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Staying At An Olive Farm In Spain

One of my dreams has always been to stay at an olive farm in Spain. There’s just something so dreamy and relaxing when you’re surrounded by the quiet beauty of olive trees.

Staying at an olive farm in Spain
staying at an olive farm in Spain

After months of lockdown in Barcelona an escape to the wilderness was just what we needed. While I was searching for places to stay I came across a Cave House in Catalonia, Spain. It was located on an old olive farm and came with panaromic views over terraced mountains..

When we arrived we were greeted by the sounds of nature; birds calling, leaves rustling and the deep quiet of no civilisation. We were the only people for kilometers around, a novel experience in Spain. Terraces filled with olive trees stretched down and over the mountains around us. Their bases were carpeted by wild flowers and grasses. The house was nowhere to be seen until I realised that a chimney was poking out of the ground in front of our car.

Staying in a cave house on an olive farm
Staying In a cave house in Spain on an olive farm

The house was one of the cave houses you find in Spain. These are usually popular down south where the temperatures can get above forty degrees. This cave house was built into the olive terraces with a view down a valley of olive trees.

Staying At An Olive Farm In Spain
Holiday in Spain on an Olive Farm

For dinner we lit the wood fired bbq and cooked potatoes, artichokes and buttiforra (a Catalan sausage) in the glowing coals. Everything was hot with a indulgent splash of local olive oil and the smoky flavour of the wood.

Baby slept so we opened the bottle of red the host had provided and toasted our stay at an olive farm in Spain and the freedom of finally being allowed to leave Barcelona.

Breakfast was pan con tomate toasted over the olive wood coals and sprinkled with flakes of sea salt. During the day we grazed on olives and cheeses and crunchy olive oil crisps. Baby played on the floor or enjoyed swings on the hammock.

Dinner on a fire at a cave house in Spain
Drinking a local wine while we cook dinner on a fire in Spain
Roasting rosemary for a lovely smell. BBQ dinner in Spain
A traditional BBQ Spanish dinner

During the days we explored the olive farms, walking through stone terraces and following dirt foot paths down the mountains. Stone ruins captured our interest and imagination and we explored them, peering in at glimpses of collapsed ceilings and rusted bed bases. Baby was happy to watch the world from his carrier before taking a nap with his head nestled against my chest while we walked.

Staying on an olive farm in Spain with a baby
Staying on an olive farm in Spain

We left with a promise to return and a boot full of olive wood to continue the bbqs at home.

If you’d like to enjoy the same experience here is the Airbnb that we booked. Domed Cave House in Catalonia.

Staying on an Olive Farm in Spain with a baby
Olive Farm In Spain
Ancient ruins on an olive farm in Spain
Olive trees on an olive farm in Spain

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  • August 7, 2021

    I’ve been living in Spain for 5 years (2 in Granada and 3 in La Rioja). I’ll admit that beyond Barcelona I really haven’t traveled much through Catalonia! This post has inspired me to look into booking a trip! It looks amazing and I love olives!

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  • August 7, 2021

    This looks like such a great experience! I’ve come across a lot of olive farms in southern Spain but have never stayed at one before.

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  • August 7, 2021

    This olive farm getaway looks like exactly what my wife and I need! We’ve been cooped up in NYC since March 2020, and this place looks so peaceful and calm. Plus, OLIVES! Yum! Thanks for sharing. Your photos really capture the beauty and pace. We also have a baby – love the hammock pic!

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  • Jasmina

    August 7, 2021

    I’ve never stayed at olive farm before, but it looks like a perfect place to stay. Saving this post for the next time I visit Spain!

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  • August 8, 2021

    Love it! We spent a holiday in Jaen Province a while back and visiting the olive oil farms and oil mills was a highlight of the trip. This farm looks super relaxing, bookmarked for future visits. Thank you for sharing!

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  • Debbie Moe

    September 27, 2021

    Bliss, we are visiting Spain from the USA, and will be staying at a little town to the west of Barcelona. We are interested in visiting an olive farm, but I am having trouble locating one. Can you tell me the name of this one, and what part of the country it is in? It looks beautiful! Thank you for your post.

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  • Connie

    March 4, 2022

    Were visiting Spain next month and i want to visit or stay in an olive farm for a nite when were there

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