Casa El Patio

Light-coloured little house with a garden and orchard in El Risco, an isolated village of about 300 inhabitants in north-west Gran Canaria, inside the Tamadaba Natural Park, with the mountains behind and the sea on the horizon. The owners rent it out in its entirety to a maximum of three people: a large bedroom, a living room with sofa bed, fully equipped kitchen, patio with pergola and a four-by-seven-metre saltwater pool. They present it as a retreat suited to nudism because of the position of the house and garden, and guests say you can be naked without any problem, but that it is not entirely shielded from view from outside and you need to be a little careful. The furnishings are tasteful, with linen and natural products included. Not everyone is satisfied with the services: some found the house cold in winter and others had the gardener around four times a week. From the house you can set off on foot along the Tamadaba trails, and the black-sand beach of El Risco is nearby; a ten-minute walk away there are a bar and a small shop, but for everything else a car is essential. It is a place for those who want to be far from everything.