This substantial eighteenth century cortijo has been the subject of a two-year restoration project and combines traditional Spanish rural life with the modern luxury of fully equipped en suite facilities including Broadband Internet access on your laptop and a large swimming pool. At 1180 metres (nearly 4000 feet) the summer heat is dry and pleasant. The thick mud-built walls allow cool temperatures inside that make air-conditioning unnecessary. The villages are connected by paths so cycling and walking is safe, while beaches with Europe’s cleanest waters are just an hour away.
Accommodation Summary : Stunning 8 bedroom 250-year-old farmhouse restored using original materials and set in its own almond orchards. Large pool with barbecue area. Spacious rooms, open fireplaces and a magnificent local marble kitchen.
See owner's site: hiddenspain.net Activities Walking and mountain-biking (easy tracks lead straight out of the village), beaches: (1 hour) Mojacar, Garrucha, Mini Hollywood, where many films were made: Westerns and many others requiring Arizona or North African type scenery (it’s a theme park aimed at kids). Velez Blanco castle, 8,000-year-old cave paintings. Bird-watching: eagles, harriers, red kytes, hoopoes, golden orioles, green woodpeckers, finches, azure-winged magpies, sky larks, vultures etc. Cazorla National Park: (1 hour) more wild life than any other National Park in Spain. Baza: Flamenco concerts, Turkish baths/restaurant (“Cuevas Al Jatib”) Cave houses of Galera. Granada: The Alhambra and Generalife gardens. Golf: 20 minutes. The lakes (Embalsa de Negratin, a manmade lake) spectacular scenery, restaurants and water sports. Nijar: famous for ceramics, rugs and other homeware.
Eating Out Oria – Pépé’s Bar - tapas and sit-down. Chirivel – Solana Hotel. El Retiro. The soups are good value (try the almond soup) and virtually a meal in themselves. Venta Quemada (20minutes) A huge restaurant in what looks like a medieval banqueting hall. Good range of meat and fish dishes. Not as cheap as tapas bars. Cúllar (25 minutes) One of the best places for a choice of good and very cheap restaurants: Mesón Bodegón, Pizzeria, and others: Saliente (25 minutes) This is a church known as the Sanctuario, high above a gorge. Albox (30 minutes) There are a number of bars and restaurants here, Cela: A small town with a natural warm spring pool surrounded by good restaurants. Baza (45 minutes) Big town with lots of restaurants and bars including a good Chinese restaurant and an Arab style Turkish baths/restaurant in a series of caves
Market Days There is a bustling food and general market in a local town every day of the week as follows:
Sunday: Oria,10 minutes (near the Basilica)
Monday: Hercal Overa, 50 minutes
Tuesday: Albox, 30 minutes
Wednesday: Baza, 40 minutes
Thursday : Cullar, 35 minutes
Friday:Chirivel,12 minutes
Saturday : Velez Rubio, 20 minutes
(The Albox market, which is the biggest nearby one (Tuesdays) has a completely separate food area from all the non-food market.)
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School Holiday Dates
Easter Holiday 2011
9th April – 25th April 2011
May (Summer) Half Term 2011
30th May – 3rd June 2011
Summer Holiday 2011
25th July – 31st August 2011
October (Autumn) Half Term 2011
24th – 28th October 2011
Christmas and New Year 2011/12
19th December – 3th January 2011/12
February (Spring) Half Term 2012
11th – 19th February 2012
Easter Holiday 2012
31st March – 13th April 2012
May (Summer) Half Term 2012
28th May – 1st June 2012
Summer Holiday 2012
23rd July – 3rd September 2012
October (Autumn) Half Term 2012
29th October – 2nd November 2012
Christmas and New Year 2012/13
21st December – 7th January 2012/13
8 bed Holiday Rental Farmhouse in Oria Almeria Andalucia Ref:ES03576
