ABOUT US

HOLA, we are a Spanish-German family: Gonzalo, Anja, Merlin and Marai.

The first two are the ones who are doing everything, the other two are trying to help: looking after guests, cleaning the house, watering the garden, feeding animals, picking the olives and cultivating the land.

About Organic: H5L has a recognized accreditation for organic growers by Agrocolor (AGR-02/1033). We have 2 acres of vegetable organic garden growing all kind of vegetables and fruits. All our farming is based on using nothing else but earth, sun, water and manure for growing. We refuse any kind of herbicide or pesticide on our ground: our sheep, chicken and insects do the job for us.

We help the local wildlife by encouraging foxes and rabbits in the country, small birds and vultures in the sky), fishes and otters in the river, bees, thousands of insects.

About energy: we rely on solar panels to provide our hot water and on a pellet stove for our heaters. Through the middle of our farm runs a river which provides acequias (irrigations channel water) dating from Arabic time, water that we use for our plants and vegetable garden without having to use electricity, just gravity.

About our way of living: Life should be easier than it is; we try to achieve that by living as simple and natural as possible. We use the basic that we need and try to be as “eco” as possible.

We live in a rural area, where everyone knows each other and that makes things easier. It is a philosophy of living, not consuming away from where we live. Most of our fruits, vegetables, marmelades and so on come from our garden. Those items that we cannot obviously grow are mostly bought in our home town, 2 miles away from our farm.

About our guests: Many of our guests choose our place because they are interested and concerned about the natural environment. We do give information as well as we are happy to learn from our guests. We cook for our guests who require so, so dinners are also a good opportunity to get to know us closer.

We invite you to share our little paradise with us and enjoy the hospitality of the nature and space that surrounds us. We, our animals, our house and garden will welcome you, it is not just words. That is why we will always be open to any suggestion you might have in order to ensure your holiday is a personal and unforgettable experience.

WELCOME AND THANK YOU.

We do not have TV,

but instead a wonderful sky at night

to choose from one million channels.

We do not have swimming pool,

but our crystal and sparkling river

is 20 yards from the house.

We do not have microwave,

but instead an outside bread oven

to bake our own bread.

We do not have air-conditioning,

but instead thick walls