Coffee Growing in Spain:
The Complete Guide
Coffee is one of the world’s most iconic crops, yet very few people know it can also be grown in Europe. Thanks to the unique subtropical climate of Spain’s Costa Tropical, our farm is home to one of the few outdoor coffee plantations on the continent, where coffee trees grow alongside mangoes, avocados and dozens of other tropical fruits.
This guide brings together everything we’ve learned from growing coffee in Southern Spain. Explore how coffee is cultivated, discover the coffee harvest, learn why our climate makes it possible, and find answers to the most common questions about coffee farming in Europe. Whether you’re planning a visit or simply curious about coffee cultivation, you’ll find all our coffee articles here.
Coffee Learning Centre
🌱 Growing coffee
🍒 Harvesting Coffee
☕ Coffee Species
Visiting
📍 Coffee in Spain
About the author
Manolo Mateos grows Arabica coffee and more than 30 varieties of tropical and subtropical fruit at Herradura Coffee Farm on Spain’s Costa Tropical. For more than a decade, he has shared his experience of coffee cultivation and tropical agriculture with thousands of visitors from around the world.
