r e j u v e n a t e by planning a fitness and wellness retreat or let us help you organize one and train in an environment where local traditions continue with donkeys, goats and gypsies on horseback, affording the rare opportunity to experience authentic Andalusian Spain.
a holiday retreat
r e l a x in a carefully restored rustic chic Andalucian Moorish farmhouse with modern comfort: sleep in a
former barn; dine and meditate al fresco within walled patios and terraces and savor healthy home-made
meals from neighboring farm produce with local wines; luxuriate in long summer evenings under the stars;
soothe body and soul at the singular and sandy beaches of Cabo de Gata Natural Park or in Cortijo Estela's
sunken tranquility garden; tour and explore renaissance castles, white sugar cube mountain villages,
magnificent Granada and the Alhambra Palace nearby or  . . .  simply while away the hours at Cortijo Estela.
Affordable Rural Retreat in Andalucia:two authentic adjacent country farmhouses in the lower Alpujarra
Mountains less than 50 minutes from Almeria international airport and only 4 miles from the Mediterranean.
Cortijo Estela accommodates 6 guests; for larger parties of 7-10 guests, our sister property, Finca Soleada,
provides additional accommodation and facilities. We are a perfect retreat for individual and group self catering
holiday rentals as well as an ideal venue for yoga, wellness and fitness retreats and residential courses,
  • cortijo estela local road, lounge and barn bedroom
  • cortijo entrance
  • palm and wall
  • tranquility garden
  • barn bedroom
  • rocking cahir and lamp
  • chill out lounge
  • barn bedroom
  • local landscape
  • genralife gardens of the alhambra
  • chill out lounge