.            Charming and romantic holiday cottage in the beautiful Guadiaro river valley in  Andalucia

  ·      Two bedrooms, high-beamed living room, fully equipped kitchen

  ·      Delightful corner patio with lovely views of the village, forest and valley

  ·      Safe swimming only 10 minutes walk away in a shallow, clear river pool

  ·      In a classic “white-village,” gateway  to Los Alcornocales, the National Park of cork-oak woodlands                     

   .       The village has four excellent restaurants and lively bars     

   .       On the train route Granada (Alhambra Palace)–Malaga-Ronda-Algeciras (Ferry to Morocco)

El Colmenar village is 45 minutes inland from the Mediterranean coast (Costa del Sol) and just over one hour from the Atlantic.(Costa da Luz) It is one of the gateway villages to Los Alcornocales, the huge National Park of cork-oak woodlands in the Serrania de Ronda mountains. The village has easy access – via comfortable-length drives or train trips – to many of the major attractions of Andalucia including Malaga, Seville, Ronda, Cadiz, Tarifa (the windsurfer’s paradise beach) and Granada with the stunning Alhambra Palace. It is also a short drive to some of the world-renowned Spanish golf courses on the coast and to Gibraltar.

The village is secluded and delightful with a healthy climate as it is at 600m/1800ft altitude. At the same time, unusually for a small village, there is plenty of enjoyable Spanish nightlife provided by four excellent restaurant-bars and the recently opened Hotel. There are lovely hill-walks in the area, good, safe swimming in the freshwater river nearby or at the Hotel swimming pool. Horse riding can also be arranged.

The cottage itself is part of a cluster of houses on the north side of the village on the steep rise behind the railway station. Sit under the lemon tree, almond tree and grape vine on the charming patio that has gorgeous views up the valley to the hill-pass in one direction or down the river valley in the other and which also looks over the rail line towards the main square of the village in the distance.

The cottage has recently been renovated but maintains the true rustic style of the area. It has two small bedrooms (each with a double bed); bathroom; beamed 7m/21ft long main living-room with kitchen area plus the  delightful patio and garden.