Self catering apartment in small organic farm in high Alpujarras

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This country location is a beautifully tranquil place to spend an eco-friendly week in the mountains of the high Alpujarras.



The sunny, south-facing apartment is on the first floor with a very inviting, very natural atmosphere. Large windows look out to the mountains and furnishings include well-chosen, tasteful items. A single bedroom with garden view is curtained off from the hallway, while a double-bedded room shares the same delightful views of the southern mountain range as the apartment’s private terrace.

The living room is separated by an archway from a luminous, fully equipped kitchen, whose windows look out over the local valley.

Outside,  guests have use of a large private garden with sunloungers and hammock.

The accommodation is attractively furnished and prepared by the owner and features items brought back from her extensive travels. She is on hand should you need anything, but otherwise lives unobtrusively in one of the three discrete and independent parts of the large farmhouse, maintaining the colourful gardens with great views across the mountain countryside.

Special attention has been paid to qualities of restfulness whether in the anatomic beds and soft ironed bed linen, or the hammocks and seating outdoors.

It's a place of extreme tranquillity: there is no TV, although WiFi allows you to keep in touch with the wider world.

This and one smaller accommodation unit share 5,000 square metres of mature gardens planted with fruit trees, shrubs and cooking herbs and an organic market garden. There’s a spring-filled splash pool (2.5 m x 2.5 m) for cooling off in hotter months.

Unlike the dramatic yet abrupt Poqueira Gorge (Capileira, Bubion, Pampaneira), La Taha valley receives long hours of sunlight and is a much gentler, less abrupt terrain.

The garden estate in which the accommodation is set lies between three quaint and ancient Taha villages: Ferreirola, Mecina and Atalbeitar, all of which are within walking distance. Mecina has two bar/restaurants with outdoor terraces, one of them serving exclusively vegetarian and vegan meals, the other home-cooked meats and fish. Organic produce from the gardens (including fresh eggs if available) is included in your welcome pack.

Rambling the footpaths and watercourses of the area is simply wonderful. Climb up to the ruined mosque or the old mines! Other attractions for which you would need transport are the three villages of the Poqueira Gorge (10 mins by car), O Sel Lin Buddhist centre (20 mins) and Trevélez (the highest village in Spain, 35 mins).

Granada and the Alhambra and the beaches of the Costa Tropical are popular choices for longer day trips.

Facilities:
4-ring gas hob and oven; ketttle; toaster; blender; juicer; fridge; broadband WiFi internet; CD player; radiator; wood burning stove; quality mattresses; garden furniture, hammock; shared splash pool 2.5 m x 2.5 m (1.6 m deep) and large gardens, including organic vegetable plot; welcome pack; parking; all linen provided, including pool towels. On request: hairdryer.

Distribution:
All on first floor
Access up garden steps; entrance to open plan living room / kitchen with doors opening to terrace with views; shower room / WC; hallway to two bedrooms: one double-bedded and one single-bedded.
Exterior: shared use of gardens and garden furniture

Notes
-One free load of washing is allowed per week

Location:
Above the small village of Ferreirola surrounded by orchards and nature; accessed up 100 metres of paved track, steepish, but in good condition.

Hamlets of La Taha (3 good country bar-restaurants)	Walking distance
Pitres (bars, restaurants, pharmacy, shops, medical centre)	5 mins drive
Poqueira Gorge (Capileira, Bubion, Pampaneira)	15 mins
Orgiva (most facilities)	35 min
Beaches (Costa Tropical)	1 hr 30 mins
Granada	1 hr 30 mins
Granada Airport	1 hr 45 mins
Malaga Airport	2 hrs 30 mins
Almeria Airport	2 hrs 45 mins

Booking information for this property
Changeover day: normally Saturday in summer High Season.

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