Rustic Blue Holidays Andalucia  

where wild flowers carpet the meadows

In the midst of wonderful, verdant countryside, this holiday cottage used to be home to the estate owners´donkey … Read more below

 
ZH 15

2 bedrooms, sleeps 4


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Property Summary

Sleeps 4

Two bedrooms (one double, one twin bedded)

Private swimming pool (5 m x 3 m)

In open countryside, 2 km from Los Marines in La Sierra de Aracena region in the Province of Huelva

Price (for the property) per week : from £350 to £740 Click here for full details

 

Sierra de Aracena

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Aracena in the west of Andalucia, Southern Spain
   
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Property Description

Set deep in a richly forested, 150 acre estate, a magical location in the midst of the wonderfully verdant countryside of the Sierra de Aracena, this casita used to be home to the estate owners´donkey. When a neighbour bought him to keep his other donkeys company, they converted his stable and loft into a lovely holiday home, and quite appropriately, named it after him.

cottage and pool

The house is situated in a wide orchard meadow. There are lots of old apple and fig trees and, from time to time, the estate sheep will be there too. You will hear the tinkle of their bells as they graze - not such a bad accompaniment to an al-fresco meal or a glass of wine taken on the shaded terrace which runs full length along the front of the house.

A grassy garden separates it from the small but nonetheless, inviting swimming pool (5 m x 3 m), an idyllic spot for cooling off on those hot, lazy summer days. There is a high stone wall behind the pool and garden area. This is for added privacy as an old mule trail runs behind the house and just occasionally someone may walk past.

living room

From the terrace, one enters to a neat and cosy sitting room. Easy chairs, a sofa and a coffee table are gathered around an old, glass-fronted wood-fired stove (logs are provided). There are books, a Scrabble board and other games and a CD / Radio. As elsewhere in the house, walls are enlivened by attractive, original paintings.

The large kitchen / diner is alongside. It is well equipped with a marble work-top, an electric fan oven, gas hob, dishwasher, washing machine and fridge/freezer. The (extendible) kitchen table can seat up to eight, just in case you feel like asking some friends in to join you.

pool and views

The two bedrooms (one double and one twin, both with en-suite bathrooms) are upstairs. The double room has a king-size bed, and a bathroom with tub/shower, handbasin, and WC. The twin room has a walk-in shower, handbasin, and WC. All the bedroom furniture is handmade and hand-painted in Sevilla.

The cottage has a good Telefonica signal and GPRS. Laptop owners with the correct card will find a swift connection to the Internet and email.

bedroom

Guests are welcome at the main estate house (where the owners, Sam and Jeannie live) for a meal if they do not feel like cooking. Jeannie is a real expert, regularly offering cookery courses as well as presenting TV cooking programmes here in Spain. They have their own extensive organic fruit and vegetable gardens here on the estate.

Located just six kilometres from the pretty market town of Aracena, not so far from the Portuguese border in the Sierra de Aracena Natural Park, it's a unique and outstandingly beautiful area. Hills, thickly wooded with sweet chestnut and cork oak, give way to small groves of olives or walnuts and orchards of apples, plums, peaches and figs. Stone-walled mule tracks meander from village to village and are perfect for walking or riding.

bedroom

You might, for example, enjoy a walk to Los Marines or to Fuenteheridos, two charmingly typical white-washed pueblos, each about a 20-minute walk away. Los Marines is quieter while Fuenteheridos (which has three or four restaurants to choose from) bustles with life. Or perhaps you will prefer to stay put, right here, spending your time birdwatching or looking at the multitude of wildflowers which carpet the meadows each Spring.

 

Accommodation Details

Ground floor : living room (with wood burning stove); kitchen / diner (with oven & hob); terrace with furniture; garden


First floor : two bedrooms (one double with en-suite bathroom, shower over bath tub, and one twin with en-suite bathroom, walk-in shower)

 

Facilities

CD / Radio • Internet connection • Washing machine • Dishwasher • Central heating • Firewood is included in the price • Filtered swimming pool (5 m x 3 m), pool terrace with sunloungers • Barbecue • All linen provided

 

Notes

Prices are inclusive of a welcome pack and firewood in winter


Weather permitting, the swimming pool will be open from April to September, inclusive


Rentals for this property normally run from Friday to Friday

 

Location

Reached by a 1 km unpaved track (easily negotiable in an ordinary car), 2 km from Los Marines (basic facilities); 6 km from Aracena (all facilities; restaurants; banks etc)


Sevilla 1¼ hrs; Atlantic Coast 1½ hours


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Nearest Airports

Sevilla 1¼ hrs


See our Links Page for web sites of airlines travelling to Andalucia from the UK.

 

Car Hire

We offer competitive rates for car hire from Málaga and other airports in Andalucia. Click here for full details

 

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Prices & Seasons


Year 2009
 
LOW SEASON
 
MID SEASON
 
HIGH SEASON
 
WEEK
2 WEEKS
 
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2 WEEKS
 
WEEK
2 WEEKS
ZH 15
 
£ 350
£ 700
 
£ 510
£ 1,020
 
£ 740
£ 1,480
 
High Season
 
3rd to 16th April; 3rd July to 3rd September
Mid Season
 
17th April to 2nd July; 4th September to 22nd October; 25th to 31st December
Low Season
 
1st January to 2nd April; 23rd October to 24th December
 
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