Los Gallardos, Almería, Andalusia, Spain

Located at the edge of the town of Los Gallardos, the property is a short walk from all of the town´s amenities. Whether you fancy a stroll to the weekly market, or want to take a drink and tapa with friends at one of the local bars; then they are literally on your doorstep.

The property is end of terrace and has both south and west facing aspects, and therefore it takes the sun from mid morning to sunset.

Entering the property from the gated porch you arrive at the hallway which gives access to the ground floor rooms and staircases both up to the first floor and down to the under build.

Entering the hall your attention is immediately drawn ahead to the greenery and foliage of the internal courtyard, which we will explore shortly.

The first of the ground floor rooms is the sizeable living room with windows to both aspects and a fireplace. Although currently used solely as a living room it has ample space to have a dining table and become a combined living dining room.

As a benefit to the substantial size of the kitchen, the owners have a dining table in there with more than enough room for comfortable dining for four people.

The kitchen, with feature block wall, is fitted with low level cupboards and fully equipped with a gas 6 ring range hob and brush steel appliances.

Off the kitchen there is the aforementioned courtyard which, via a glass curtain wall, seamlessly joins the two rooms combining indoor and outdoor living spaces.

With a fly screen roof, the courtyard is a bright and airy outdoor living space, ideal for relaxing and entertaining. On colder days the glass curtains can be closed without losing the light that the courtyard brings into the house.

The final room on the ground floor is a tiled bathroom with shower, toilet, basin and window.

Moving up to the first floor you find a landing area that gives access to three bedrooms, all with built in wardrobes and Juliet balconies, and two bathrooms.

The master bedroom has double wardrobes and an en suite bathroom with bath & shower over, toilet and twin sinks.

Bedrooms 2 and 3 are double rooms, with the third currently being utilised as a reading room.

Finally on this level is the third bathroom, which similar to the ground floor one, has a shower, toilet, basin and window.

Returning to the ground floor hallway, there is a door that leads down to the garage and under build. Large enough in which to park 3 cars, the space, at this time, is used for parking a car, storage and a utility area.

At a pretty much constant all year round temperature, stored items are certain not to suffer as they could in a traditional above ground garage. Installing stud walls, the space could be zoned as garage, workshop, office, games room, in fact, the options are unlimited.

The house has been well maintained and has many features that give it a contemporary and homely feel that the current owners have enjoyed since its completion in 2004. Being sold part furnished (an inventory is available on request) this is an ideal property for anyone looking for full time living in a traditional welcoming Spanish town.

Los Gallardos has a selection of bars and restaurants, 2 banks, medical centre, dentist, clothes shops, beauticians, three small supermarkets, bakeries, butcher, fishmonger and a weekly street market offering a large selection of fresh fruit and vegetables.

The beaches of Mojácar, Garrucha and Vera are only 15 minutes drive away and the A7/E15 is close making travelling times to Almería, Murcia and Alicante airports 45, 80 and 120 minutes respectively.

Golfers have a varied selection of courses to choose from in the area including Marina Playa on the coast, the Arizona style course at Desert Springs and the Valle del Este with 4* Hotel & Spa just a few kilometres away.

Walking, bowls and craft clubs are also plentiful; as are health, fitness and wellbeing ones with running, cycling and swimming clubs plus yoga and fitness classes with some taking place on the beaches of Mojácar and Vera. There is always something that you can get involved with should you wish to.

It may sound impossible but skiing in the morning and being on the beach in the afternoon is possible, if you want to try it, as the Sierra Nevada ski resort is only 2½ hours away and in recent years has grown in popularity with some of the best snowfalls in Europe in late winter / early spring.

Los Gallardos is a popular destination for the Spanish and tourists alike for the annual Three Kings celebration and re-enactment in January and also the grand 5 day & night fiesta held in July. The village has received considerable funding through more recent years to build a new health centre, school, sports facilities and theatre / cultural centre.