Casa Rosalia is an Andalusian finca, quietly located in the hills of the Axarquía, a 10-minute drive from Torre del Mar beach.
Our finca consists of a main building, with a cozy living room, a beautiful, open kitchen, a bathroom with bath and rain shower, and 3 large double bedrooms. Everything is Moorish decorated. There is also a lovely swimming pool, with a second bathroom with a large shower room and toilet next to it.
There is a covered outdoor kitchen with a large barbecue, where you can eat outside at the cozy large dining table; we have our own water tower, and a small square with an ancient olive tree under which you can relax in the shade.
In addition, there are a number of outbuildings that serve as storage.
The entire site covers about 5,000 m2, and is planted with many fruit trees: mangoes, grapes, oranges, mandarins, lemons, kumquats, olives, figs, medlars, and even an avocado tree! From the orchard a steep path leads down to a narrow stream.
The finca is completely detached, in a wonderfully quiet location and offers plenty of privacy. The house has thick walls that keep it cool in summer and pleasant in winter.
All rooms have ceiling fans. There is air conditioning that provides cool and warm air, and a wood-burning stove that you can burn comfortably in the evenings (usually only in December) when it is a bit colder.
All windows have mosquito nets and bamboo blinds.
There is satellite TV with a huge amount of - also Dutch - channels and of course well-functioning WIFI.
The house is suitable for 6 people. Optionally, an extra (children's) bed can be added.
From Malaga airport it is about 40 minutes drive to our finca. From Granada airport about 1.5 hours.
Vélez-Málaga is only a 10-minute drive away, a pleasant town with a large shopping center (El Ingenio) and a fortress.
Torre del Mar is a cozy Spanish seaside resort with nice restaurants, bars and chiringuito's (beach bars). From Torre del Mar you can drive all along the east coast to other nice seaside resorts, such as Caleta, Algarrobo, Torrox, Nerja and Almería.
More inland are the nature parks of the Sierra Tejada, the Sierra Almijara and Alhama, where there are plenty of opportunities for walking. The famous Caminito del Rey is 1.5 hours away, where you can take a spectacular walk through the gorge of El Chorro. At Canillas de Aceituno (a 30 minute drive) El Saltillo, the little brother of the Caminito, also starts with a spectacular suspension bridge.
For culture lovers, the beautiful cities of Málaga, Seville, Granada, Ronda and Córdoba are within easy reach.
The typical white villages of Moorish origin Nerja, Frigiliana and Comares are also nearby.
Layout:
If you drive down the road you will come to the entrance gate of Casa Rosalia. You can park the car under the pergola. Immediately on the right you see the swimming pool (7x4 m, descending to > 2 meters depth).
Around the pool is plenty of space to sunbathe on the sunbeds or chairs.
Next to the pool is the outdoor bathroom, with large walk-in shower, toilet and sink.
The House:
You enter the Casa through the patio, where there is a comfortable lounge set.
The living room has a wood burning stove, ceiling fan and air conditioning.
The large open kitchen is custom made and built entirely in modern Andalusian style.
This is equipped with a dishwasher, large fridge/freezer, and a 5-burner gas stove with electric oven.
There is also a microwave, toaster, kettle and coffee maker.
From the living room you walk into the hallway where you have access to the 3 bedrooms and the bathroom.
The main bedroom is on the far left at the end of the hallway. This room is equipped with a large (1.80 x 2 meters) double bed, wardrobe, two bedside tables, a ceiling fan, and air conditioning.
Next to this bedroom is the 2nd spacious bedroom, it has 2 single beds that can easily be made into 1 double bed, a wardrobe and a ceiling fan.
Then comes the bathroom, with toilet, bidet, sink and bath with rain shower.
Towels are plentiful.
To the right of the bathroom is the 3rd, also spacious bedroom; this is also equipped with 2 single beds, which can be made together, hanging / wardrobe and a ceiling fan.
When you walk out of the kitchen you come to our 'square' with a large olive tree.
Here is the outdoor kitchen with barbecue and large mosaic dining table, where you can eat in the shade. If you walk down from the square you will pass our water tower, a storage area and a former chicken coop.
