We are a Dutch couple with two cats Roxy and Mies. We are running our casa rural and lead a simple but hard-working life. Days are spent sourcing and chopping wood, building walls, preparing our veg patch and getting ready for chickens. In the summer we pick blackberries, apples and figs to make jam. Seasonally we have an almond harvest around late september and an olive harvest mid december. After the harvest comes pruning, piling the wood for next season and burning the leaves and twigs in small piles. There is always a project on a finca of this size. Besides we enjoy the walks on our land; every season shows us something new in the forrest and in the barrancos.

Our property is an old renovated ruin. The house is a large open plan with 5 ensuite rooms, a chill out area and a 57 sqm group room. The style is rustic/industrial and a bit of an eclectic mix from our travels. The house is very private at the end of a 2km track from the road and sits in almost 34h acres of forest, olives and almonds. Our house is powered by a modern solar system, a wood boiler and we source our water from our well.

We are in the north east of Spain in the lovely Matarraña region (Aragón). Although we are right on the province border, our closest village is Arnes in Cataluña and we are close to Els Ports, a rough nature area in the mountains. This is a region of farming, olives and almonds and some small pretty medieval villages like Valderrobres (7 km), Cretas (6 km), Beceite (12 km) or La Fresneda (19 km). There are several rivers and water spots inviting you for a picknick and a swim in summertime. The mediterranean beach of l'Ampolla is less than an hour (car driving) away. Popular things to do are; hiking, cycling, canyoning, horse-riding, stargazing (amazing views!), visit Mas de Bunyol (vulture feeding station!), Picasso museum (Horta San Joan), visit medieval villages. Local airports are: Barcelona 2.5 hrs Reus 70 mins Castellón and Zaragoza 1.45 hrs