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SOLD: Finca Alondra is a unique property built in the attractive farmhouse style using many old traditional materials including antique wooden doors and ironwork. However, it is perfect for modern day living with double glazed windows and doors, a/c and two log burning stoves for the winter months.
The property enjoys a stunning location with amazing views surrounding the house. The well-established gardens are full of Mediterranean planting such as Olive and Almond trees as well as citrus, palms, bamboo and yuccas.
Finca Alondra is a 5-minute drive from the traditional "pueblo blanco" of Canillas de Aceituno with no dirt track. The coast of Torre del Mar is a 25-minute drive and the vibrant city of Malaga is around a 1-hour drive.
The mountain range of the Sierra Tejeda with La Maroma, the highest mountain in the Axarquia region at 2069 meters, is on the doorstep and there is a wide range of hiking opportunities close by including the " El Saltillo" walk where you will cross one of the three longest suspension bridges in Spain at 50 meters long.
description EXTERIOR
This nice Finca is accessed via a fully concreted track, a 2-minute drive from the main mountain road. The driveway to the house leads you to a gravel parking area with room for several vehicles as well as a covered carport and a large garage. Beside the parking area there is a pretty shaded garden area (460m2) with 5 large olive trees.
Walking around to the front of the property there is access to the house via a front porch. The front terrace is split level with seating areas allowing you to take in the beautiful views of the valleys beyond. Walking further around the front of the property we find the wrought iron gates giving access to the interior courtyard (approx. 152m2) where there is an outside kitchen/BBQ area and built-in seating. There is access to the kitchen from here as well as to the utility room (2.05 x 2.15m2).
An old wooden door takes you out from the courtyard to the side of the property where there is a wooden shed /workshop and built-in wood stores. This area has a stunning view of the mountains so there is a well-appointed bench where you can sit with a glass of wine and take in the dramatic vista! Going around the back of the property, there is another entrance to the kitchen and the boiler room.
Back around to the side of the property again, you take a small pathway down to the impressive swimming pool (15 x 4m) and terrace area (60m2) with a covered pergola and outside shower.
description Interior
We access the house via the front porch/boot room (2.15 x 1.55m) which leads us into the lounge area (9.15 x 4.65m) and the raised dining area to the left (5.90 x 3.85m), the lounge area has an attractive fireplace housing a wood burning stove as well as a ceiling fan and an aircon, there is another a/c unit in the dining room.
From this area we enter a spacious hallway (15.85m2) with two storage cupboards with beautiful antique wooden doors and a log burning stove giving access to the three bedrooms, a family bathroom and the kitchen:
* Farmhouse kitchen (5.70 x 3.10m), fully fitted with a granite worktop, ceiling fan and a large pantry (4.95m2). There are two doors exiting from the kitchen, one to the courtyard and French doors which take you out to the back of the property and the parking area
* Master bedroom (14.50m2) with en suite bathroom (2.60 x 1.95m), and ceiling fan.
* Guest bedroom 1 (5.60 x 2.85m) with en suite bathroom (2.75 x 2.10m2), built in wardrobe, ceiling fan and a/c.
* Guest bedroom 2 (3.40 x 2.85m) with built in wardrobe and ceiling fan.
* Family bathroom (2.90 x 2.30m2)
IN SHORT
Finca Alondra would make a perfect family home as well as being a fantastic property to offer on the holiday rental market. Guests can enjoy the experience of living in an Andalusian Finca with all amenities close by in the traditional white village of Canillas de Aceituno including tapas bars, restaurants serving the local fayre including "chivo" (baby goat), grocery stores, butchers, bank and a pharmacy as well as a weekly market. You can be eating fish on the beach of Torre del Mar in 25 minutes and exploring the vibrant city of Malaga in around 50 min’s drive.
the area
With around 320 days of sunshine per year, Andalusia and especially the Axarquia region, is one of the best areas to live in Europe. Read here more about the great way of living in Andalusia!
