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Villa "Casa Loma"

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"Casa Loma" Property Details

2 bedrooms
2 bathrooms
Sleeps 4

Casa Loma (House On The Hill) - Villa Casa Loma, Granada, Spain is situated in the foothills of the Sierra Mountains overlooking the Costa Tropical de Granada and the Mediterranean Sea, 57 Miles (95 km) from Malaga and 39 Miles (65 km) from beautiful Granada.

The villa has two bedrooms, two baths, a living room, dining room and a fully equipped modern kitchen complete with dishwasher and laundry.  Sliding patio doors lead off the lounge to a conservatory. This is delightful during the winter months and can be opened completely in the summer for ventilation, so you can enjoy the gorgeous Andalucian sunshine all year round. Outside there are terraces to the front and each side of the house and a further terrace on a lower level. 

The private urbanization of Monte de los Almendros (Mountain of Almonds) contains a number of private villas, a community pool and tennis courts. The view from the villa is spectacular! One can sit on the terrace sipping sangria and gaze out towards the sea, an ancient Phoenician village, the beaches, mountains and a Moorish castle. 

There are dozens of things to do at Casa Loma. You can swim at the five-mile beach below the villa or at one of the many others nearby, visit quaint old towns, markets or shop in modern European department stores. Golfing is nearby and the restaurants are excellent and numerous. The seafood is fresh, the wines superb and the prices reasonable. 

The Costa Tropical de Granada (Tropical Coast) is a temperate tropical area with 326 days of sun annually (typically, more than the Costa del Sol). The summers are dry and there is always a breeze at the villa. In the winter, one can spend the morning skiing in the Sierras and come home to sunbathe on the terrace after lunch. 

The villa has two bedrooms and two bathrooms. One bedroom has a queen sized bed with a five-piece en-suite bath and the other has two twins with a three-piece bath. Each room has double sliding doors opening onto the wrap around terrace. The villa comes fully equipped with: 

The kitchen is complete with a counter top, glass stove, wall oven, dishwasher microwave, washing machine, dishes, cutlery and all small appliances.

There is also a combination living room/dining room, furnished in rattan furniture with a stone fireplace. The house is fully furnished with linens, stereo, CDs and cassettes, Spanish TV, VCR, tapes, guidebooks, maps, tourist information and restaurant guides and a telephone. All rooms have sliding glass doors to the large and private wrap around terrace.

The huge lower terrace has oleander, bougainvillea, spectacular views and a stairway leading to the lower gardened area. An outdoor built in brick barbecue is available for dining as well.

Beautiful Costa Tropical de Granada is one of the most stunning regions of Spain. There two worlds come into contact and sharp contrast. Long populated throughout the centuries by the Phoenicians, the Moors and the Romans, the area is rich in history, architecture and ruins. The various cultural influences of each occupying group can be felt even today. Even the landscape still shows the evidence of former invaders. Roman watch towers (always built within sight of one another) dot the coast line as you drive from Malaga and the terraced mountains show the Moor's influence on agricultural activities. 

Located to the east of Malaga, the Costa Tropical de Granada has escaped the worst excesses of the property developers. Housing developments inspired by Andalusian village architecture are the norm rather than faceless concrete tower blocks and the tourist onslaught has been much milder. For most of the year, it's relatively free from tourists, if not from foreign expatriate residents. 

A short detour from the highway brings you to the unspoiled village whose near-perpendicular streets and old white houses perch on a steep hill beneath a ruined Moorish fortress. Salobreña is picturesque in a totally natural way, providing a sample of the Andalusian pueblo atmosphere. Salobreña's 5 km of beach hosts a variety of bars and restaurants. Perhaps Salobreña's best feature is its location - situated on the edge of the sea and yet within easy access to many points of interest in southern Spain. 

Many tourists (native and otherwise) chose Salobreña due to its ability to offer a sea-side resort combined with day trips to exotic and fun-filled locales such as: the Alhambra palace in Granada, the caves in Nerja, the water park in Almunecar and the many mountain villages. The road from Motril to Malaga passes through the former heart of the empire of sugar barons who brought prosperity to Malaga province in the 19th century. Today, the traditional cane fields are giving way to lychees, limes, mangoes, paw-paws and olive groves. Dark green avocado groves line your route on the descent into Almunecar, a fishing village since Phoenician times, 3000 years ago. The Phoenicians called it Sexi; the Moors built a castle here, where the kings of Granada once kept their treasures; and today it's a popular resort. 

Between Almunecar and Nerja, giant cliffs and dramatic seascapes provide the best scenery on this eastern stretch of the Costa. Above the village of Maro, 4 km (2 Miles) before Nerja, signs point to the entrance of the Cuevas de Nerja. These huge Paleolithic caves, thought to be between 12 000 and 20 000 years old, were discovered in 1959 by children playing on the hillside. Over the past 30 years, thousands of tourists have tramped through the floodlit caverns furnished with spires and turrets created by centuries of dripping water. One suspended pinnacle, 200 feet long, claims the title of the world's largest stalactite. In summer these awesome subterranean chambers provide an impressive setting for concert and ballet performances.

Nerja - (pronounced neer-ha) its name comes from the Moorish word narixa, meaning abundant springs - is a rapidly developing resort. Happily, the high rises have been kept at bay and much of Nerja's growth has been confined to urbanizaciones ("village" developments"). The old village of Nerja is clustered on top of a headland above several small beaches and rock coves that offer reasonable bathing despite the grey grit sand. In high season Nerja's beaches are busy with sun-worshipping Europeans, but throughout the year, wandering the narrow whitewashed streets and courtyards of the old town is enjoyable. Nerja's highlight is the Balcon de Europa, a lookout high above the sea on a promontory just off the central square. It was King Alfonso XII who dubbed it the Balcony of Europe when he paused here in 1885 to admire the view. 

We can assure you that, should you come to our villa, you will hardly have time enough to do it all. We know that you certainly will not have time to be bored!

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