Garden villa with pool in secluded Alpujarras mountain location

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Located in the beautiful mountain countryside of the high Alpujarras, this well-presented cortijo is a perfect place to relax and immerse yourselves in peaceful, natural surroundings and enjoy the views.

The villa is a smart new build, employing a pleasingly traditional architecture and style. It's very private and has plenty of outdoor space, including gardens and a filtered swimming pool.

Access is along a track from a road that joins the main local village of Pitres with the quaint old hamlet of Atalbeitar. Pitres or Portugos (2 km by car) are the places for all your shopping needs and there is good fare to be had at inexpensive country restaurants nearby.

There’s also a short-cut to Portugos village via a path (but take a torch and mind the brambles at night) that takes just 10 minutes.

It’s so beautifully quiet up here and the views reach far and wide, especially to the southern coastal mountain range.

The villa was recently built with holiday comfort in mind. It offers self-catering accommodation for six guests in three bedrooms with two bathrooms, a large (55 m²) living room and neat kitchen.

You’ll find comfy armchairs, decent kitchen equipment, TV & DVD. It's a well cared for property and we were pleased to see the local architectural style tastefully reproduced in the striking ceilings of oiled slate and chestnut beams, and smooth tiling underfoot.

Beds are comfortable and the somewhat lively hues you see decorating bedroom walls have been changed to a more restful cream colour since we did the last photo session.

Bathrooms come with rain showers and hairdryers (one thing less to pack...)

If you come in the beautiful walking months of early spring and late autumn – and the hiking options are terrific here – there’s central heating and a log fire to keep the place toasty warm when the starry nights are cold.

Outside, a wide porch is furnished for dining in the shade and the gardens are arranged in two levels, with a swimming pool gated and fenced off in the lower garden.

The swimming pool, which has deep and shallow ends, is fenced and gated off for added safety.  There’s plenty of garden space and loungers to lie back and soak up the sun, the views and the country peacefulness. I

t's all beautifully secluded and private. To ensure that it stays that way, the owner has now bought the land above and to the rear of the villa, which is gradually being planted with fruit trees.

You also have private parking in the driveway, with room for up to 4 cars.

Mobile cover is good here, but there’s no WiFi. If you want to use internet during your holiday, the local information guide we will send you directs you to two local bar-restaurants with free WiFi. One of them has a stupendous view from its terrace as well as good local cuisine. Pitres village also has a free cybercentre that opens whenever crisis funds allow.

A network of paths enables you to enjoy some marvellous walks all year. They take you past well-tended market gardens, apple and cherry orchards, isolated farmhouses and the all-important system of acequias (irrigation channels), that keep market gardens and arable land watered and alive.

Only during the hottest hours of the afternoon in high summer, which as everyone knows here in Andalucia is what siestas were invented for, do we suggest you plan only short hikes and cool off instead, rest and enjoy a dip.

The villa’s position, however, on the rise of a hill, means that a gentle breeze often comes to allay the heat.

You have two good, small supermarkets in the villages of Portugos and Pitres to choose from and all your normal shopping needs will be met here. We’ll send you a detailed local guide with useful information for the area before you travel.

The guide will tell you about local attractions such as the Poqueira Gorge, give you tips for restaurants, and booking information for the Alhambra if you plan to visit Granada.

Facilities
4-ring electric hob; microwave; kettle; coffee maker; juicer; toaster; fridge-freezer; washing machine; 2 hairdryers; iron & board; cot available; satellite TV (Astra channels only); DVD; CD/radio; terrace furniture and 4 sun beds; private swimming pool (6 m x 4 m, 1.50 – 2.15 m deep), gated off from the house; central heating; all linen provided, including pool towels; private parking by house.

Distribution
All on one floor: open plan living room/dining room; kitchen; 3 bedrooms: one double-bedded (with en suite shower room/WC), one double-bedded, one-twin-bedded; second shower room/WC.
Exterior: large covered porch terrace; gardens and swimming pool; private parking

Notes
-The swimming pool will be open 01 June – 30 September 2012, weather permitting
-Pets: sorry, no pets at this property. If you’re planning on bringing one, tell us and we’ll find you somewhere else..

Location & Distances
In a private location at the end of an 800-metre track, 2 km from Pitres or Portugos (most facilities). 10 mins walk from Portugos as long as the path is clear.

Pitres (shops, bank, café-bars, restaurants, baker's, health centre)	2 km
Portugos (similar facilities to Pitres)	2 km
Country restaurants of Mecina Fondales	10 mins
Poqueira Gorge (Capileira, Bubion, Pampaneira)	20 mins
Trevelez (Spain's highest village)	35 mins
Orgiva markert town	35 mins
Granada and the Alhambra Palaces	1 hr 25 mins
Granada Airport	1 hr 40 mins
Malaga Airport	2 hrs 25 mins
Almeria Airport	2 hrs 40 mins

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

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