Cortijo Los Lobos - Rural mountain retreat

09/08/2025

This shady courtyard was just heavenly to walk up to from the horses when I was hot after a pony session with two little guests ❤️. While I was busy with the horses Clive re-potted a cactus - rather him than me with those prickles! He also planted up some lettuce seedlings. Apart from that it's been a lazy day, avoiding the heat. Even Olive flaked out in our kitchen ❤️.

09/08/2025

September fiesta Villanueva del Trabuco Cortijo Los Lobos

09/08/2025

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Come enjoy the breathtaking mountain views and a spectacular rural location, heated pool and whirlpool bath in our charming farmhouse accommodation near Malaga.

08/08/2025

I love our pool shower with a view 😍. I sneaked in a bit of pool time this morning after doing the horses as it has been a very hot day. You could tell , even at 7.30 when we did the horses, the sky was already hazy with heat. I love that time of the morning though, the best part of the day. Olive was hanging out with Lucky when we came up from doing the horses and chickens last night which is unusual, she then joined us upstairs with the dogs, don't know why we were suddenly so popular 😁. On this day last year she was reading the Cortijo Los Lobos rules, I don't think she has followed any though 🤣. I climbed up into the tree house today to measure up for some cushions and noticed that the tree trunk is sprouting greenery - it looks very fairy grotto! The horses were all having a meeting at the bottom of the field when I went down this afternoon, funny that at the hottest part of the day they choose to be in the sun and not in the shade of their shelters. On this day 2 years ago we were celebrating our son Harry's wedding to Tash which took place the previous April, it was lovely to finally have a photo of the whole family together 😍

07/08/2025

Naughty Sierra somehow got into the boys paddock this evening, luckily one of the guests heard a commotion and let me know. We got her back in easily, none the worse for her adventure. She was a good girl on her early morning ride with Fern, who enjoyed a good roll when she got back. I peeped at the horse camera again last night, it's lovely to see that the boys hang out with Bonnie and Twiggy. They used to all live together but differing food requirements and speed of eating means they can't easily live together now. We ordered a black out blind from IKEA and it arrived today. Clive was worried to see that the box had obviously been opened and resealed. Sure enough, it was damaged inside and there were no fittings 😡. IKEA are sending a replacement but meanwhile Lily said they had a spare in the office so Clive put that up. On this day last year we were enjoying a boat trip and Lily was being a mermaid ❤️. Nala was so cute tonight, she actually found us upstairs in our apartment, joining Milly 🥰

06/08/2025

Nala joined us this morning down at the horses, bless her, she's doing really well and her weight is nearly normal now ❤️. I had a hair appointment this morning at Rio Frio so I decided that as I was cleaned up and not in my usual work scruffs we might as well make a morning of it 🤣. We drove across country to Iznajar, nice to see different views of the lake, then we had a lovely swim though the water wasn't exactly cooling, it felt around 30 degrees, even Clive went in ! We're lucky to have an inland beach without the crowds of the coast. We kept away from the main area but you can hire kayaks and pedalos and there is a beach bar at the back of the beach and also one of our favourite restaurants in the village. We called in to another favourite on the way home, for a lovely lunch. I forgot to take photos but it was delicious. We got home in time to feed the horses - Picasso is looking very shiny ❤️. One of Clive's cactus has a beautiful flower, very unusual. Seems we are going to be fostering a water dog called Sammy from Tuesday. He needs a home desperately due to his owner becoming ill so my parents are adopting him as they have owned 3 water dogs before and love them. He will be starting his journey to the UK on the 15th of September. We are keeping our fingers crossed that he settles well with us and is a good boy as it is important for our guests 🤞

06/08/2025

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05/08/2025

This time last year we had a lovely paella night with guests that are also friends ❤️. This lovely star photo popped up too. We don't seem to be able to stay up late enough to see them these days 🤣. Our recent Secret garden guests left a 5 star review on Airbnb 🥰. We have a few more fairies hiding along the fairy path but small children will need to look up a bit 😊. We have our first ripe tomatoes and Clive has picked a lot of chillies, I do love the chocolate Habanero 😋.

05/08/2025

If any of our 2025 guests would like to leave us a review, here is the link 😊

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05/08/2025

Thinking of a last minute late summer booking? We have the following availability:-
El Establo 7 nights 28th/8 to 5/9 Now only 750 euros (usually 950)
EL Granero 5 nights 26th to 31st only 110 per night (min 3 nights)
Secret garden from the 25th onward 110 euros per night
Plus plenty more dates from September! Cortijoloslobos.com

04/08/2025

we popped to the coast this morning as Clive had to do a quick maintenance job at the Nerja house. We had a lovely healthy brunch and smoothy at the lovely Jazba beach restaurant in Torre del Mar then enjoyed an hour on the beach before driving home. Despite it being August, that end of the beach was lovely and quiet and the restaurant has a free car park behind so it is perfect. The sea was beautifully warm for swimming and the waves were fun, we didn't find much sea glass though. After some food shopping we enjoyed a lovely scenic drive home through the mountains. We were very happy to recieve another 5 star review on Airbnb from our Portugese guests. It is a shame that apart from Air bnb, which is a small part of our business, most people who book direct don't leave reviews on Google. It is really important for businesses like ours to have up to date reviews, it really helps us to get more bookings. If anyone has stayed with us recently we would really appreciate a review - the links to Google and Tripadviser (not used so much these days) are on our website. On this day two years ago we were also on the coast but out on a boat with son Harry and family and then enjoying a big family get together in the evening when our eldest son John and family arrived 🥰. Sadly it is a quiet year this year for visits from family and friends but we are looking forward to friends visiting later this month