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An
elegant 19th Century house designed in a grand colonial style (in direct
contrast to the "Berber" dwellings in the Alpujarras). It is
situated in the village of Jorairátar, close to the Fountain Square
and only a short drive to amenities and facilities.
The
house has great potential as a guesthouse, walkers/cyclists hostal, or
a house-let for courses/retreats. It has some rooms 4.5metres high, and
all restored original woodwork and ironwork on the front. It has huge
thick stonewalls designed to keep it cool in summer and warm in winter.
The internal construction is modern technology there are I-beams of strengthened
concrete holding all floors upon existing and specially constructed pillars.
The wiring, sockets, fuses and meter are all new and meet current standards.
Approx 306 m2 plus 69 m2 patio.
Ground
floor.
The
main entrance to the house is via huge antique wooden double doors into
the hallway. 2.4mx4.2m.The floors throughout the house are tiled in rustic
terracotta handmade tiles. On the left is a door into a room 4.0x4.3 and
4m high. It has huge antique French style windows, shutters, and irons
to the front. There is a window seat and lovely recessed curved ceiling
into the window.
Entering
the inner hallway 3.0mx3.3m there is a cloakroom on the immediate left
1.5mx4m. Just next to this is a grand staircase 1.3m wide which leads
up to the first floor where light floods down from a feature skylight.
Off the main downstairs hallway to the right is a huge L shaped room with
another smaller set of antique double doors to the street. This could
be converted into a restaurant/function room or cycle hire shop, it is
currently a spacious lounge. There is an open fireplace, a feature glass
brick "window" and access to the Kitchen, consisting of the
main kitchen 5m x 3.5m with a separate pantry 2.1mx2.0m. The kitchen has
built in antiqued pine kitchen units, with granite work surfaces, and
tiled splash backs, built in cooker and hob, with extractor fan. There
is a double sink, fridge freezer and dishwasher. There is an antiqued
pine window and restored double doors onto the inner courtyard.
Outside
The
courtyard has a small rock garden feature and established wisteria tree.
From the private courtyard you enter the covered corral, measuring 3.35x7.25
with an extra separate raised area 2.75x1.95 with glass brick "window"
to Lounge. The stairs from the corral take you up to the mid terrace and
further stairs lead up to the huge roof terrace, approx120m2 with panoramic
views. In front of the house is a small peaceful road and directly opposite
the house, there is a garden- allotment that has almond trees and lots
of potential to use as a secret orchard and herb garden.
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Second
Floor
From
the main staircase the second floor opens onto an upper landing, the original
double doors to the right lead onto two adjoining front bedrooms, both
with original balconies, antique doors and shutters with fantastic country
views. The first room (2.75mx4.27) and the larger room (3.96mx3.51) are
light and airy. Plus there is a self contained area consisting of: an
upper lounge room with a wood burner and TV Arial socket. There is a door
from this into the second bathroom. The lounge also leads, via separate
doors, into the two other double bedrooms to the front, the first measures
3.51x395m and has feature glass bricks; the second room is 3mx 4.20m approx.
and has stunning views of the village church.
There
is a second bathroom with an opening window onto the large hallway. Through
double doors to the rear there are 2 adjoining rooms the first is 3.04mx3.70
with double full length windows in antiqued pine opening onto the open
courtyard with iron safety rail. The other room is 3.70mx2m and features
a skylight window with glass bricks and an antiqued pine double window
and shutters. Turning left through a single pine doorway there is a room
measuring 3.95mx5.56m with double antiqued pine doors and shutters onto
the corral terrace.
Local
area
The
village is under 15 minutes away from Ugijar, via a brand new, widened
road from the village. In Ugíjar there are primary & secondary
schools (newly built), shops restaurants, bars, a swimming pool, department
store, 2 car dealerships, 2 banks, internet cafés, municipal market
& casualty department etc. Jorairátar also has 2 mini-supermarkets
and two bars of its own. There is a new direct highway being constructed
due for completion 2009, from the El Ejido road at Cherin linking Ugíjar,
Yátor and Cádiar to the rest of the Alpujarras. This will
reduce driving time to the coast by at least 20 minutes from Jorairátar.
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