Andalucia townhouse holiday rental - Self catering vacation home in Alora

In the town of Alora but perched on a hill overlooking the Guadalhorce valley in the Andalucian mountains, Cuarenta is a superb base for exploring Inland Spain, for enjoying a lively Spanish style of life or just chilling out, lounging on the terraces looking at the wonderful views to the mountains of the El Chorro and El Torcal National Parks. Explore historic Old Spain, walk in wonderful hills or enjoy restaurants, shops and life in a lively and very Spanish town - delightful. You really want to know what you are getting before you book so for more details and many, many more photos see: valleyofsun.co.uk.

Views:Stunning - across the Rio Guadualhorce valley to the mountains of the natural parks of El Torcal and El Chorro beyond

Floor Area:90 m2

Alora is a dramatic small town set astride three steep hills and dominated by an old Moorish Castle. For the most part it is still a pueblo blanco (white-walled village) with narrow whitewashed streets, steep slopes, churches, lemon trees and squares where people gather. However, it also has a more modern quarter with reasonable and interesting shops and many bars and restaurants. The town and the house overlook the Guadalhorce valley to the mountains of the El Chorro and El Torcal National Parks beyond. The town is small enough to walk everywhere. You are in a quiet cul-de-sac below the church, away from traffic but only a five minute walk through the winding streets to the main square - always full of life, particularly in the mornings when the men come to smoke, drink coffee (maybe brandy) and talk and the evenings as people come out to be social. So explore historic Old Spain, walk in dramatic hills then enjoy restaurants, shops and life in a lively and very Spanish town.

The house has been completely refurbished over the last few years to give a light and spacious feel with a large (27 ft x 14 ft) open plan living area, 3 generous bedrooms, new bathroom and separate shower room and revamped kitchen. We have redecorated and retiled throughout and all furnishing and equipment is to a high standard.

Outside Area:What really makes the place is the space outside the house. In this part of Spain for much of the year life is best conducted outdoors and the quality of the space outside of the house is just as important as the accommodation inside. In Cuarenta you first step into a delightful, plant filled courtyard, used as the dining area for most of the year. From here steps lead up to a series of terraces. The first has a large, brick built BBQ and an unusually designed pool (hope you like the lion’s head fountains). Next is a covered terrace with swing seat, vines and olives, really appreciated shade in the high summer. Finally, there are steps up to the highest terrace, the one with the best views of the mountains and our favourite place to sit in the evening. We have really had good fun working on the courtyard and terraces and we guess that, like us, you will spend most of your waking hours enjoying the space outside rather than in!