The house measures 890m2 (excluding 120m2 of partly covered terraces). It stands on a plot of 37,000 m2.
8 bedrooms, 7 bathrooms (including the caretakers flat), and 2 extra WCs. 4 lounges (TV room, libraries, guest and caretakers).
The hospitable kitchen is professionally equipped (Siematic), the generous pantry holds three full-sized fridges and a freezer. There is a smaller kitchen for guests, and one for the caretaker. There is a gym, a wine cellar, a large strong room, a laundry and a utility room. The house has enough wardrobes and storage space to easily accommodate a lifetime's worth of treasured possessions. A large dressing room is attached to the master bedroom.
The house is built in classical Tuscan style, in one block, with excellent proportions: high ceilings, big French doors leading out onto the terraces. Aged marble on the main floor and attractive parquet on the first floor make upkeep very easy.Great care was taken when building the house (in 2003) to provide a view from the main windows of the centuries-old carob tree on the lawn, and of the surrounding woods. Many more trees have been added around the house and in the garden beyond: fig trees, oranges, lemons, limes, mandarins, grapefruit, peach, plum, and nectarine. Forty Avocado trees bear fruit year round. The unpaved lane leading to the house is lined with cypress trees, giving the landscape a delicate Italian touch.
Happy hens and a proud rooster cluck, strut, and roam free in a chicken yard situated right next to an ample organic vegetable garden, providing eggs and fresh produce throughout the year.An automatic, laboursaving digital sprinkling system waters the garden.
The swimming pool measures 12m by 6m (the filter was placed in the utility room to avoid disturbing the tranquillity of the garden).
The whole house is equipped with under floor heating, with separate thermostats in each room allowing individual regulation. The heating is powered by diesel, which is stored outdoors in an underground tank with a capacity of 3,000 litres. An installation for solar heat panels is ready for connection. Some rooms are air-conditioned.The well produces between 70,000 and 90,000 litres of water a day, and the water deposit above the house stores 100,000 litres. There is a water filter for the main water, and a special filter for drinking water.
Fast internet access, telephones and all available satellite TV channels are installed.
This house was built for private use, not as a promotion, so every detail has been lovingly considered.
It takes a little more than an hour to reach Malaga airport, 50 minutes to Marbella, 35 to Sotogrande, and 25 to the beach at Manilva. The village of Gaucin is just 10 minutes drive away. Works will soon be started to improve the rather bumpy road down to the coast.
