Welcome to the Chaparraíso permaculture farm!

Are you interested in a life of freedom, without an alarm clock and bills flooding your mailbox? Maybe you want to get rid of your mailbox altogether and live surrounded by nature in a place with fresh air, free clean water from the ground, a warm climate and lots of space and quiet.

Come and see what we have created!

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Starting at just 27€ per night for one person or 35€ for two.

Things to learn on our land in southern Spain

Water system

In this module, we show how our water supply is arranged, and talk about water supplies in general.
Power supply

Since the introduction of the solar panel for the consumer market off grid living has become a lot easier and more enjoyable.
Food

Creating your own food supply all starts with the soil. A well balanced soil will give you healthy food.
Natural Building

During this module we will show how we used natural stone, clay, straw, lime and hemp on different projects on our finca. If you want to see more examples...
Composting Toilet

Living off grid means taking care of your own shit. Literally!
Starting a food forest

A food forest is not growing food in a forest but instead making a garden like a forest. It imitates the natural ecology and pattern of healthy ecosystems where...
Acequia walk

At our land we have a spring for drinking water. As a bonus the land also has rights to an acequia, a water channel with a connection to the...
Permaculture

In this crash course you will learn the basic principles of permaculture and see how we applied them on the land.
10 of our biggest lessons

If we were do it all again, what would we do differently? Before moving here we both lived quite a luxurious city life. Basic needs like a hot shower,...
Land buying tips

We bought our land quite impulsively. Did we regret it? Yes, sometimes we did, specially in the first year. There were moments when we said to each other: ´What...
Edible wild plants

During a walk on our and the neighbouring terrains you will learn about the abundance of edible wild plants in the Alpujarras.
Photo course

Jasper has a life-long experience in working with cameras in all sorts of fields. He can help you get the most out of your camera and with some simple...

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What people say about their stay with us

Read, what some of our first visitors said about their stay. At that time there were only tents available but now we have a chalet, too.

LuzMay 2014

Really unique experience with the view over the valley and the clouds! We really support the sustainable lifestyle they are building. Great hosts!!

ChimoApril 2014

OHhhh this place is gone straight to my heart !!! had such a nice time there , i strongly reccomend it and now that summer is round the corner is the right place to go for a real rest !!!

DeborahSeptember 2013

My Boyfriend and I spent our last 2 nights in Spain here and it was a great way to end an amazing trip. The fresh mountain air, cosy Read more