Seldom does the opportunity arise to acquire a unique equestrian property between the village and the beaches of Mojacar. This property stands in a green valley with view of the historic village of Mojacar. The location is a perfect balance of peaceful country living at 1km from the historic village with the animated beach life of Mojacar at 2,5 km. Supermarkets, restaurants, bars, water sports and golf courses are all located within the boundaries of the municipality.
The Villa
There are several driveways onto the property. The main one leads to a large parking area with generous carport of 33,70 sq.m. From the parking, some steps take you down to the garden and mudroom in front of the front door of the 266 sq.m. villa.
From the mudroom, you reach a cloak area. This area separates the entrance from the bright living space. It also has a door the the guest toilet.
The open plan living space occupies two levels. A formal dining area is in front of you, with views on the pool. A huge lounge is on the lower level of the living space. It has high ceilings and has large windows on three sides of the room.
Left of the entrance, you enter the kitchen. This bohemian kitchen is the heart of the property. There is a kitchen island with barstools and a day lounge with large windows that open to the pool area.
From the kitchen, you have access to an enclosed patio with the laundry and utility area. This is a covered area with awnings for protection from the summer sun. The patio has an exterior door to the garden of the villa.
Back to the entrance, passed the living space, a few steps lead to the rest areas.
A few steps up bring you to the main suite. It consists of a full bathroom with walk in shower and bathtub, a bedroom with gym area and office, as well as a dressing. The room has windows on three sides that were replaced. The large windows overlook over the garden areas and fill the space with natural light. There is a tiled floor under the wall to wall carpet.
Five steps down lead you to the technical room with the heating installations and to the left, to a landing. This landing divides a bathroom with bath/shower and two good sized double bedrooms with fitted wardrobes and views to the back garden. It is quite easy to put a door at the entrance to the landing, to make this a separate apartment. This area can have its own private entrance. From the public road, there is a driveway that leads straight to the back garden.
Villa Exteriors
The villa stands on a plot of 9.035 square meters. There are mature trees and garden areas. The pool area is very private and enclosed. It has a 60 square meter, irregularly shaped pool finished in pebbletec®. Around the pool are several sun and covered terraces with automatic awnings. There is also a bar and barbecue area with a large horizontal awning. The pool area has mature landscaped garden areas.
The villa has a well and water deposit that irrigates the gardens and the small vegetable garden.
The Equestrian Installations
The equestrian installations have a private access from the public road. There is a 131 square meter L-shaped building that houses 7 boxes, a bathroom and hay area. In front of the building area large trees that provide shade and a horse shower area. Next to the building is a paddock of around 400 sq.m. Adjacent to the paddock is a covered storage area of 89 square meters. There is a second paddock on the other side of the lane next to the villa, of 20 by 40 meters. The immediate surroundings of the property and the beautiful foothills of Sierra Cabrera, just behind the village, are excellent for horse riding in an amazing protected nature.
Water and Electricity
The villa has mains water and electricity. The property has a solar installation that provides 6,5 Kw with inverter with a capacity for 10,5Kw.
Condition and Finishing
The villa is in good condition and ready to move in. All technical installations have been either updated, renewed or extended. They are all in good working order. The villa was built in the eighties so the new owner might want to modernise. Most of the terrain has mature shrubs and trees. The garden area behind the two double bedrooms is currently fenced as a dog area. There is an alarm system, telephone and internet. There are two air conditioning units, of 6000 calories each. One in the living space and the other in the main bedroom. The villa has oil fuelled central heating with wall radiators.
Use and Potential Uses
This villa is ideal for those looking for a permanent country home with equestrian installations, yet close to the beach and the village. There is the possibility to convert the guest bedroom area into a self containing apartment for your guests or for airBnB. The conversion of the stables into a second house is subject to planning permission.
The Location
Access to the property is from a public, asphalted road to one of the three driveways onto the property.
The lovely old white town of Mojacar is at 1 km from the villa. Here you find the weekly market on Wednesdays, bars, restaurants, primary school and the municipal pool. Along the seaside boulevard of Mojacar Playa at 2,5km from the property, there is a huge variety of international and Spanish restaurants, boutiques, bars, cafes, beach bars and ice cream parlours. There are banks, private and public doctor’s practices, dental clinics and a high school.
There are water sports facilities and there are two 18 hole golf courses within a 10 minute drive. The fishing port and marina of Garrucha is at 5 km from the property.
Mojacar has over 310 days of sunshine a year and has a coastline of over 20km consisting of both natural coves and sandy beaches. The natural park of Cabo de Gata is 20 minutes from Mojacar.
Temperatures during the day in winter tend to be around 16-22 degrees and in summer 28-32 degrees.
The closest airport is Almeria about 45 minutes away, while the international airport of Murcia (140 km) is at one and a half hour and Alicante airport (210 km) is a two hour drive. The airport of Malaga is at two and a half hours.
