History
The history of Cortijo del Pino dates back to 1873. It is located in an agricultural area of excellent agronomic value known as the Vega de Granada.
It is a farmhouse where different irrigated crops and agricultural activities have been carried out over the years.
At the end of the 19th century sugar beet was cultivated, later hemp and flax. In the middle of the last century, with the resurgence of the beet in the fertile plains of Granada, this crop was recovered again.
In the last decades, with our family already established, the cultivation of tobacco was taking relevance in the region and in a few years it would become the main crop. At that time, the different drying sheds for the tobacco leaves were annexed to the building.
The successive inheritances and the parceling of the land caused the loss of profitability of the agricultural activity. The disuse of the building associated with the crops caused its deterioration. Thus, the adaptation of the building for tourist use as rural accommodation was decisive for the conservation and architectural restoration of the building.
The old outbuildings, both for residential and agricultural use, are the ones we currently offer as accommodation. The Atrojes, located around the columned courtyard; the Cuadra and the Tinao occupy what was once a cowshed or stable; and the Torreón, which was a fruit dryer and dovecote.
Some of the old lands that belonged to Cortijo del Pino are back in production, certified for organic management. In January 2009 we planted fruit trees: apple, pear, plum and apricot trees, as well as a few marjales with asparagus.
Together with other producers of the Vega of Granada and the Lecrin Valley, we are part of a cooperative to deliver our fruits to consumer groups and specialty stores in the city. ValleyVega S.C.A. is a pioneer growers’ cooperative in Andalusia: www.valleyvega.org.
We also participate in the Granada Eco-market, which is held on the first and third Saturday of every month in the city center.
- The building is catalogued as an architectural element of interest in the province of Granada and is included in the book published by the Consejería de Obras Públicas y Transportes “Cortijos, haciendas y lagares. Architecture of the great agricultural exploitations of Andalusia”, 2003.
- The lime tree that was next to the cistern, catalogued by the Junta de Andalucía and included in its publication “Singular Species of Andalusia”. Today it has disappeared.
- Farm certified by Agrocolor, Organic Agriculture certification entity authorized by the Junta de Andalucía with number: AG-02/844/CI-1 with date of inscription October 1, 2007.