the finca
A place with history in its heart and hospitality in its soul.
A beautifully restored 200-year-old olive mill and farmhouse, set high in the foothills of the Sierra Almijara.
La Finca is made for easy days. There are gardens and terraces to wander between, a swimming pool with views across the hills, comfortable communal spaces, quiet places to disappear with a book and plenty of room to come together when you feel like it.
Stay for a few days, join one of our hosted holidays or retreats, or bring a group of your own. While you're here, La Finca is yours to settle into.
14 individually styled rooms
Comfortable, characterful and made for settling in.
swimming pool & terraces
With stunning views across the valley and mountains.
mature terrace gardens
Sunny patios, shady corners and room to wander.
our famous honesty bar
Just help yourself - you can tell us what drinks you had.
well stocked library
Books, deep sofas and a fire when the evenings turn cooler.
food & shared tables
Good food, easy conversation & evenings that tend to linger.
Fourteen individually styled, air-conditioned rooms provide a comfortable retreat at the end of the day, or the most beautiful start to the beginning. With underfloor heating for the cooler months and the character, charm and individuality you'd expect from La Finca.
folow the sun or find the shade
La Finca's terraces and gardens give you plenty of places to spend the day, from sunny spots with mountain views to shady corners made for reading, talking or doing very little at all.
Long afternoons encouraged.
The swimming pool sits among the gardens with views stretching across the surrounding countryside. Find a lounger, bring a book - or don't - and stay as long as you like.
the views cannot be escaped
Mountains, valleys, white villages and big Andalusian skies. The landscape is part of La Finca wherever you happen to be.
The studio
A dedicated 11m x 8m indoor studio, with space for up to 20 people. A flexible, light-filled space used for yoga, painting, writing, workshops and group sessions.
The outdoor deck
A separate open-air deck with views across the surrounding landscape - perfect for yoga, movement, workshops and sessions that are simply better outside.
around the table
Food people ask the recipes for
Food is a big part of life at La Finca. Fresh produce, generous flavours and dishes made here with care - the sort of food that gets people talking around the table and asking how it was made.
Some favourites have become particularly well known. The salad vinagre has its devotees. The orange cake has rather a lot of them. Guests have been asking for the recipes for years - and more than a few have suggested we should put them all in a book.
Perhaps they're onto something.
make yourself at home
Some of the best bits aren't on an itinerary.
The Mill Lounge is made for sinking into a sofa at the end of the day, with its original beams, log fire and plenty of space for conversation.
There's a library for swapping something you've finished for something you haven't, an honesty bar when you fancy a drink, and plenty of communal spaces where people naturally seem to gather.
You don't have to be doing something at La Finca. That's rather the point.
Take a look around.
more than four walls
Here's what makes La Finca, La Finca
rooted in the past
The mill at the heart of La Finca, then and now.
inspired by andalucia
Olive groves, mountain paths and nature.
a warm welcome
A place to arrive, settle in and feel at home.
everything is better shared
Long tables, good food and good times shared.
Relaxed by Design. Loved For Years.
There is no grand hotel formality here. The welcome is warm, the atmosphere easy and guests are encouraged to treat La Finca much as they would the home of good friends.
Perhaps the best measure of that is the number who return year after year.
Find a chair beneath the trees. Take a book into the garden. Meet for a drink before dinner. Spend the afternoon by the pool. Join everyone else, or disappear somewhere quiet for a while.
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