Granada holiday townhouse rental, Montefrio with walking, balcony/terrace, rural retreat, TV, DVD

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Montefrio Holiday Home (townhouse)

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If you want to discover Spanish folk culture, spend your next vacation in Montefrio, a white village of Granada Province. The Montefrio Holiday Home is an ideal base for people looking to explore the stunning Andalucía area, including the Sierra Nevada and Granada.

The Montefrio Holiday Home is a traditional two bedroom house, with modern decoration furniture throughout.

The house is south facing so gets the sun all day long, which is of course wonderful.

Montefrio Holiday Home	Village Pool
Patio	Montefrio Holiday Home

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The Costa Tropical/Granada region

Andalusia (Spanish: Andalucía) is an autonomous community of Spain. It is the most populous and the second largest, in terms of land area, of the seventeen autonomous communities of the Kingdom of Spain. Its capital and largest city is Seville. The region is divided into eight provinces: Huelva, Seville, Cádiz, Córdoba, Málaga, Jaén, Granada and Almería.

Andalusia is located south of the autonomous communities of Extremadura and Castile-La Mancha; west of the autonomous community of Murcia and the Mediterranean Sea; east of Portugal and the Atlantic Ocean; and north of the Mediterranean Sea, the Strait of Gibraltar, which separates Spain from Morocco, and the Atlantic Ocean. The small British overseas territory of Gibraltar shares a three-quarter-mile land border with the Andalusian province of Cádiz at the eastern end of the Strait of Gibraltar.

Granada / Montefrio area

Located off the tourist trail in the north-western corner of Granada province near the Cordoba border, this friendly village enjoys one of the region's most striking settings, with one of its churches perched on top of a bare, rocky pinnacle, overlooking the town and its surrounding hillsides clothed in olive groves and fields of cereal crops. It nestles between two memorable hilltop churches; you can't miss either of them since they dominate the skyline.

On the rocky outcrop is the Iglesia de la Villa, which is well worth the steep climb from town to visit it and enjoy the magnificent panoramic views that often feature in the region's guidebooks and posters.

The church was built on the site of a Nasrid castle. In a key strategic location, the Alcazaba was constructed in the mid-14th century to help defend the Muslim kingdom of Granada and prevent an invasion by the Christians. It is believed to have been designed by the same architect who was in charge of the Alhambra. There was also a watchtower on the castle hill, which formed part of an extremely effective network of lookout posts used to stand guard over important routes over Granada's vega (plain).

After conquering Montefrío in 1486, the Catholic Monarchs ordered the castle to be demolished and the church built in its place. The architect Diego de Siloé later became involved in the church's design, which has Mudéjar, Gothic and Renaissance features. You can see ruined sections of the castle walls around the church.

The numerous traces of Montefrío's rich history are described in the guidebook Roads and Trails of Montefrío by local resident Lawrence Bohme, on sale at the town's tourist office.

Although the church no longer holds services, there is a small history museum inside it, the Centro de Intepretación La Centinela, with interactive displays on the former castle, the church and the conflict between the Muslims and the Christians in 15th-century Granada. It's open Monday to Friday from 12pm to 2pm.

Down in the centre of town is the pantheon-style Iglesia de la Encarnación, which has a huge domed roof and was designed in the 18th century by the acclaimed neoclassical architect Ventura Rodríguez.

Montefrío is renowned for its sausage-making tradition and you can try some of the excellent sausages (chorizo and salchichón) and blood pudding (morcilla) in the village bars.

Signposted off the road to Illora, about 7km east of Montefrío, is an intriguing and unmissable archaeological site, the Penas de los Gitanos, which has evidence of human settlement from Neolithic times to the Bronze Age. Excavations here have unearthed numerous artefacts including combs made from bone, flint arrowheads and shards of decorative ceramics in the collection of prehistoric dolmens and cave dwellings, one of which has primitive rock paintings. Also here is a Medieval citadel, the remains of a Roman fort and, in the gorge below, six water mills.

How to get there

From Malaga Airport:

Leaving the airport, drive in the direction of MALAGA, crossing the fly-over (overpass), which will put you in the direction of Malaga. On the main road towards Malaga, you pass a gas station on your right, and then pass an exit which you DO NOT TAKE (Attention: there is a large vertical sign for ANTEQUERA which is deceptively placed just a few yards beyond this first exit ramp, leading some first-timers to take it). About 300 m feet after the gas station you will cross a river on a rather long bridge; immediately after crossing, take the exit RONDA DE MALAGA / ANTEQUERA / GRANADA.

You must now drive around the back of the city of Malaga, on the ring road known as the "Ronda de Malaga"; you should stay on this road for about 10 km. Take the exit ANTEQUERA / GRANADA.

Continue in the direction of GRANADA. After about 40 minutes of driving, take the exit VILLANUEVA DE MESIA. (Caution: you will pass exits for three other villages bearing the name VILLANUEVA, you want "de Mesia"). Go through the town of Villanueva de Mesia, continue straight ahead for 20 km to the village of El Tocón. Drive around the public garden, turn right at the church, go down the main street until you get to the junction with the gas station/petrol pump, where you turn left following the sign MONTEFRIO.

Driving time from Malaga: 1 .5 hours.

From Granada:

Take direction MALAGA-CORDOBA. When leaving the town on the Malaga road, take the exit for CORDOBA. Drive in the direction of Cordoba for about half an hour, until you reach the village of PUERTO LOPE. Drive through the village. Just after leaving the village, take the road on the left to MONTEFRIO. In Montefrio, drive straight down through the village, without turning left or right (there are no really straight streets here, so take the straightest direction possible), until you come to the Plaza with the large round church standing on it (don't confuse the round church with another monument, the oblong-shaped El Pósito, in front of which there is also a phone booth, and which you will pass on your right just after entering the village).

Driving time from Granada: 1 hour.

From Alicante

Direction GRANADA. When the motorway reaches Granada, take exit for CORDOBA. Drive in the direction of Cordoba for about half an hour, until you reach the village of PUERTO LOPE. Drive through the village. Just after leaving the village, take the road on the left to MONTEFRIO. In Montefrio, drive straight down through the village, without turning left or right (there are no really straight streets here, so go as straight as you can), until you come to the Plaza with the large round church standing on it.

Driving time from the east coast is about 5 hours.

Activities near Granada

Facilities

Further details indoors:
The Montefrio Holiday Home is a traditional two bedroom house, with modern decoration and furniture throughout.

The house is south facing so gets the sun all day long, which is of course wonderful and when the temperature is too hot, the awning can provide some welcome relief

Ground Floor:
Entry is via the kitchen (there is a separate front door but it isn’t used) which is fitted with a gas hob, fridge, microwave and kettle. There is also a fireplace for use during the winter (it can get very cold). Off the kitchen is the dining area, including a table and chairs, which also has an under stairs cupboard for storage.
Kitchen size: 13’ by 6’ 8’’
Dining Room size: 10’ by 9’ plus under stairs cupboard and staircase

First Floor:
Going up the stairs leads to the living room which has a new suite, TV and DVD player. To the right is a small room which currently houses bookshelves but. From this room you go into the bathroom with bidet, sink, toilet, and shower over bath and new cabinet

To the left is another door which leads you to a double sized bedroom, which has two single beds. This bedroom has access to the top floor.

Bathroom size: 8’ 8’’ by 6’
Spare room size: 8’ by 7’
Living room size: 11’ 8’’ by 8’ 8’’
Bedroom size: 9’ 6’’ by 9’ 6’’, plus staircase

Top Floor:
From the bedroom, the stairs take you up to the top floor where there is another double bedroom (again currently has two single beds and a wardrobe). Note that this bedroom is open plan, i.e. there is no door at the top of the stairs. (which is the traditional Spanish style).

Bedroom size: 12’ by 9’ 8’’

Further details outdoors:
Outside:
There is an enclosed patio, and an undercover small patio there is also a pull out awning.

The street is very narrow so the only traffic is the neighbours and the bread men.

This is a traditional village and so the street can get a bit noisy at times with the Spanish locals chatting outside and sometimes there is even dancing ! Most visitors see this a part of the charm of the village.

There are English neighbours who live permanently in the village and are willing to help at any stage.

Rental rates

Period	From	To	Weekly	Nightly rate		Minimum  stay
				Weekday	Weekend
High	3 Jul 09	2 Oct 09	300£ 300	0-	0-	Flexible

NB: Prices may be subject to change at the advertiser's discretion.

Availability

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