3 Bedroom Self Catering Cottage in Zagra

Molino la Ratonera is a holiday retreat set in a watermill in a lush river valley. The location of this mill, in the heart of rural inland Andalucia, southern Spain, is within easy reach of Granada with the Alhambra and Albaicin, Malaga, Seville and Cordoba and yet its rural situation provides a haven for wildlife and an excellent environment for walking, birdwatching or relaxing. The beautiful 5 metre high waterfall and the 16th century mill tower add to the magic of the site and make it an unforgettable location.  
 
We offer a choice of rental properties for short breaks or longer holidays of any duration on a self-catering basis. We have five houses available ranging from the small two person Cocina from only £380 per week high season to the beautifully restored Cortijo which will comfortably sleep eight guests, with rental prices starting at £600 high season for four people. In addition to the rental houses there is a large pool, gym, bar and restaurant. 
 
Access to Molino la Ratonera is by track, from our nearest town of Zagra, less than 2 miles away. Zagra contains bars and restaurants, an excellent small supermarket, banks with cash machines and even an internet café. We are only 30 minutes away from the A92 motorway, which makes Granada, Malaga, Seville and Cordoba within easy reach for a day visit. With only an hour's journey from Granada airport and 1 hour 20 minutes from Malaga, this is an ideal holiday location.  
 
The principal property on the site is El Cortijo. This lovely old building used to be the home of the mill owner but had been derelict for the last 15 years. It has now been restored, retaining many of the original features to provide luxurious holiday accommodation for up to 8 guests in 4 bedrooms. 
 
All the upstairs bedrooms have stunning views down the valley and have high, beamed ceilings. The master bedroom has an ensuite bathroom and on the same floor there is a further double bedroom, a twin and a full bathroom.  
 
Downstairs there is a well equipped kitchen, large sitting/dining room with a wood burning stove and a further room which is furnished to be used either as a television room or a double bedroom. The large private terrace is accessed from the kitchen 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

The restored mill building has a bar downstairs in the mill room complete with millstones and restored mill machinery. A cast iron spiral staircase leads to a restaurant solely for use of guests on the site which also has the original mill machinery and old bakery equipment. This building is run on solar power and the whole site has been designed with consideration of environmental issues: homegrown organic fruit and vegetables and home produced free range eggs in the restaurant, solar hot water for site laundry and restaurant kitchen, UV light purification for swimming pool, aerobic digestor in septic tank

The mill is set in a superb location for bird watching as it is in a rich river valley. Keen birdwatchers have seen 35 different species here in August and at migration times one would see far more. In Spring nightingale song is abundant and golden orioles and short toed eagles are frequent visitors in summer.  
Molino la Ratonera is situated on a network of tracks which make for ideal country walks and the countryside is completely peaceful and accessible.

• Nearest Airport : Malaga at 100 kilometers distance;
• Nearest Train Station : Loja at 19 kilometers distance
• Nearest Town : Zagra at 2 kilometers distance