For families looking for both quality and comfort, this beautifully restored farmhouse could be the perfect choice. Standing in its own 10,000 m2 estate on the edge of the
little hamlet of Los Nogales, this is a traditional farming area that still
retains all its old-world feel.
The surroundings are pretty and unspoilt, with cultivated fields and pasture
lands, goats grazing contentedly here and there against a backdrop of distant
mountains.
Intimate and, for all practical purposes, unseen (there
is just one other house in view, and that is in the far distance), the cortijo has a truly enviable, rural location.
Delightfully situated, once you are inside its confines, it just
gets better and better. The whole house is bordered by a gorgeous terrace which
wraps around the property, where you can relax on the comfortable rattan sofas
and drink in those views. Teak wood garden furniture and loungers blend
with the natural country flora all around.
Just one of many clever features
here, each room in the property has double doors which open directly to the terrace.
A delightful barbecue area enjoys the shade of a cane awning, and the garden at
the front of the house is equally attractive, part lawned and part paved with
local stones. Steps lead down to the inviting swimming pool.
The original elegance and rustic charm of the property has
been carefully maintained. A genuine Andalusian farmhouse of old, it has been
restored with a style and flair which is exemplary, combining authentic traditional
materials - wooden beams, terracotta floor tiles, wrought iron window grilles
and ceiling canes - with a good helping of modern-day comfort and panache. These
include central heating throughout and high quality furnishings.
Attractive white sofas are spaced around the feature fireplace (with
its glass-fronted wood burning stove) in the main living room. A second salon
has been designed specifically for summer living. The elegant dining hall with
its high beamed ceiling leads to an open-plan farmhouse kitchen, fitted to the
standards one would expect in a special country home.
There are three bedrooms, each with French windows leading out to various areas
of the garden, all with en-suite bathrooms featuring handmade tiles and hand painted
basins. The bedrooms have overhead ceiling fans.
A mix of wood, iron
and antique furnishings, local ceramics and fabrics of the highest quality compliment
these lovely rooms perfectly.
The delightful old town of Antequera is just sixteen kilometres away. The entire Andalusian motorway network links here, just outside
the town, making day trips to Seville, Ronda, Córdoba and Granada all possible.
Locally there are the attractions of the lakes and gorges of El Choro, the Fuente
de Piedra lake (home to more than 5,000 pink flamingos), the Roman Spa baths
of Carratraca, where you spend a day taking the waters, and Málaga too,
often overlooked but which has a delightful "old town".
