This is a 16th-century house made of the local tufa, a yellow, sandy stone (though the walls are rough plastered as the stone is very crumbly). It is built in the Andalucian style - massively thick walls to keep the heat out, all-white walls and terracotta floors. Downstairs there is a large comfortable living room and a large kitchen/eating area. There is a TV, video and DVD (no Sky, I'm afraid), music centre. Both rooms give out onto the large, open, tiled courtyard (which has a huge blind that can be drawn over the entire roof - vital in Summer!). Upstairs there are four double bedrooms, three with double beds and one with twins plus two bathrooms (actually one has a shower rather than a bath). Outside there is a garden - about 200 sq m - with a tiled patio and a full-sized football table. The garden is coming on – the last owner used to grow asparagus, but our fruit trees and vine are slowly growing ....
The house is a holiday home for us too so you will find lots of things like reading and guide books. There's a dishwasher and a washing machine – very easy and there are clear instructions in situ. Drying is in the open air and there's a retractable line. The kitchen range is gas (bottled) and electric and the water inside is all electric. If it's cold (only really December/January) there are electric fires in each bedroom and downstairs, a very efficient butane heater plus a wood burner (with lots of wood in the courtyard).
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