Cortijo Los Agustinos

About the venue

Cortijo Los Agustinos, Arcos de la Frontera

Cortijo Los Agustinos is a contemporary Andalusian farmhouse set in 65 hectares of centuries-old olive groves and gardens on a hillside outside Arcos de la Frontera in Cádiz, looking across to the white town and the Sierra de Grazalema. It is hired exclusively for weddings of up to 500 guests, with gardens, an esplanade with a reflecting pool and the domed Equus arena for very large events. The main cortijo, guest house and six Retiro villas sleep up to 52, catering is in-house with partner caterers, and the party can run until 6am. Jerez Airport is about 35 minutes away.

Cortijo Los Agustinos stands on a hillside a few kilometres outside Arcos de la Frontera, one of the most dramatic of Andalucía's white villages, surrounded by 65 hectares of centuries-old olive groves and gardens on the edge of the Los Alcornocales natural park. From the terraces the view runs across to Arcos and the Sierra de Grazalema, and the sunsets turn the cortijo's white walls pink.

The house blends tradition and contemporary design. Its esplanade is edged with Mediterranean gardens, with a square reflecting pool mirroring a great palm tree, and there is an infinity pool and a pond looking out to Arcos.

For weddings, three main areas can be combined however the day flows: the gardens of the central cortijo for ceremonies and dinners of up to 150, the Retiros with space for a similar number, and Equus, the estate's high-performance equestrian centre, whose domed indoor arena can host very large celebrations.

Guests can stay right on the estate: eight suites in the main cortijo and guest house, plus six contemporary Retiro villas with two or three double suites each, so the wedding can easily become a weekend in the heart of Cádiz province, an hour from Seville and 40 minutes from the coast.