casa para comprar en Carratraca, Andaluzia

This beautiful, very stylish, professionally refurbished, 4 bedroom, 3 bathroom, village house enjoys a prestigious location in the historic centre of the Andalucian pueblo of Carratraca, just 30 minutes drive from Málaga city and International airport. The original property dates back to the late 1890s and has been very tastefully refurbished by the current owner to offer a comfortable, stylish home achieving a very pleasant blend of contemporary and traditional finishes. The accommodation is distributed over 3 levels :- At street level one enters into a welcoming entrance hall which allows access, of to the right to a spacious shower room and , straight ahead, through some very attractive bespoke doors, to a very pleasant open plan area hosting a lounge/ dining room/ kitchen. The kitchen is fully equipped with electric hob, oven and dishwasher and a very generous compliment of storage units and work surfaces From the lounge area , one can access a very pleasant terrace which hosts fabulous views over the roof tops of Carratraca pueblo to the Andalucian countryside beyond as far as "The Mijas Mountains". An attractive staircase leads to the upper level which hosts a large landing area and two bedrooms. One of the bedrooms extends across the full width of the property and enjoys an ensuite bathroom, a generous bank of fitted wardrobes and access out onto a large terrace which, again, hosts fabulous views. Returning to the entrance hall, there is a stairway leading down to the semi-basement level. This level hosts some very charming vaulted ceilings and offers 2 bedrooms, which share a "Jack & Jill" bathroom. One further large room extending across the full width of the property and enjoying direct access out to a very charming Andalucian patio, completes the accommodation on this level. The distribution of the accommodation offered by this property is such that the semi-basement could very easily be exploited as a separate unit of accommodation and thus offer the possibility of developing a rural tourism business. The current owner has spared no expense in the professional refurbishment of this property to create a stylish comfortable home. All of the carpentry has been hand crafted to copy the original antique doors and windows and there is also some handcrafted, reproductions of the decorative metalwork. The flooring on the ground floor are "Travertine" unpolished marble slabs which offers a very warm but stylish finish. The house enjoys an energy efficient electric heating system of radiators and there are also aircon units in the main rooms on the 1st and 2nd levels. This property really is rather special , offering a very comfortable and stylish home with the added bonus of offering the potential for developing a small rural tourism business. The pueblo of Carratraca is an Andalucian village of less than 1000 inhabitants but enjoys many amenities such as shops, restaurants and sport facilities. It is 49kms from Málaga city and international airport and just a short drive from the Guadalteba lakes and El Chorro. The El Chorro area is one of the most important areas in Europe for rock climbing and related outdoor activities. In recent years the area has benefited from substantial investment from the Spanish government and Europe to redevelop an old walk way known as the "Caminito del Rey" and this has resulted in an important influx of tourists to the area throughout the year.