Olabe

A family-run rural hostel and cultural event space on the unchartered Basque coast.

Olabe is perfect for groups and businesses to hire for conferences, retreats, camps, courses, workshops, events and community activities.

23/08/2026

Great to welcome back to Olabe the LEGEND, Rick Walker from Washington, USA. Rick has been a huge help in getting Olabe to where it is today. Welcome big man! For sure our tallest guest!

17/07/2026

When is a drought a drought? No significant rain here since 15 May bar one thunderstorm pn 7 June that gave us 7mm. Two months of bo rain and scorching heatwaves. Shearing sheep in over 40°C heat. One day it reached 46°C !

When will it rain again?

We have no bales of hay for winter. This is not normal.

18/06/2026

A fun day learning all about wool with a group of knitters from Flanders. We followed the process from sheep to spun yarn and knitting to see how this wonderful natural fibre is processed. Many thanks to Carmen from Goikola, Olatz, Meritxel and Joseba from Olabe for all your help and sharing of knowledge.

20/05/2026

Talented guests! Eskerrik asko Frederic! Bidai ona izan!

19/05/2026

Check out this beautiful lizard that we saw today at Olabe. Apparently it is a “Lacerta schreiberi“ or “Iberian Emerald Lizard”. Its conservation status is “nearly threatened - threatened” so we feel privileged to have seen it. Such beautiful colours! What an incredible world we live in!

19/05/2026

Fencing 600m of mountainside with a 52° slope.

13/05/2026

We continue to work on converting 2 hectares of what were pine tree plots into pasture land for the sheep. The two plots at the bottom of the picture are the ones we are working on. There is a 52º slope so it's not possible to use our tractor on it, so we are having to do everything by hand. The circles in the last picture are burn piles of brash that we have gathered. We still need to fence around 600m and lay grass seed down too. It's a costly investment but we hope it will be worth it in the long term!

13/05/2026

A lovely afternoon here at Olabe. We just wish Zai our dog could be in the picture too. Sad, hard times losing a good friend.

04/05/2026

"A living wall, blushing red. Having survived the onslought of a 7-year rebuild, Olabe's original rose bushes are resiliant and defiant... and thankfully so. They bring joy and colour.

"What's in a name? That which we call a rose. By any other word would smell as sweet "
(Juliet, in Romeo & Juliet by William Shakespeare).

Spring has kicked in, we have at least 7 pairs of Swallows nesting at Olabe, and the roses sound the triumphant entry of this glorious season!

We heard the first cuckoo back in March. Yesterday a lamb was born, so to go by the rule it will no doubt be small. But it's a girl and will stay in the flock. Sometimes, the best things come in small packages.

13/04/2026

Tximiniatik ostadarra irten da gaur! 🤣
A rainbow came out of Olabe’s chimney today.

Dirección

Olabe
Bedarona
48287

Página web

http://www.olabe.eu/

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