Andalucia, Malaga, Alcaucín, Spain

A modern and comfortable detached rural property set on the South facing slopes of the Alcaucin valley, offering spacious accommodation spread over one level and with the bonus of a beautiful pool.

Located on sunny Southern slopes above Puente Don Manuel and Vinuela villages, 25 minutes from the coast.

It enjoys lovely views both South into the valley, even with a glimpse of the sea on clear days, and also North West to the magnificent Sierra de Tejeda mountain range.

It is just a few minutes' drive from magnificent Lake Vinuela and the whole area is ideal walking countyside, with many walking paths.

Sitting in a plot of 1.5 acres and at the end of a short concrete lane, the house has manageable gardens, with trees and areas that could be developed further, with plenty of space to grow fruit trees or vegetables. The land has a mature orange tree, lemon tree, plantain and 3 fig trees currently, as well as many indigenous plants and flowers that require little water, including oleander, lantana, bougainvillea, yuccas and agave.

The house has a large paved sun terrace by the magnificent 42m2 pool with steps into the water, perfect for sunbathing, barbecuing and entertaining outside.

A useful store room is located to one side.

To the front of the house is a 41m2 open porch area with wide brick arches and a pergola roof, acting as an outside living room.

From here, the front door leads into a generous hallway (5 x 3m), the central space in the house. To the left is a wide arch into the fully fitted, modern kitchen, (3.5 x 3m) with a window overlooking the pool and a second window looking up to the ruins of a 12th century Moorish castle.

On the opposite end of the hall is the living room a spacious living/dining room (7 x 5m) with a wood burner fireplace, (fully serviced), hot/cold air conditioning and two sets of patio doors to the outside with shutters and retractable security gates.

The doors and majority of the windows have a built-in motion sensor system that detects movement, should anyone try to pull up the shutter blinds.

Next to the living room is a door to the generously sized master bedroom, (5 x 5m) including the lovely en-suite bathroom, hot/cold air conditioning and a window to towards the mountains.

On the other side of the hallway, an arch leads to the second and third bedrooms, (4 x 3m, and 5 x 3.5), and a family bathroom (3 x 2m).

All the bedrooms have hot/cold air conditioning and built-in wardrobes. Finally, there is a useful utility/laundry/store room accessed from inside the house (1.5 x 1.5m).

Everything in this house is on one level, making life easy and comfortable.

It enjoys mains water, electricity and super-fast internet.

A perfect home to use both as a holiday home and a permanent home.

REFERENCE: 252526