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North African style Castle

Property Details

A wonderful opportunity to acquire a totally unique North African style castle, set in a plot of 11,500m² high up in the beautiful Andalucian hillsides with its elevated situation giving panoramic 360º views. From the enormous roof terrace that runs round the 4 sides of the building, you can see the village of Iznate, miles of rolling hills and vast areas of the Mediterranean. On clear days, the mountains of North Africa can also be seen.  The property is 30 minutes from Málaga Airport, 8 minutes to the beach, 90 minutes from Granada, 40 minutes to Marbella and 3 minutes to the village of Iznate.

Features

This rural castle has been built on 2 very spacious levels and has a huge open roof area with a very decorative fountain.  The African influences can be seen everywhere one looks.  The spacious rooms, décor, inner fountains and courtyards and domed ceilings are obvious examples, and are what makes this property so unique. Entrance to the lower level is through a very grand front entrance that overlooks a large paved area offering parking for at least 15 cars. 

Accommodation

The main feature of the lower level is the inner courtyard with a central fountain.  This extends up through the second floor and out onto the roof terrace, and is a typical North African cooling tower.  Also on the lower floor is a large open plan kitchen with arches, traditional units with a bread oven, a spacious dining area, open plan sitting area with a free standing wood burning stove, a very large bedroom and shower room.  The upper level has a landing which surrounds the central cooling tower, 5 very spacious bedrooms (4 with en-suite bathrooms), open plan kitchen with an additional dining area, very large living room with access to half round balcony which offers wonderful views over the hillside.  The lower kitchen has access to a fantastic BBQ area, surrounded by trees and shrubs and is very private. 

Exterior

The gardens are very extensive which includes a comprehensive vegetable section, is fully irrigated and contains an outside workshop and storage building. The property also has a very large pool area which is fully tiled and balustraded.  The swimming pool is 15m x 15m and has its own building which provides changing rooms and living accommodation for the janitor.  Water is supplied from the mains and also 2 natural wells. Mains electricity is connected. This very unusual property really needs to be seen to be fully appreciated and is being sold complete with furniture, fixtures and fittings.