Welcome to Casa Ana
Casa Ana is a 400 year old house in the village of Ferreirola in the Alpujarra, Andalucia.
Once an important family home with a wine press, olive oil store, barns and stables, Casa Ana has been transformed into a stylish and comfortable guest house with south-facing terraces, a garden and spectacular river gorge views.
Holidays@CasaAna Retreats@CasaAna
A year-round programme of creative retreats and holidays is held at Casa Ana. Sign up for a Creative Writing Retreat or a Painting Holiday. Or join our local experts for a Guided Walking Week or a gentle Yoga and Walking Holiday.
Bienvenidos a Casa Ana
Casa Ana es una casa de unos 400 años ubicada en el pueblo de Ferreirola, en la Alpujarra granadina, en la Andalucía Oriental.
La que, en sus tiempos, fue una importante casa familiar con una prensa de vino, una tienda de aceite de oliva, graneros y establos, se ha transformado en una elegante y confortable casa de huéspedes con terrazas orientadas al sur, un estupendo jardín y espectaculares vistas al desfiladero del río.
Vacaciones@Casa-Ana Retiros@CasaAna
En Casa Ana hay un programa de retiros creativos y vacaciones, durante todo el año. Apúntate a un Retiro de Escritura o una semana de Pintura (impartidos en inglés). O únete con nuestras guias para una Vacacíon de Caminatas Guiadas o unos días de Yoga y Senderismo.
Come to Casa Ana. Be inspired. Pure and simple.
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Walking Holidays
Explore this walkers’ paradise with Casa Ana as your base and experienced guides who’ve been hiking in these hills for years. The Alpujarra and Sierra Nevada National Park (covering over 3,500 sq km) are criss-crossed with goat paths, mule tracks and old silk roads, taking you through breathtaking mountain scenery and historic white villages.
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Creative Writing Retreats
At Casa Ana we hold creative writing retreats at least four times a year, each lasting for ten days. The retreats are led by resident mentors who will give professional guidance on your project, whether it be a novel, short stories, poetry, flash fiction, screenwriting, memoir or a play.
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Yoga & Walking Holidays
Yoga & Walking holidays with Lisa Maclean, certified Iyengar instructor. The peaceful location at Casa Ana, the clean mountain air and stunning river-gorge views provide a beautiful space for your yoga practice and for rejuvenating walks in the hills.
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Tai Chi and Walking in Nature
A wonderful opportunity to deepen your Tai Chi and Qigong practice or start a new practice with teacher Angus Clark. You’ll spend the days practising these gentle arts and walking in nature, always against the magnificent backdrop of the Alpujarra mountains.
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Pilates, Walking and a Taste of Andalucia
Enhance your fitness and sense of wellbeing on this 6-night Pilates holiday with instructor/Flamenco dancer Jaki Wilford. And immerse yourself in the culture of Andalucia: the walks take in award-winning weaving and pottery workshops, a bodega or two and there will be a Flamenco demonstration/workshop and a visit to the Spa town of Lanjarón.
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Painting Holidays
The changing seasons, the light and the spectacular scenery of the Alpujarras offer wonderful opportunities for landscape painting. The painting holidays take place in June and September, with teachers Bettina Schroeder and Annabel Keatley.
Rent Casa Ana
Bring your group to Casa Ana for a self-catering holiday with friends and family, or four courses and events which you run, with accommodation and full board. The entire property is available for rent with accommodation for up to 16 people in 10 bedrooms and 8 bathrooms, as well as sitting and dining rooms, kitchen, garden and terraces.
A city break in Málaga
Málaga is one of the most popular city break destinations in Europe. It’s just two hours’ drive from Casa Ana. Anne, the owner of Casa Ana, has a lovely apartment in the Centro Historico of Málaga which you can rent. With tips from Anne on what to see, and where to eat, shop and explore, it’s the perfect way to visit this vibrant and beautiful city.
Accommodation and Food
Casa Ana, in the peaceful Alpujarra village of Ferreirola, is known for its stylish and comfortable accommodation, fabulous cooking and stunning views of the Trevelez river gorge and the mountains beyond.
“The location is stunning and the food delicious. I had a blissfully cool room with comfy bed and a great shower. Anne and her team strive to ensure that your stay is an enjoyable one.”
— LORRAINE
The House
Staying at Casa Ana is like staying at a private house, simple, comfortable and welcoming. A place where you can feel at home.
The old Alpujarra-style buildings are arranged around a Moorish courtyard garden, planted with wisteria and roses. A few steps through the garden take you to the terraces with breathtaking views along the valley and into the mountains.
In the bedrooms we’ve kept the original chestnut beams with white walls and terracotta floors, comfortable beds, quality linens and a scattering of rugs.
The bathrooms are modern with rain showers, huge mirrors and hand-made tiles inspired by the Moorish designs of the Alhambra. A large sitting room gives onto a shady terrace with superb mountain views.
The Architect-designed dining room and kitchen are open plan and welcoming, giving onto a secluded south-facing terrace. For winter warmth there is underfloor central heating throughout (even in the bathrooms) and a fireplace in the sitting room.
“Casa Ana is a perfect place to bring a small group, especially for walking, writing, or personal development – you can have the place to yourselves. The mix of indoor and outdoor spaces provides a conducive and pleasing environment for this kind of activity. If you bring a group of 6 or more, you can opt to have lunches and dinners included, as we did, and I highly recommend this.”
— PHILIP
The Garden
Casa Ana was made for outdoor living. Everywhere rooms open onto the Moorish garden, the courtyard or the terraces.
There are big shady pergolas where you can relax with a glass of wine, or a cup of coffee and a good book and secluded sunny corners where you can soak up the Andalucian sun and do nothing at all. At night you can sit out, gaze at the stars and watch the moonrise over the mountains.
Everywhere there are panoramic views, the scent of jasmine and orange blossom, and maybe the sound of goatbells or a nightingale or the river far below.
It’s what makes Casa Ana special.
“The Casa itself is beautiful, and has been lovingly and sympathetically restored... Anne and the staff couldn’t possibly be any friendlier. The surroundings are also stunning..”
— LYNNE
The Area
Head north from the Mediterranean coast or south from Granada and you’ll soon find yourself in La Alpujarra – the name given to the spectacular southern slopes of the Sierra Nevada National Park. You’ll enter a world of vast hillsides scored with dramatic river gorges and criss-crossed with footpaths between ancient white villages. One of the most unspoilt of these is Ferreirola, where you’ll find Casa Ana.
“A wonderful holiday – certainly one of the best I've ever had. Myself and my husband took part in the Walking over Lemons Week with Chris Stewart and stayed in Casa Ana. Cannot recommend the walking with Chris, the stay in Casa Ana and La Alpujarras highly enough.”
— PATRICIA
What’s On
Please click/roll over square for further information. Casa Ana is available for Private Hire on any dates where there aren’t any courses or events indicated.
