Property Description
Deep in the heart of some of Andalucía's most divine countryside, this is a traditional, stone-built cottage, as rustic as can be, a wonderful little hideaway in a green and joyous paradise.
Far from the "madding crowd", with just birdsong and the soft clanking of distant sheep's bells to keep you company, the house is nevertheless easy to get to. Between the villages of Fuenteheridos and Galaroza, a country track leads up from the N-433 highway to the gates of the owners' own farmhouse. The rental cottage is a couple of hundred metres away, down by the river, completely secluded with nothing but glorious nature all around.
The path terminates here, at the property's old, rickety wooden fence. There's a suitably rural patch of lawn in the garden, plants and shrubs lending colour. A couple of steps lead down to the front door, under a tiled porch where you can sit in the shade on a hot summer's day.
Inside, it's a welcoming little home, neat and tidy, furnished and decorated in keeping with its country-cottage style. The cosy kitchen / living / dining room and the bathroom are downstairs; upstairs are the two bedrooms (one double and one twin). Wooden beamed ceilings, weathered terracotta floor tiles and simple, traditional furnishings are complimented by the roughly hewn walls, painted in soft pastel hues. It's all very pretty.
Here you are in the heart of the owners delightful, fifteen hectare ecological wonderland of woods, water and sunshine. They have twenty sheep and also cultivate organic fruit and vegetables, which you are more than welcome to help yourselves to.
The property has its own little private pool too, approximately 4 m x 2.5 m, set a discrete 50 metres or so away from the cottage.
There's a multitude of things to do in the area, it's great walking and riding country, there are lots of pretty villages to explore and restaurants and bars here are above average. The Sierra is justly famous for its pata negra, the black footed pigs which feast on the acorns which fall from the forests of oak trees. The pork and ham products from here are one of Spain's great delicacies. And, just in case you are vegetarian, the sierra is equally renown for the variety and abundance of its wild mushrooms.
If you want to travel further afield, head west for 50 kilometres or so and you will cross the border into Portugal. It's enchanting, beguiling and so, so different from Spain. Well worth a day out, as is a trip or two to Sevilla, Andalucía's greatest city, undoubtedly, one of the most beautiful and vibrant in all the world.
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Property Details
Ground Floor :
Open-plan living / dining room / kitchen
Bathroom (shower over bath tub)
Covered porch (with table & chairs)
Garden
First Floor :
2 bedrooms :
1 double
1
twin-bedded (which is open-plan to the landing alcove)
Facilities
Spanish TV • DVD • CD player
Wood burning stove in the living room
Gas Oven • Gas hob (3 rings) • Fridge / freezer • Coffee pot • Cooking utensils • Cutlery • Crockery
Washing Machine • Iron & board
All linen is provided (but not pool towels)
Small filtered swimming pool (4 m x 2.5 m, 1.2 m deep)
Garden • 2 Sunbeds • Sunshade • Basic terrace furniture • Parking
Notes
Weather permitting, the pool will be open from June until the end of September each year
Prices are inclusive of a welcome basket of produce from the fruit and vegetable gardens (in season)
Rentals for this property normally run from Saturday to Saturday
Location
Reached by a 500 metre country track (negotiable in an ordinary car with care), 1 km from Galaroza (some facilities); 13 km from Aracena (all facilities; restaurants; banks etc)
Sevilla 1½ hrs; Atlantic Coast 1½ hours
See the location map above
Airports
Sevilla 1½ hrs; Jerez 2½ hrs; Faro (on the Algarve Coast in Portugal) 2½ hrs; Málaga 3½ hrs
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