Agrotourism
Staying in a rural house always means a relaxing interaction with nature. You can also enjoy amazing experiences, like tasting cider straight from a barrel, feeding livestock, cooking with local products harvested with your own hands... “Agrotourism” is not a strange word, but rather a rewarding experience, designed to get to know the local culture and a fun experience for children too. In many of the country house lodges with agrotourism you can stay with the owner and the family, while in others you can enjoy the peace and quiet of a house all to yourselves. Come and enjoy the most delicious freshly made breakfast of your life.
Because of the wide range of carefully maintained accommodations across the country and for the ease of booking them. Many of the activities associated with agrotourism take place in impressive protected natural spaces such as the National Parks. The scenery is truly spectacular… Did you know that Spain has more Biosphere Reserves than any other country in the world?
Spain has an impressive rural and ethnographic heritage. Each town has its own traditions, whether agricultural, cultural, linguistic... Our National Rural Network is a platform that aims to disseminate all this wealth through a series of experiences.Because of the variety of accommodations. If you like rural tourism, you can choose from country house lodges, rural apartments, country hotels, hostels, holiday villas, campsites in the countryside, and educational farms for children, to name but a few. Did you know that there are even rural tourism activities in abandoned villages? In each area there are also traditional local country houses and farmhouses to stay in, such as “caseríos” in the Basque Country and Navarre, “pazos” in Galicia, Catalan “masías”, “hospederías” in Extremadura, agrotourism farms in the Balearic Islands, rural tourism centres in Castile and Leon, “casonas” in Asturias, among many others.Agrotourism is often complemented by other activities such as: Artistic routes, night walks to see the stars, massages, adventure sports… Spain’s good climate means that there are activities all year round.
The variety of rural accommodations will allow you to choose from many experiences.
- Learn farming tasks: Feeding the farm animals, milking the cows, collecting the chickens' eggs, donkey rides for the little ones, shearing a sheep, being a shepherd for a day, taking care of the horses...- Take care of the vegetable garden: water the plants, pick vegetables, help with the ploughing, use organic techniques, etc.- Making wine or cider: Take a look at our Wine Routes to see all the activities each one offers.- Exploring the forest or the sea: learn to recognise berries and wild mushrooms, walk along paths only the locals know, dare to be a sailor for a day, etc.- Food preparation: jams, curd cheese, yogurts, cheese, honey, etc. Simply delicious.- With your own hands: Learn to make natural ornaments or aromatic oils, experiment with ceramics and pottery…- Enjoy the most original parties: there are many connected with farming, like the wine harvest in La Rioja or the shepherds' fair in the Lakes of Covadonga including sheepdog demonstrations.
You can find some form of agrotourism activity across Spain. However, we can give you some examples:Navarre: This inland area in the north of Spain is full of possibilities. Here you'll find several routes that go through beautiful tourist attractions, and include many leisure activities connected with agrotourism. These routes will take you through fascinating mountain landscapes such as the Pyrenees and will allow you to visit sheep farms, traditional farmhouses, interpretation centres, cheese factories, wineries, oil museums, truffle museums...Euskadi: Situated on the northern coast of Spain, it is very famous for its traditional cuisine. You'll find that some of the farmhouses make their own natural cider and you can watch the process in a small group. You can also taste the delicious Idiazabal Designation of Origin cheese, after visiting the sheep that graze in the fields, and the shepherds' houses.
Asturias and the Cider Region: also in the north of Spain, you will find the Apple and Cider Route, where you can participate in different workshops, from craftwork, jewelry crafting, leather crafting to woodwork.Galicia and its maritime tourism: In the northwest of Spain you can embark on a fishing boat and spend a day with the entire crew.Malaga, in Andalusia: in villages just off the Costa del Sol (in the south of Spain) you can go to workshops and learn how to make foods or process olives, and go for a donkey ride along picturesque streets.Consider engaging in sustainable agrotourism. In fact, Spain has the Ecoagrotourism Foundation, which brings together more than 100 rural tourism and agrotourism initiatives that guarantee quality and care for the environment. We recommend visiting the Ceres Ecotur project website to find rural accommodation and activities in the countryside.
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