4 Bed Cortijo for sale
Lorca, Murcia, Region of Murcia, Spain
Full Description
RA delightful, & fully restored cortijo situated on the Lorca/Velez Rubio border. This immaculate 4 bedroom 3 bathroom country property was featured in Ideal Homes magazine a few years ago.
Officially registered under the Fontanares area of Lorca, the cortijo is located between the village of La Parroquia and the town of Velez Rubio. This area boasts an interesting history and a dramatic mountain backdrop. La Parroquia, 15 minutes´ drive away, is home to numerous cafes/bars, supermarket, pharmacy, petrol station, bakery, hairdressing salon, doctor´s surgery, 24-hour emergency medical centre, primary school and a local market held every Monday. The larger, historic town of Velez Rubio, approximately 10 minutes´ drive away, boasts more facilities and a busy market every Saturday. The city of Lorca is 30 minutes` drive away and is home to a modern shopping centre with bowling alley, restaurants & cinema showing films in English. The nearest coastal resort is Aguilas which is approx. 45 minutes´ away by car.
Tarmac access leads all the way to the house, with a long driveway and a car port on the right. A private walled courtyard adjacent to the carport has gated access from both the front & rear of the house. This courtyard is also accessed via a patio door from the entertaining room in the house. The house has a long frontage with a low walled BBQ area to the front with a gazebo for al fresco dining. Next to this, a garden area with astro turf wraps around the side of the property. The vendors site an above ground pool here during the summer months, and this will be included in the sale. The garden to the side & rear of the property is hard & soft landscaped with many mature trees, shrubs and plants. Many areas have been sectioned to create quiet seating areas & terraces and include statues & a walled water feature. The gardens have been cleverly designed to take advantage of the dramatic mountain backdrop. In the left-hand rear corner, there is a detached casita/storeroom with a timber pergola in front and a bench seat in the shade. Next to this a dwarf hedgerow surrounds a central stone statue with a coloured gravel base. Following on a lattice fence & mature trees part to uncover a peaceful terrace with pergola and L-shaped sofa facing the Moorish feature fountain. This is the perfect spot to relax on a blistering Andalusian day. The pathway then continues to meet the rear gate of the walled courtyard. This private area boasts a raised terrace which is home to a Jacuzzi, tiled bench seating, a second water feature and another larger casita/storeroom. This courtyard with white-washed walls and decorative wall plates is simply stunning. A patio door from here leads into the entertaining room inside the main house.
As you step inside the cortijo, you can appreciate the quality and attention to detail that has gone into the reformation of the property. A door from the front terrace leads into the kitchen/breakfast room which boasts typical Andalucian design with modern twists, such as granite work tops and modern appliances, including a gas range cooker. The exposed ceiling beams have been treated and stained, whilst the old tinajas (terracotta storage pots) have been sunken into the raised work surface in the breakfast area. In years gone by these pots would have stored cured meats, fish, olive oil etc. A door just off the breakfast area leads to the ground floor shower room with corner shower cubicle. A short hallway on the opposite side of the breakfast room then leads to a more formal dining room with exposed ceiling beams and open staircase up to the first floor. Back in the hall, there is an under stairs storage area to the left. Another door then opens into the lounge with a grand log burning fireplace & open shelves either side, beautiful wooden floors, exposed ceiling beams, and a door into an entrance porch. A door opposite the hall door leads into the fourth bedroom; a double room.
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