The Center "Las Torcas" is situated in the midst of a beautiful scenery
at the foot of the Sierra Nevada, 2 km from Vélez de Benaudalla
and only 54km from Granada.
We
organize courses and seminars that take aim at mediate the necessary
knowledge to live ecologically and healthy as well as to use and
preserve natural ressources.
Our essential objective is the restoration of the natural rural life
acting from a ecological perspective that pay attencion to the social,
cultural, economical and agricultural aspects of the rural spanish
environment.
Our Center offers accommodations, library, kitchen, dining hall,
seminarroom, ornamental- and vegetablegarden for practice, pool, etc.
The people who take care of this equipments are complettly integrated
into the rural life.

A lot of students
from different european universitys carry out their traineeship here in
order to complete their knowledge about ecological agriculture.
The Center Las Torcas is an part of the nature, created by Marianne
Hilgers with much engagement and love.
Now its on all of us to rediscover and sustain a respectfull dealing
with nature.
If this lines appeal to you und you are interested in our activities,
don`t hesitate to visit us.