Cortijo Los Baños, run by Oasis Al-Hamam, hosts residential retreats, workshops, training courses, meetings and small festivals for groups of 12 to 100 people, with lodging and full board on site. The main hall takes 50 to 100 people, and two smaller spaces take 20 to 40. The center lies in the Filabres-Alhamilla hills, near Lucainena de las Torres, in the province of Almería.
Seminars and company events
The center has more than 25 years of experience hosting groups and facilitators. Its programs lean toward personal growth, health, art and permaculture, which suits a team retreat, a wellness offsite, a training week or a workshop led by an outside facilitator. Groups rent the space for a minimum of two nights in low season, from December 1 to March 1 outside long weekends and Spanish holidays, and five nights in high season. The minimum group is 12 to 14 people depending on the season. Extra activities can be added on request: meditative walks in the desert, sound baths, yoga, meditation and breathwork sessions, massages and clay baths.
Weddings and receptions
The official site does not offer weddings. It sells retreats, meetings and festivals.
Rooms and capacities
The Sala Sufí is the main hall, for 50 to 100 people. The Sala de las Estrellas and the Yurta Blanca each take groups of 20 to 40. The indoor halls are bright, with wooden floors and heating, and come with a sound system, a mixing desk and a projector. Other named spaces include the Templo de Shiva and the Templo del Sol. Outdoors, the group can use a threshing floor, a lawn, stone circles, gardens and shaded terraces, plus haimas. For events above 150 people, the center works with an outside venue.
Accommodation
The 19th-century farmhouse has two floors with single, double and shared double and triple rooms, lounges and terraces over the valley. Yurts, haimas and bell or safari tents add capacity in spring and summer, and a campsite takes tents, campervans and motorhomes. Full board is included with lodging, priced by room type. A pool is available in summer.
Catering
The kitchen serves vegetarian meals with eggs and dairy, and adapts menus for intolerances and allergies. The cooking team has more than 20 years of experience. Produce comes from the center's gardens and local growers, and the center makes its own olive oil, nuts, sprouts, wood-fired whole-grain bread and preserves. Meals are served indoors or in a shaded outdoor dining area in summer.
History and setting
The farmhouse dates from the 19th century and opened as a retreat venue in 2001. A rural development grant later helped create the campsite. The setting is dry, open country between the Sierra de los Filabres and the Sierra Alhamilla, well suited to quiet, screen-free programs.
Getting there
The center is near Lucainena de las Torres, in the interior of Almería province. Almería and its airport are the usual arrival points, and the last stretch is by road, so plan transfers for the group in advance.
