House Tour

A tarmac lane takes you the short distance from the N340 to the farm where antique gates open automatically at the press of a button.

La Micaela - driveway to front of house
La Micaela – driveway to front of house

One enters the house via a colonnaded terrace into a large entrance hall.

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Entrance hall
Entrance hall

Stairs lead off the hall to the first floor master bedroom suite.

Entrance hall
Entrance hall

An upstairs gallery overlooking the tower sitting room leads to the main bedroom

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Arabic gallery
Arabic gallery

 The bedroom with views of the Mediterranean Sea is decorated with Arab style relief panels, these form a elegant arch and canopy over the emperor sized bed, the cornice around the room and light fittings, and these together with the rich colours used for the paintwork make this a truly sumptuous room. Yellow marble lines the walls of the master bathroom and forms the steps up to a sunken bath next to a large walk in shower/Turkish bath. Retro style bidet, toilet and pedestal sink complete the bathroom fittings.

Main bedroom suite
Main bedroom suite

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Main bedroom suite - bathroom
Main bedroom suite – bathroom

Adjoining the bathroom is a fully fitted out large dressing room

Main bedroom suite - dressing room
Main bedroom suite – dressing room

Descending back to the ground floor our entrance hall has a study/ office to one side, an archway taking you to one of the bedroom suites on the other side, and straight ahead takes you to the tower sitting room.

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Office
Office

This breath-taking room has travertino marble flooring warmed by underfloor heating in the winter. Following the Arabic theme of the house as inspired by the Alhambra Palace in Granada , the walls are embellished with relief panels and wrought iron double doors are in this style.

The tower sitting room as viewed from the upstairs gallery
The tower sitting room as viewed from the upstairs gallery

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Facing these doors is a dining room from which two sets of double doors look out to the rose terrace, lime and orange groves and the monument of the Espiritu Santo behind. The combination of the terrace, dining room, tower sitting room and interior patio each one leading to the other makes a huge entertainment area. Indeed the patio has been used as an open air theatre and can seat 35-40 people.

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Dining room
Dining room
A wood burning fire here in addition to the central heating
A wood burning fire here in addition to the central heating makes for cosy winter dinners
The rose terrace
The rose terrace
The interior arab style patio set up as a theatre
The interior arab style patio set up as a theatre

Continuing towards the back of the house one finds a large and airy kitchen fitted out with wood panelled units which match the exposed beams of the high ceiling. Features here are a wood burning oven – which bakes pizza and slow roast dishes to equal perfection –  in addition to an electric fan assisted one, and traditional recessed shelved alcoves. Utility areas off the kitchen house the oil fired central heating and water boiler, washing machine, fridges as well as storage.

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Kitchen
Kitchen
Kitchen
Kitchen

Still on the ground floor are two bedroom suites each comprising sitting room, bedroom and bathroom, both of which look out to the landscape on one side and the interior patio on the other. The larger of these suites has its own entrance and its large sitting room has plumbing and electrics pre-installed as an option to fit a kitchen and make this a totally separate apartment. The bedroom of this suite gives access to the large terrace over the garage.

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Second bedroom suite - sitting room
Second bedroom suite – sitting room
Second bedroom suite
Second bedroom suite
Second bedroom suite
Second bedroom suite
Bathroom of second bedroom suite
Bathroom of second bedroom suite

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Bedroom of third bedroom suite
Bedroom of third bedroom suite

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Bathroom of third bedroom suite
Bathroom of third bedroom suite
Large sitting room
The large sitting room, that is currently used as an artists studio, which is part of the third bedroom suite. This view shows the exterior door which gives this wing of the house its own private entrance

From the interior patio large wooden doors open onto the garden and steps straight ahead lead down to the swimming pool, open air shower, barbeque area and poolside pavilion.

Door from sitting room to arab patio
Door from sitting room to arab patio

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Arab Patio
Arab Patio

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View from Patio
View from Patio
Swimming pool and pavillion
Swimming pool and pavillion

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