This property is situated around an 8 km drive from Orgiva. It is in two parts, there is a single storey cortijo with three bedrooms, open plan living room/kitchen and bathroom. Outside there's a large tiled terrace with BBQ area and a workshop/store room. The land of 3200m2 is fenced and walled, separated into various areas, with vegetable garden, chicken sheds, childrens play area and lots of fruit trees. The other cortijo is a two storey property that has been divided into two houses, each with two bedrooms, bathroom, kitchen and sitting room, each has access to a roof terrace with lovely views down through the valley. Ideal for holiday lets for walkers etc or for long term lets.

Services

Mains water and electricity are connected . The property has rights to one hour of the acequia for irrigation water. Internet is available from local suppliers.

Location

It takes you 12 minutes drive to get to the centre of Orgiva, the nearest town. You’ll find banks, cash machines, post office, various supermarkets, numerous bars & restaurants, 3 health shops, a police station, all schools and 24 h medical services.

Orgiva has developed into a small centre of alternative culture, combining old Spanish tradition with the ecological lifestyle of a young foreign community. Driving 35 minutes along a beautiful mountain road takes you to Salobreña, the nearest beach of the Costa Tropical.Granada is a 50 minutes’ drive away.  Another 30 minutes take you to the ski resort of Sierra Nevada. Skiing is possible between December and May. The highest lifts take you up to 3.400 metres and from there one enjoys unforgettable views of Granada and right across the Med to Africa.The Moors lived until the end of the 16th century in the Alpujarras. We not only still use their water channels and water deposits, but their original arabic names too. A proposal has recently been submitted to declare the Alpujarras a UNESCO world heritage site.

Hiking is pure pleasure here. It takes a 20 minute car drive to reach the borders of the National Park of Sierra Nevada. You can watch eagles circle in the blue skies, see ibexes fearlessly cross the cliffs above you and feel part of the magnificence of untouched nature all around.