Santa Cruz del Comercio, Comarca de Alhama, Granada, Andalusia, Spain
For Sale €360,000 - Commercial, Farm house, House, Independent villa, Residential
An exceptional property set in an area of natural beauty, within walking distance of bars and the village shop and a short drive to the larger town of Alhama de Granada.Very easy to access making it perfect for both all year living and holiday rentals, from the main village road a short gravel driveway leads to the property. At the front of the property is a terrace with an easy care walled garden with irrigation system.
Enter the house through beautiful traditional double wooden doors into a wide hallway.
To the right is a study room with a large window and an under stairs storage cupboard.
Down the hallway to the left is a light filled kitchen with gorgeous features such as the wooden beams and high ceilings (which are both throughout the house) and the Andalucian brick kitchen. A dining area has a log burner in the corner and double doors lead onto the terrace.
Back into the hallway is a downstairs toilet.
A door at the end of the hallway is a sitting room with a wood burner in the corner. Double doors lead outside to the terrace.
The staircase has gorgeous Andalucian tiles. Upstairs to the left is a family bathroom with a walk-in shower. The first double bedroom has built-in double wardrobes and a small balcony to enjoy the morning sun. The second double bedroom has double built-in wardrobes and dual aspect windows looking over the pool and countryside. The master bedroom has triple built-in wardrobes, views across the countryside and an en-suite bathroom with walk-in shower. The chimney from downstairs passes through this room to provide extra heat in the winter.
To the side of the main house entrance is a utility room with the boiler and also the log storage. Above the terrace is a fenced area that currently houses the resident pot bellied pig, Lola, and has previously had chickens and turkeys too.
A terrace wraps around the house with a fabulous outside kitchen which includes a wood burning barbecue and a full pizza oven. There is a sink and a large built in table to sit at. The views of the surrounding countryside are truly breathtaking. This property is perfectly set up for outdoor living.
Steps lead down to the pool area which has an outside shower and a large covered area for relaxing.
Past the pool are the guest houses. They have a shared large terrace and stone barbecue. There are two studio apartments, El Sol and La Luna, set out the same way – enter into a sitting area which has double doors onto a private terrace, and opens into the double bedroom with built-in wardrobes and a bathroom with walk-in shower. In between the studio apartments and with a separate entrance is a large kitchen and living room area with a wood burning stove.
The house has underfloor heating installed although the owners don’t use it. There are solar panels for the hot water. The windows are all double glazed and the house has cavity wall insulation, as well as the roof, and full damp proofing. The house was built by the current occupants and they moved in in 2007.
At the top of the drive is an outbuilding which is separated into a pool room and a tool room.
This property sits on 50,000m2 of land planted with olives and almonds.
The village of Santa Cruz del Comercio is in the province of Granada and has approximately 540 inhabitants. It has two bars that both sell food, a village supermarket and a weekly farmers market. The whole area has a rich history and was part of the Roman and Islamic empires. 8kms from the village is the town of Alhama de Granada, famous for its natural thermal spa, the town is bustling all year round and is also popular for tourism to the town itself and the Sierra Tejada mountain range that surrounds it.
Santa Cruz del Comercio is 40 minutes to the city of Granada and 30 minutes to Granada airport, 1h15 to Málaga international airport and 45 minutes to the Málaga coast.
