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El Arreciado
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El Arreciado offers artists and creative thinkers the opportunity to conduct a residency in a unique and inspirational setting, at a slow pace of life. Available from 4 days up to one month, El Arreciado provides space and time for contemplation immersed in nature. Individuals or small groups can apply to stay at the Casa de Artistas for self-funded residencies, to develop their practice or a specific body of work.
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El Arreciado was purchased by Vicente Cano and Carmen Ayala in 1970. With their children Iraida, Mauro and César, the extended Arreciado family, tonnes of love, dedication and hard work, the finca has grown into a paradise on Earth.
El Arreciado is a sheep rearing farm, with a herd of approximately 350 sheep, including one black sheep. Talaverana is a cross-breed of Merino and Manchego and is traditionally bred free-range, especially in cork-oak dehesas such as El Arreciado. It owes its name to the Toledo district of Talavera de la Reina, once the main market centre, where the Talaverana was sought after especially for its wool.
