Self catering accommodation in unspoilt rural Andalucia.
Welcome to Vivasiesta!
Self catering Rural Tourism in Andalucia allows you to experience the people, the language, the food, the many fiestas, the culture and traditions of the Moorish white villages. From your house or cottage rental, you can tour the great cities of Antequera, Malaga and Granada. Take a short drive to the deserted coves near Maro or the tourist beaches of Nerja, returning each evening to the tranquility and stunning landscapes of rural Andalucia.
Vivasiesta!
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We offer
A house to rent as three or five bedroom self catering accommodation in the traditional white village of Almachar, ideal for groups of friends, or two and three generation family get-togethers
A romantic one bedroom cottage rental in the 'pueblo blanco' of Cutar - ideal for a couple.
A two bedroom cottage rental, also in Cutar - ideal for a family with little children
Interiors that tastefully combine Moorish and rustic Spanish traditions.
High quality furnishings, including best quality white cotton bed linen.
Properties that offer a quality 'tourismo rural' experience, registered as 'Vivienda Rurales' with the tourist board of Andalucia and conforming to its high standards.
A comprehensive support service is also available to suit the customer's needs, including car hire at preferential rates, meal on arrival, handmade and stamped postcards, gift catalogue, standard and gourmet grocery and freezer stock. We are, of course, available to you as knowledgable and friendly hosts.
Licensed by the Junta de Andalucia Department of Tourism
Our properties are located in an extremely beautiful and little known part of the Axarquia - accessable to, but apart from, the well known tourist venues.
When you stay with us you become part of a traditional Spanish rural community.
Almachar and Cutar are perfect for:
Touring, walking, enjoying wildlife
Enjoying delicious local food and wine
Cycling
Bird watching
Joining in the many village fiestas
Visiting the local pool or beach
'Our heads are full of nightingales, and we can still taste the orange juice! ' Philip Treloar and family, April 2007
' I can't begin to tell you how much we enjoyed your cottage, each day it was difficult to get ourselves together to go sightseeing. You have a magical place . .'
Jodi and Frank Urban, Virginia, U.S.A. April 2007
' We had a fantastic time in Cutar and definitely want to book again. Can you let us know the dates for the Cutar festivals, I think there were Romerias in May which we would love to see'
Jane Harper and family, Norfolk U.K. Xmas 2006 and May 2007
'I've rented properties elsewhere in Spain, in the Canaries, Italy and in Scotland Ireland and Wales. Yours had a far higher level (and standard) of equipment and furnishing than any of them - including the pricey ones! ' Holiday magasine journalist September 2006
Copyright John Perry and Judy Farrar May 2007
Last updated April 2008
Wonderful and fantastic! It exceeded our expectations 100%.'Dorota Milej and
Chris Smith May 2007
The 'Casa de Luz' is a wonderful house and in a wonderful location. The locals in Almachar are very friendly and welcoming despite our limited command of the language!'
David, Reiko and Christopher Hirshman August 2006
Semana Santa: singing to the virgin, Almachar 2004
Picking moscatel grapes: Cutar 2006
Festival of the Monfi (the outcasts) Cutar 2006
Training Andalucian horses on the dry river bed
The Romeria (festival of the gypsies) Almachar 2005
Almachar from the Campo
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