Cortijo Búho — Attraction in Benamaurel

Fabulous place to visit (Book in advance!!) for an experience not to be forgotten. We were welcomed by Mathilda into her home, a superb example of a cave house, and introduced over coffee to Lucy the Little Owl. One friendly and informal chat about the sanctuary and its residents later, we met and interacted with the other birds and animals while being told about their stories. Most of them are friendly and can be handled, while others are as expected quite wild. We spent almost 3 hours with Mathilda and her "family" and could quite easily have stayed longer. Stick this on...

We had a fantastic time with Matilda. Its free to visit, but give a donation- she deserved the help to keep the fantastic work ongoing. Matilda is fabulous, so knowledgeable, and happy to share it with you. Visit started with a chat and a cuppa, and an introduction to little Lucy the blind owl. We were there for 3 hours, allowed to handle some of the owls and learn all about them. Not just owls but, turkeys, meerkats, kookaburras, guinea pigs...it was a lovely, interesting and relaxing time. You must...

Just had a visit here with hubby and my friend who loves owls. Matilda is fabulous, so knowledgeable, and happy to share it with you. Visit started with a chat and a cuppa, and an introduction to little Lucy the blind owl. We were there for 2 1/2 hours, allowed to handle some of the owls and learn all about them. Not just owls here though, turkeys, meerkats, kookaburras, guinea pigs...it was a lovely interesting but relaxing afternoon. Highly...