DV1436: 7 Bedroom Villa for Sale

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Superb and unique country estate

Finca de los tres Amigos is a stunningly beautiful property that delivers on comfort and luxury. A perfect property for entertaining it is situated within its own rustic and protected land abundant with pine trees. The property enjoys superb views over the pine forest and the countryside to the Mediterranean Sea. The house which has numerous features and qualities was designed by the current owner and renowned local architect, Lucas Marquenie.

The Entrance Courtyard comprising the Garden Room (Double Guest Suite 1), the Moorish Room, Double Guest Suite (2), Double Guest Room (3), the apartment and the garage.

The Main House comprises entrance hall, Double Guest Suite (4), Principal Bedrooms (5 & 6), Kitchen, Gallery, Reception Room, Study, Dining Room, and externally The Veranda, Main Terrace, Swimming Pool Terrace and the Garden. The property is accessed via a private road leading to the forecourt of the house where there is parking for twenty cars.

THE ENTRANCE COURTYARD
Large arched wooden double doors open to reveal a spacious and beautiful courtyard with its portico surround and four-tiered central fountain. With climbing plants around its columns the courtyard has an authentic Andalusian atmosphere.

Leading from the Entrance Courtyard:-

The Garden Room (Double Guest Suite 1)
This delightful room has a large picture window among its features showcasing the beautiful views. It benefits from an en-suite shower room so could easily be used as a further large double guest room. There is air-conditioning and gas central heating.

The Moorish Room
A three-sided room open to the courtyard and central fountain. There is fixed built in seating, ceiling fan and two arabesque carved arched windows over-looking the gardens. A feature of this room is a hand painted mural of traditionally clad Arabic women seated in a harem.

Double Guest Suite (2)
A spacious double-aspect room over-looking the courtyard and gardens complete with en-suite bathroom, air- conditioning gas central heating and built in wardrobes.

Double Guest Suite (3)
A third double guest room with built in floor to ceiling wardrobes, air-conditioning, ceiling fan, and en-suite shower room. Double windows provide views of the garden and pine forest.

The Apartment
Comprising sitting room with kitchen facilities, ceiling fan, double bedroom and built in cupboards, and a full bathroom suite. Windows in both rooms overlook the pine forest.

The Garage
A double garage with automatic roller doors to and from the entrance forecourt.

THE MAIN HOUSE

The Entrance Hall
A very spacious room in keeping with the rest of this spectacular house with high ceilings a central chandelier and a wide sweeping marble staircase with decorative wrought iron balustrade and carved wooden hand rail leading to the lovely internal Gallery. The Entrance Hall gives access to: the guest cloakroom, under-stair cloak-room, double guest suite (4), kitchen, the gallery, principal bedroom suite (5) principal bedroom suite (6), the upper terrace, the reception room, the dining room and the study.

Double Guest Suite (4)
A light and spacious room with views to the courtyard and French windows  to the main terrace. The room has air-conditioning, central heating and built in floor to ceiling double wardrobes and en-suite bathroom.

Principal Bedroom Suite (5)
A lovely and spacious heptagonal shaped room with dressing area that has floor to ceiling wardrobes on each side and a Juliette balcony over-looking the courtyard, air-conditioning and en-suite bathroom. French doors lead out to the Upper Terrace.

Principal Bedroom Suite (6)
This room is a mirror image of Principal Bedroom Suite (5).  Both rooms enjoy lovely double aspect views.

The Kitchen
The large kitchen is fitted with natural wood units and black granite work surfaces. There are two arched windows that over-look the courtyard and a swing door leads directly into the dining room. A separate door leads to the side terrace, the apartment and the laundry room.

The Gallery
From the entrance hall there is a half-landing with a central arched window over-looking the courtyard. The Gallery is constructed with a decorative wrought iron balustrade on each side with carved wooden hand rails. This is a perfect area for taking morning coffee or afternoon tea and enjoying the views.

The Upper Terrace
This fully tiled terrace has a decorative wrought iron surround with columns entwined with wisteria, bougainvilleas and begonias and it has superb views of the countryside to the sea.

The Reception Room
The star of the show! On entering one is immediately impressed by its light, ceiling height (22 feet) and proportions. To the front of this room there are French windows leading onto the Veranda. This room benefits from under-floor heating and a centrally placed and impressive open fireplace with mantelpiece. At the side of the room you have access to The Study.

The Study
An octagonal shaped room that has two windows facing the side garden and French windows that lead to the Veranda and main terrace.

The Dining Room
Situated at the other side of the Reception Room and octagonal in shape is the dining room with a fixed black granite dining table at its centre that can seat ten diners. French doors lead out to the Veranda. The room is air-conditioned and has gas central heating.

The Veranda
This very spacious covered veranda has a large open arch on each side and three large open arches leading to the main terrace. There is also a buit-in barbecue. This area provides plenty of seating and is an excellent and beautiful place for outside entertaining.

The Main Terrace
Leading from the Veranda this large terrace surround the house on three sides. There is a wide sweeping staircase with wrought iron hand rails on either side of the terrace that leads down to the swimming pool terrace.

The Swimming Pool Terrace
At the centre of this terrace is the 15 x 7.5 metre swimming pool which can be heated and has underwater lighting. It is privately situated and surrounded by trees. Directly under the balcony is a shower room, separate lavatory and doors to the basement. Throughout the property is an integrated music system with speakers in various locations including the swimming pool terrace and the living room. This is a perfect feature for music lovers and when entertaining.

The Garden
This is a fully fenced and secure area that contains many mature palm trees, ficus trees, pine trees, bougainvilleas, begonias and cacti. There is a lovely man-made waterfall that runs down the side of the house into a small pool.

Distances by car from the property:-

Bédar Village -  3.4kms

Motorway A7  - 5.9km Southbound or 8.9km Northbound

Turre - 11.6kms

Mojácar Playa  - 17.2kms

Almeria Airport A7  - 73km

Almeria Train Station A7  - 77.8km

Murcia Airport (San Javier) Via AP7 Toll 150km or  A7 177km

Alicante Airport Via A7  -  214kms

Granada Via A92 -  193kms

Malaga Airport A7 -  293kms

Gibralter Border Control, La Linea Via A7  - 419kms or  Via A92  - 442kms

Barcelona Via A7 - AP7  - 727kms - Via A23 -  997kms

The E15-A7 coastal motorway stretches from the border of Gibralter past Girona near to the French border at Figeres and connects with all of the major road systems in Spain.

Local Area

Bedar is a small country town and municipality in the province of Almeria, Andalusia. In the year 2014 there were 986 inhabitants. The surface area is 46 km² and has a population density of 21,43 inhabitants per square kilometre. The geographical coordinates are 37º 11 'N, 1 58' W at an altitude of 404 metres and 88 kilometres from the provincial capital, Almería. The post code is 04288.

Location

To the North of the municipality is Antas, West is Lubrin, East is Los Gallardos and South is Sorbas. The village is nestled in the foothills of the Sierra de los Filabres and is well situated for the motorway and all major routes to the local coastal villages of Mojacar and Garrucha.

The main villages in the municipality are:- Serena, Los Pinos, El Campico, Los Matreros, El Abarico, El Pinar and Los Giles.

History

The village of Bedar is built in typically moorish fashion, designed to keep invaders from riding directly into the centre, giving residents a chance to initiate defence or to retreat. The winding narrow streets rise in terrace like procession to the summit, with the oldest buildings intertwining each other. The Moors farmed the surrounding hills in the 8^th and 9^th Century, introducing their favoured mountain terraces which can still be seen to this day. They also engineered watering systems, using the natural underground water sources, and the wells and fountains are still used to this day.

In the 15^th and 16^th centuries mining became the mainstay of the population when iron ore and lead were found in the area. By the 19^th century business was booming bringing many people to the area. An aerial cable was established between Serena and the port of Garrucha in 1888, the longest in Spain and the second longest in Europe, followed immediately by the construction of the railway, also culminating in Garrucha port from where the ore was shipped out. The Society of the Miners Union in Bedar was formed in 1916.

The First World War and the mining crisis of the 1920s put a halt to mining activity but in 1952 the mines re-opened and were exploited until the 1970s when mining ceased completely. With each decline whole settlements fell into ruin only to be reestablished. Fortunately, as the mining stopped the area was discovered by tourists, some of whom settled and so a new era of building and entertaining was born.

The romantic aura, and Bedar's individuality, has attracted many poets, writers and musicians over the years where they enjoy peace and tranquility to work in their given field of creativity. To this day the villagers enjoy evenings of festivity and music. There are several restaurant terraces where one can eat and drink while enjoying magnificent far-reaching views to the sea and listening to live music late into night. There are many local hiking routes that explore the agricultural and mining history of this area that are well worth visiting, but not for the faint hearted.

Economy

Agriculture is still a basic mainstay for local rural residents but tourism changed the dynamics of the villages and to this day they have poured their resources into providing for the new tourist industry,  constructing hostelries and facilities for the visitors and permanent accommodation for those intrepid adventurers who decided to stay.