Beautiful 8 bed 5 bath large Cortijo with pool and outbuildings in Velez Blanco

Lovely renovated beautiful detached 7 bed 4 bath typical Andalusian Cortijo/Farm house with a separate one bedroom self-contained apartment, 9m x 5m pool, separate garage/workshop, covered parking area for 2 cars, a huge barn for storage, hen house and chicken run, set in approximately 6720 sq. Metres of land with excellent road access, stunning views to the beautiful hillside of La Muela and located just 6-7 minutes drive to the picturesque town of Velez-Blanco and the larger town of Velez-Rubio with plenty of amenities.

This fabulous property has a rural tourist license in place to operate as a "casa rural".

Originally, this cortijo consisted of 2 adjoining but independent homes that have been lovingly reformed to create a gorgeous and huge family residence. In fact, it is still registered as 2 independent properties in the land registry with 2 electricity and mains water contracts. And it would be easy to revert back to the original 2 properties if wished.

Total built area: 651 sq. Metres.

Main property: 223m2 + 147m2.

Old bakery detached room: 20 m2.

Self-contained apartment: 45 m2.

Garage/Workshop: 34 m2.

Chicken run: 21 m2.

Covered parking area: 42 m2

Water tank room: 11 m2.

Barn/Nave: 108 m2.

This georgeous property with beamed ceilings throughout is set over 2 floors and comprises:

An entrance hall with wooden floors, featured walling and open fireplace with wood burner, also with wrought iron stairs leading to the first floor. From the hallway to the front an archway leads to the large open plan quality, fully fitted country-style kitchen, also with wooden floor, and large dining area to the left. Also to the right of the kitchen an archway leads to a utility room with base units and sink, gas boiler and American fridge-freezer. A door from the utility room opens to a and a good size family bathroom with both a bath and a walk-in shower. A door from the utility leads out to a wonderful and large rear covered terrace with really stunning views across the country side to the imposing hillside of La Muela, within the Maria-Los Velez natural park.

Returning to the kitchen, to the left is a large open plan dining area with a door out to the rear covered terrace. Also from the dining area an archway leads to the formal lounge with an exposed rock wall and a log burner. The lounge can also be accessed through an archway from the entrance/hall.

Getting back to the entrance/hall a wrought iron staircase leads to the upstairs of what it was the upper floor of the main house. Here we find a landing/study area, a shower room and 3 good size bedrooms, the master being very large with built in wardrobes, air conditioning and its own private terrace with stunning views to the La Muela hillside and the beautiful surrounding countryside.

Back to the open plan dining room, an archway leads into a room which originally was the kitchen of the House 2 (plumbing is still inserted in the walls and could easily be reverted into a kitchen. This room is currently used as a cloakroom. From this room to the left an archway leads to a second lounge, with log burner, and a door out to the front of the property. Continuing through the lounge and arch leads into a small hallway which in turns leads to the 2 ground floor bedrooms and a family shower room. One of the bedrooms is particularly large, with wood-burning stove, air-conditioning unit and door out to a private walled courytard with direct access to the front of the house.

Returning to the cloakroom, upstairs take up to the upper floor of what it was the second house. Here we find 2 double bedrooms with the larger of the two having fitted wardrobes, and a shower room.

Outside.-

Across the courtyard is and old outbuilding which was originally a bakery.

Also across the courtyard is the one bedroom apartment which features open plan lounge/kitchen and family shower room with its own covered terrace area.

Attached to the apartment to one of its sides there is a separate garage/workshop and beside this is an area with fenced-in which has been converted into a chicken run.

Near the garage there is a separate covered parking/car port for 2 cars.

To the side of the property is a BBQ area and a large terraced area containing the 9m X 5m swimming pool with stunning views.
There is also a pump room with a large water tank which works as a back-up for mains water.

To the rear of the property is a large renovated barn/almacen of 108 m2 for storage of machinery, bikes, vehicles etc.

The property was fully renovated to a high standard with character features, Andalucían beamed ceilings throughout and log burners.

Mains water, electric and the Internet are connected.

Set on a plot of approx 6720 sq. M. In the Velez Blanco valley, access by tarmac road and with easy access to surrounding countryside for walkers or bikers.

Some of the land is planted with a few almonds, and olive grove of some 50 olive trees and some fruit trees. There is also some arable land which is perfect for growing vegetables, etc.

The property has rights to agricultural water.

This property is ideal for this wishing to attract holiday makers with self contained accommodation.