Exclusive country home in Pinos del Valle

Property Description Of Property

Centrally located halfway between Granada and the Mediterranean coast, you find this exclusive country home, built on the outskirts of a quaint Lecrin Valley village on a manageable 9,612m2 plot of land with lush gardens, a fabulous swimming pool with waterfall and century old terraces, built by the moors, with well-maintained olive- almond and fruit trees.

Designed from scratch and built in 2004, with the owners´ use in mind, the home is built upon 3 levels and boasts a total of 5 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms, an open plan kitchen with dining area and amazing veranda with panoramic views, a spacious lounge, a private garage for several cars and store rooms. It is connected to mains electricity and water and in addition benefits from renewable energy by solar panels. It has central underfloor heating throughout and the impressive swimming pool can also be heated.

Layout

Main floor: The antique front door gives access to a lovely hall with double hight ceiling with a cloakroom and wardrobe. To the right is the large yet cosy lounge with fireplace, with French doors leading out to the fabulous veranda with panoramic views to the countryside. To the left is the dining room with a second fireplace and the well-equipped open-plan kitchen, including an amazing La Canche stove. The kitchen-dining also has French doors opening to the veranda, where there`s a sunny exterior dining area, plus a shaded dining and plenty of room to relax and take in the amazing views.
On this same floor is also an ensuite bedroom and a study that potentially could be used as a 5th bedroom.

Upper level: A beautifully proportioned master ensuite bedroom with dressing room and private balcony which boasts views to the Beznar reservoir and the Sierra Nevada Mountains. The large roof terrace houses the solar hot water system and even has planning permission to extend the built area.

Ground floor/Basement:
This level is accessible from the garden and from the main floor via internal stairs. It comprises of 2 spacious bedrooms (one with French doors to the garden), 2 bathrooms, a kitchen/utility area, and a flexible space in use as a dining area when it serves as separate guest accommodation. The large garage has enough space for 3 or 4 cars, it houses the technical room for water supply and heating and offers plenty of storage space.

Gardens

The fantastic gardens are a dream for every nature lover. Everything is designed to be functional, natural and diverse. There are infinite secret corners to sit and enjoy the views, both in the shade and in the sun. The water feature on the Moorish terrace, is inspired by the gardens of the Alhambra`s Generalife and the impressive swimming pool with paddling pool even has its own waterfall. The variety of plants is vast and the terraces, built by the Moors, are graced by century old olive trees, all in production and organically farmed. There`s a huge a variety of fruit trees and flowering shrubs, all well maintained and watered with an irrigation system.

This is the ultimate dream for garden and nature lovers. An opportunity to live in the countryside, completely private and with a sense of seclusion, with enough land to grow any plant, tree, crop or vegetable, yet within walking distance of a village with good local amenities and meanwhile enjoying the mild micro climate in the Lecrin Valley with 320 days of sunshine a year.

If this sounds like your future home and lifestyle? Please don`t hesitate to contact us and arrange your visit.