White Village townhouse rural location in the foothills with terrific views — Property 67501

White Village townhouse rural location in the foothills with terrific views

Typical Andulucian townhouse in the heart of the 'Pueblo Blanco' (white village) with outstanding terrace views of the surrounding rolling hills, neoclassical church (originally built over a mosque in the 14th century) and 12th century Castle. Situated in the old quarter it is a large and airy house with a lower patio, kitchen terrace and roof terrace. It retains much of the original Andalus tiling throughout and is furnished with a mixture of modern furniture and antique market finds. The surrounding countryside is full of olive groves, wild flowers and farmland with excellent trails for those who love walking. For those who love birdwatching the Griffon vulture can be seen on the Via Verde which is popular amongst walkers, cyclists and begins in Olvera. We have 2 bikes for your use & more can be hired at the Via Verde. A traditional Spanish house in a working Spanish village it has many bars and restaurants. It is very central and perfect for exploring between the coast and Seville.

Location Olvera Grazalema < Sierra de Grazalema < Cadiz Province (Costa de la Luz and del Sol) < Andalucia < Spain

Olvera Grazalema < Sierra de Grazalema < Cadiz Province (Costa de la Luz and del Sol) < Andalucia < Spain

 marks the location of this property in Grazalema

Availability for the house in Cadiz Province (Costa de la Luz and del Sol), Spain

Last updated on:

Wednesday, 18 June 2008

Changeover day:

flexible

Normal availability

All Year

Rental rates for the house in Cadiz Province (Costa de la Luz and del Sol), Spain

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Notes to the rental rates

• Payment - a 50% deposit is required at the time of booking (non refundable). Balance is due 8 weeks before your holiday departure date. For our overseas customers we prefer payment by paypal which levies a 3.9% cross border charge to us so we will have to add that to your rental. We will deliver or post the keys to you by special delivery 2 weeks before your holiday and ask that you return them to us in the same way. Breakage Deposit - We ask that £150 deposit be paid. This will be refunded 10 working days after the end of your holiday or after we have received the keys back(if later than 10 days). We are happy for visitors to replace any items that may be broken after discussing it with us. We hope no one is offended by this.
  
• Arrival and Departure - we can be flexible on change over days although you will need to let me know what time you intend to leave the house before booking as it will depend on my cleaners availability too! During high season Saturday -Saturday is preferred however we are up for discussion!
  
• Basic cleaning of the house is included but we ask that you leave the property the same as you found it. We do not have a property manager but there is someone on hand should there be an emergency.
  

Accommodation and Facilities for the house in Cadiz Province (Costa de la Luz and del Sol), Spain

Olvera

The people are very friendly and welcoming, the ladies on our street are great and always up for a chat should you want to practise your Spanish.There is everything that you could possibly need in Olvera i.e banks, supermarkets etc. and there is a market every Saturday.This is the real Spain where Siesta is strictly observed between 2-5pm.Lunch is from 2pm, dinner- most restaurants start filling up around 9pm but you can order much later if you like. Some bars don't start to get busy until midnight. It is cheap to eat out in Olvera, much cheaper than the coast or more tourist towns like Ronda. Its a very traditional Spanish house, the plumbing's a bit crazy and we have installed a special pump to update the water from a trickle to a waterfall! It makes a whirring noise that can be heard upstairs and goes off in the middle of the night once in a while.Electric still on low voltage so if overloaded flicks off, remedied by simply flicking switch back on at the junction box. Safe and easy

Surrounding Area & Day Trips

Olvera is very well placed to explore Seville, Cadiz, Jerez - about an hours drive. We fly in to Seville or Jerez (Ryanair) and often spend the day or a night there. Cadiz is the best bet for a day trip to the beach, although Estepona looks closest on the map it's actually quicker to get to Cadiz (1 hr 15 mins). Ronda, Arcos are both very close. The village pool is lovely, surrounded by lush grass its only 10 mins from the house. Lunch is served in the attached restaurant. It also has a smaller kiddies pool. About 20 mins drive away there is a camp site in the hills which is amazing, it has 2 pools (one for the little ones), 2 restaurants (one more formal), horse riding, archery and climbing. it's fantastic to lie in the pool whilst looking at the mountainside. Again 20 mins drive away is the natural lake at Zahara where you can go swimming and horse riding;surrounded by grass,trees,picnic points, sand pit and restaurant. There are also barbeque points.

General Info

Go to nearby Zahara where in the tourist office you can arrange horse riding, mountain biking and other activities. Ask there re visiting the Gargante Verde - a spectacular gorge where numbers are limited to 30/day to avoid disturbing nesting griffon vultures (for experienced walkers only). Ronda La Vieja - situated on a lofty ridgewith magnificient views over the surrounding areas, in the Roman times it was an important settlement, the most striking evidence of which is a semi circular theatre believed to have been constructed 1900 years ago. Ronda - balloon flights Via Verde/ Greenway(old railway lines) - connects villages of Puerto Serrano, Montellano, Coripe, El Coronil, Olvera & Pruna. Its 36km long and great for cyclists, hikers and horse riders (we have 2 bikes although more can be hired in Olvera). There are restaurants and lodgings at Olvera, Coripe and Puerto Serrano in the old stations.