All about your accommodation and other practical details such as vegetarian meals and how to get to your healthy living vacation retreat

The retreat

You will be staying in a beautiful Andalucian country retreat, situated in a very peaceful area about 4km from the village of El Gastor and 20km from the historic town of Ronda.

The house is set in olive and lemon groves with unspoilt gardens leading down to the lakeshore. Rolling hills and mountains in the distance surround the area. There is also a swimming pool.

The retreat offers double and single rooms with twin beds, bathrooms and a kitchen. Outside, there is a lovely shaded patio and terrace. The yoga classes and art workshops are held in the gardens.

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Vegetarian meals

All food, which is prepared in the house, is vegetarian. Both Rona and Susan have been vegetarians for over 20 years. They try to use organic food where possible, mainly from their garden or from their neighbour's. They can also cater for special dietary needs.

Breakfast: Each day we will start with fresh orange juice, fruit and yogurt, cereal or Spanish breakfast, which consists of toast with our own cold pressed olive oil, garlic and tomatoes. Free-range eggs, herbal teas, and decaffeinated coffee are available.

Lunch: Lunch will be a light buffet with salads, fruits and Gazpacho (cold vegetarian soup). If we are on the move, we will supply a packed lunch.

Evening Meal: Spanish people tend to eat late. Evening meals consists of 3 courses.

Eating Out: There will be occasions when we will eat out in the village to give you a chance to sample the local cuisine.

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Getting there

Car hire or airport transfers: inexpensive car hire is available from most airports. If you don't want to hire a car, we can arrange transfer from the airport for a nominal price. Should you want to share a vehicle, we can put you in touch with other people who are coming on the same week.

• www.carjet.com

Flights: the nearest Airports are Jerez and Seville. They are both 1 hour from the house. Malaga is about 2 hours. If you are coming from England, Ryanair have cheap flights from Stansted Airport to Jerez or Seville. Easyjet and bmi baby have flights from several different airports to Malaga. Clickair (a subsidiary of Iberia) has very reasonable flights from Gatwick to Seville.

• www.ryanair.com

• www.easyjet.co.uk

• www.bmibaby.co.uk

• www.clickair.com

There are also good bus and rail links to Algodonales and Ronda.

• www.renfe.com

• www.ctsa-portillo.com

• www.touristbus.es

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If you need any further information, please contact us at

ronawebb@hotmail.com

or telephone Rona on 0034 661096727 or Susan on 0034 654617962