasure hidden in a strategic and beautiful location.
• Hunting and wild boar "aguardos" (reservations required). Contact Antonia.
• Mushrooming (October, November, December) in extensive pine forests, just 5 km away. Robellones or chanterelles - Unmistakable.
• Bird watching.
• Sierra de Los Filabres: Guided tours and interpretation of nature, flora and fauna, historical and ethnographic interpretation of the area. Four-wheel-drive car with telescope, binoculars, binocular... Oz Nature Wildlife http://www.indalodeoz.com
• Ornithological routes. Oz Nature Wildlife http://www.indalodeoz.com
• Guided tours through the region, quarries, etc.
• Guided tours through the desert.
• Guided tours through Cabo de Gata http://www.indalodeoz.com
• Ibanez House Museum Visit, 10 km in Olula del Río.
• Visit to markets in nearby towns every day of the week.
• Golf, 60 km
• Horseback riding, 7 and 35 Km
• Diving 60 km
• Boating 60 Km