PROPERTY DESCRIPTION : A property that everyone dreams about; south facing with sun all day and panoramic views across the olive groves and mountains with a mountain back drop behind the property. The lake and town of Iznajar is just 10 minutes down the road from the property. The property has been professionally renovated and tastefully decorated and is furnished to a very high standard throughout by its owners whom are retired interior designers from the UK. Land size is 1,545 m2 and is surrounded by walls and decorative railings plus two entrances to the property via tarmac road. The house sits in the middle of the land size and the built size of the house is 337 m2 plus terraces but only 200 m2 of the house is rented out to guests.
THE AREA : Iznajar and its surrounding villages of which Los Juncares is one them is one of the most beautiful areas of southern Spain and is only a 1 hour drive north of Malaga international airport and on your journey from Malaga you will pass the town of Antequera which has the most monuments and churches in Andalusia as well as a great Tuesday outdoor market and this is one town that you should visit during your stay.
The town of Iznajar with its ancient castle, churches, shops, bars and restaurants also an indoor sport center complete with full gym of which you can use during your stay and is very reasonable priced. The lake offers water sports as you can rent a canoe, kayak or a pedalo. There is also angling, camping and bars/restaurants on a beach area. Excellent shopping facilities in Rute, which is a 15 minute drive which is were we do most of our own shopping and the Mercadona supermarket where you can purchase all your food and drink, it also has a great fish and meat section. Rute being famous for its hams, chocolates and liqueurs, their museums and factories are worth a visit as you can sample the products and purchase at the factory prices. 15 minutes on from Rute you have the town of Lucena this town is known for its furniture manufacturing and the factories surround the main town center. Lucena also has a great outdoor markets which are on a Wednesday and Sunday and is worth a visit especially if you are looking for bargains in clothes and shoes and there is an excellent restaurant that we visit a lot usually on the market day and can highly recommend for their choice of food and table service specially from their menue del dia which is from Monday to Friday. Antequera is a 40 minutes drive from Iznajar known for its architecture, shopping mall, hypermarkets. Antequera and Lucena both have a Lidl and Aldi supermarket as well as Carrefours hypermarket in Lucena . Antequera also has an excellent 18 hole golf course if you fancy a round or two.
We are centrally based for visiting the cities of Cordoba which is just over a 1 hour 15 minutes drive and the city offers excellent shopping and site seeing such as the roman bridge, cathedral and the Jewish quarter etc. The city of Granada again travel time about the same as Cordoba with its famous Alhambra Palace and Gardens. We advise you to book your tickets online for the Alhambra in advance especially in the summer months as they only allow so many in each day. Seville is about 2 hours drive. There is also just the other side of the city of Cordoba an Aqua Park and reports from past guests that have visited the park is that they have really enjoyed themselves whilst there.
If you fancy a day relaxing down on the coast it takes just over 1 hour to get to the beach that we use when we go down there called La Colina which is part of the municipality of Torremolinos Costa del Sol. There are some really beautiful beaches along the costa and if you want the kids to have some fun then you can take them to the Aqua Park or Tivilo World in Benalmadena which has rides, shows and other events and is open from 11.00 am every day to late plus there are other attractions down there also.
*Coming back to the Iznajar area which is an area of outstanding beauty and peaceful there are plenty of things to do but people come to this area just to relax and to use it as a base to explore other areas of which I can give you more information when you arrive for your holiday.
Further details
A welcome pack consisting of milk, tea, coffee, bread, butter, cereal, marmalade, fruit and a few extras will be in the kitchen for you on arrival as the shops in the area are not open on a Sunday but you can also purchase food and drinks from the local petrol station if needed. The owners Tom and Pam will be residing in the other part of the property of which has its own private entrances and will be on hand to clean the pool and other areas every other day and to answer any questions with regards to your stay, where to visit in the area, local events ,restaurants, etc but will not interfere with your holiday as you are here to enjoy yourselves.
If you require any further information then please do not hesitate in contacting the owner Thomas Bodell whom will answer any questions that you may have.
Further details indoors
The rental side of the property has 4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms,1 family/dining area with large free standing log burner, 1 fitted kitchen and separate utility room with chest freezer, washing machine and dishwasher. Library/Study with corner seating unit and chair, bookcases with a selection of books and games.Internet/WIFI is installed and has good connection for streaming. *
The rental part of the property comes completely furnished with top quality items such as hand made lined curtains and blinds throughout, beds with quality mattresses, other furniture includes leather sofas and chair also a large oak dining table with extensions and 8 leather chairs plus more, lighting and some artworks.
Further details outdoors
The property has walls and decorative railings surrounding the land of 1,545m2. Entrance to the property via a tarmac road.The house sits in the middle of the property and is 337 m2 of which 200 m2 is rented out and interior patio and terraces of 261 m2. Swimming Pool is 13 mtr x 6 mtr with waterfall (one depth all over for safe swimming), Fishpond with waterfall. Property is connected to town water which is safe to drink. We also have our own water well which is used solely for filling the swimming pool, fish pond and operating the automatic irrigation system for the gardens which have many ornamental plants, shrubs, trees and varieties of fruit trees and when in season you are welcome to pick.