5 bedroom Country House for sale

The most incredible natural home set in a paradise of edible forest. This country property is the result of over 20 years of loving care and tasteful decoration keeping a total balance with nature. Set on a plot of approx 36,000 square metres, there are currently 3 houses (5 bedrooms , 4 bathrooms), a marvellous swimming pool, several work rooms, chicken run, various sitting areas, an amazing variety of productive, specially imported, fruit trees, all in a lush green setting with wonderful sea and mountain views in total peace & quiet.
The main house: At the Southern entrance and wrapping round the West side, we have a porch terrace of over 80 sq m with a wooden roof supported by juniper tree trunks, sitting here on the Buddha hand chairs round the natural crafted wooden table you can enjoy panoramic views over the coast & sea to La Herradura (Granada) or chill out on the Bali style outside bed. As we enter the house the first thing you will notice is that we have quality wooden floors and natural wooden ceiling supports and shelves. The kitchen is to the left with 2 crafted wooden tables, the granite topped kitchen has an electric hob, oven, dishwasher and plenty of cupboards; the fridge-freezer is in the spacious larder behind. The kitchen is open to the lounge, with cane curtains to shut it off if needed. In the centre of the spacious lounge a cast iron fire heats the house, plus electric radiators around. At the back of the lounge a door leads us to a double bedroom and a full bathroom. From the lounge we access the first bedroom (not used as such at the moment) , with a walk-in wardrobe and then the bathroom area with a private toilet & bidet area, an infra-red sauna room, the shower and sink area , the gymnasium and then a door out to the patio to the East . From the bedroom another door takes us to the office area which also has a door out to the East patio. On the other side of the patio we have the igloo or cave style master bedroom , everything is painted to blend in with the natural scenery. Close to the main house we have a large workroom, chicken run and a gravel driveway to park numerous cars plus a parking area with a pergola for 2 cars.
The next residential building has approx. 50 sq m, there is a gravel terrace at the entrance, a lounge-dining room, an open plan kitchen-dining room and lounge with a cast iron fireplace, a shower room and a master bedroom, a storeroom and a small porch. The roof of this building is a garden roof which maintains a constant temperature throughout the year.
The last of the residential buildings is a round studio with a double bed and en-suite shower room approx 35 sq m with a kitchenette. Each of the residential buildings is a minimum of 30 m from the next one, providing privacy, peace & quiet. There is a plateau (approx 300 sq m) at the top part of the land that could be used for another residential module or even for large outside gatherings
The property has a beautiful natural swimming pool (58 sq m) with a path around and a lawn area with fountains, the water is salt water with a special copper/silver ionising system for special health treatment.
Other than the residential buildings and the work room there are also 2 green houses, different store rooms located around the land and several fountains, plus two natural ponds at the bottom of the plot which make the maximum use of any water that goes down the hill.
The majority of the plot is dedicated to exotic and other fruit trees: black & red pitangas, caviar lemons, special pomegranates, passion fruit, guayaba, Chinese lanterns (physalis), Mini Canary bananas, red bananas, dragon fruit – various varieties, macadamia nuts, pecan nuts, thorn-less blackberries, lychee, longan, avocado pears (various more exotic varieties) mango – Asian varieties, almond, cox’s orange pippin-apples, pears, canistel (zapote). Other trees include: Gingko biloba, Mediterranean & canary pine trees, pink pepper corns, olive trees... The olive trees provide enough oil annually for the needs of a family.
Some of the more exotic varieties of fruits have a trademark registration, as they are very expensive varieties which require permission for reproduction.
The property has mains electricity, plus solar panels for hot water in the main house. The water comes from a natural spring on the property, plus a legal well and also a share in the local farm irrigation cooperative. At the top of the property there is a water deposit for 125,000 litres and lower down, another one for 3,000 litres. The trees have automatic irrigation.
The property is near the wonderful El Canuelo natural beach in Nerja (5 Kms), and just 4 Kms drive from the main N340, via tarmac roads to the property except the very last 300 m. 11kms from Maro, Nerja (approx 20 minutes drive. 80 Kms to the Malaga Airport (just over 1 hour).
The property as a whole is an exotic edible forest plantation which has twenty years of growth and a value difficult to appreciate by the layman, all the buildings have been designed both externally and internally, including the furniture to Feng shui and ecological standards for peaceful healthy living. This is a dream property for the right clients.