Nijar Monestary Guesthouse Usually around this time the rain saturates the Andalusian soil. This year however it seems that summer has decided to arrive earlier. Fortunately, we’re living in an oasis with plenty of water. What a delicious season! While the sun embraces the blooming fruit trees during the day, the mornings and evenings are

With temperatures well above the seasonal average life in the Andalusian Asharum could be worse. Trees are coming back to life, green is popping up everywhere, flowers start to appear and the birds keep sharing their songs. While life confronts all of us with our specific challenges and tasks, it is too easy to close

The shorter month of February passed quickly and the temperatures started rising mid-month giving us a feeling of spring. Although we had a few rainy days, we would like to see some more rain this season, also to give the plants we are planting these weeks a good start. Generally we took the time to

The colder period has started in Nijar. Here, the cold of winter comes late in the season, while November and December are usually quite agreeable months. In these months, temperatures near 20 degrees and with the Andalusian sun, the days feel like the summer of Northern Europe. In exchange, the cold can last until April