Country House for sale in Arboleas

This is a spacious two-storey, detached cortijo with a private swimming pool, complete solar electricity system, a plot of over 72,000m² planted with a wide variety of fruit trees that can generate an income, and amazing views of the surrounding countryside, situated in a fantastic tranquil location near the El Chopo area of Arboleas, just a 15-minute walk to the nearest bar and a few minutes drive to the village of Arboleas and all its amenities. The coast can be reached in around 35 minutes and the nearest airport in Almeria in about an hour.

Electric gates open onto the traditional threshing circle, currently used for parking. Stone boundary walls surround the main area around the house but remain low to make the most of the excellent views. The house itself has only been partially rendered and painted to allow it to blend in with the surrounding landscape, giving a more traditional feel. Next to the parking area, there is a stone-built chicken house and from here a pathway leads to the rear of the house where the pool is situated. There is also a pedestrian entrance to the grounds at the front of the house, leading straight to the front door.

A traditional stable door opens into the lounge where, at the far end, there's a wood burner in a feature fireplace. Immediately to the right is the first double bedroom, with a large en-suite shower room. To the rear left corner of the lounge is the second double bedroom, currently used for storage, and immediately opposite the main entrance is the dining room, which has a family shower room to the left. A large archway from the dining room leads into the spacious and bright fully-fitted kitchen with double patio doors leading out to the pool area. Beyond the kitchen is another hall with access to a toilet and then leads outside to a small terrace where you will also find access to a storage room where the machinery for the solar electricity system, as well as the washing machine and gas water heater.

Back inside from the lounge, a final door leads upstairs which is currently being used as one HUGE master suite, made up of an immense bedroom, office space, walk-in wardrobe, and impressive en-suite bathroom equipped with a standalone bathtub and wetroom-style shower. In the office area, there is a further wood burner. This upper floor could easily be divided into further bedrooms if preferred while still retaining an office and walk-in wardrobe space for the master bedroom.

Heading back outside from the kitchen patio doors is the terrace at the back of the house and the private saltwater swimming pool, measuring 10 x 4 m, and the surrounding area. Next to the pool is a cozy covered terrace with a barbecue and an outside kitchen. Beyond that, there are a multitude of fruit trees that continue around the far side of the house and throughout the garden area. There is a further section that has been fenced off next to where the solar panels have been installed in preparation for a vegetable garden. There is also a brick-built log store at the far side of the house.

The entire house has been fitted with wooden-framed double glazing and is bursting with original features, from exposed beams to hand-painted tiles and even the old donkey track in the lounge. No expense has been spared in the renovation of this property, including the polished cement floors throughout many areas both inside and out, and would perfectly suit a family or someone looking to go back to nature and live off the land in a tranquil setting.

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