Imposing Spanish Country Estate situated
on the edge of the Castril Natural Park.
This private and distinctive property has breathtaking
views over the surrounding countryside and offers contemporary
luxury living within a beautifully presented and characteristic rustic
home. The attractively landscaped garden, swimming pool
and waterfall are set in 5½ hectares (approx 13½ acres)
of olive, almond and fruit trees. Standing on a small hill, the property
has commanding 360 degree views for 30 miles towards the Sierra Nevada.
The entire estate is mature and the parts of the
property that are labour intensive are maintained by a local farmer.
The property comprises:
5 bedrooms and 5 bathrooms (all en-suite). Large
10 x 8.5m L-shaped lounge with French doors leading to a 21m²
covered
terrace, Formal dining room, Large study, Downstairs toilet, Large
kitchen, breakfast room and utility room. A Wine cellar,
10 x 5m swimming pool, outside summer kitchen with chimney. A Cave
house (48m²) ideal for conversion to further
accommodation or stables, Covered parking for 4 cars plus additional
parking space and Oil fired under floor heating.
The rooms in this lovingly restored 391m²
property are all extremely large, bright and airy. They have high
ceilings with the
original wooden beams. There is an impressive entrance hall with doors
to a very large L-shaped lounge and separate dining
room with the original fireplace. From the hallway there are stairs
down to the wine cellar. Off the inner hallway, there is a
large study/office, a toilet and a fantastic cooks kitchen with granite
top work surfaces, a central island, Smeg range with six
gas burners and two electric ovens, dishwasher, large fridge, separate
large freezer, and a waste disposal unit . An archway
leads to a bright breakfast room and on the other side of the kitchen
there is a utility room with washing machine and dryer.
Upstairs there are 5 double bedrooms, all of which are en-suite. Two
of these bedrooms are extremely large and their equally
large bathrooms have walk-in showers and separate baths. The master
bedroom has a separate walk-in dressing room
and the other bedrooms all have built-in wardrobes
Outside there is a impressive covered terrace
which is ideal for entertaining and has plenty of room for comfortable
seating
and a dining table and chairs. The terrace looks out across beautiful
gardens and the pool, complete with rockery and waterfall,
to the mountains beyond. Adjacent to the swimming pool is a summer
kitchen with built-in BBQ, cupboards and sink. The garden
benefits from an automatic watering system. There is a cave in the
grounds, which could be converted into stables or further
accommodation. It could provide ideal accommodation for the owners
if the main house were to be used as a small hotel.
There are car ports for 4 cars and additional
extra parking space for a number of cars. The property benefits from
oil fired
under floor heating, electricity, telephone, ADSL Internet, TV satellite
dish, double glazing, a central alarm system,
mains water, its own well and two large water deposit tanks.
It is an easy three minute drive down an unmade road to the village
of Fatima, where there are two supermarkets,
a butchers, a bakers, three restaurants, a number of bars and a weekly
health clinic. The picturesque town of Castril is
10 minutes drive away, where there is a weekly market, numerous shops,
pharmacy, banks, a good local school and an
emergency health centre. The whole area is one of outstanding natural
beauty with beautiful lakes, rivers, forested mountains,
ravines and rare birds. It is one and a half hours drive to Granada
for cultural activities and skiing in winter.
Almeria, Murcia, Alicante, and Granada airports are all within one
to two hours drive away.
Just call me and we check it out: ++34
637 536 663
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