Puebla de Don Fadrique, Granada, Andalusia, Spain

A delightfully romantic and extensive estate with an old cortijo nestled in the most fairytale-like setting with a river running alongside.

80 hectare estate

3 large, linked farmhouses for restoration.

Minimum 1,251 m2 Built Area

Fresh spring water and river access

A short distance outside the village of Puebla de Don Fadrique a driveway runs into the countryside, past an equestrian centre where the tarmac lane gives way to a country track. Suddenly, the landscape changes and ordered almond groves become merged with green meadows, natural hedgerows and trees. Towards the end of the track, a white archway hints at the property beyond, but it is only as the track skirts the gate that the main house can be seen.

A large Hansel-and-Gretel style farmhouse, that appears to have organically appeared from the earth below, sits nestled into this most sylvan of settings. The main house is built with mellow ochre stone from the estate and behind the charming main building there extends a series of additional outbuildings and two additional properties.

The trickle of water from the adjacent river provides a soundtrack, and the huge trees in the valley provide shade for the charming meadows beneath.

The spring provides water for the property, drawn from the source and channelled into a trough adjacent to the house.

The properties need restoring but what an amazing opportunity to create a magical eco-retreat or magnificent private house. This is a project for someone who has the vision to build an enchanting, natural hideaway; self-sufficient, bio-diverse, historically rich.