So, we met the agent and owner at a nearby bar. The owner's family owned the land and house and all lived locally. His sister is currently harvesting the almonds and there are a lot of trees, as again, this property had a hectare of land.
This was a fabulous area and the views were stunning, across all the almond fields to the mountains but the house was just too small. There was a living kitchen with a bathroom off to one side, which we found an odd place for the bathroom and off the other side were 2 bedrooms - and that was it. Now, I know I've downsized since we left England, but I was really going to be struggling to get the basics in here. We worked it out that we would need to build the same amount of space again and that would be another long-term project. But it was one we discussed in length before deciding it wasn't for us.
The agent then said she wanted to take us to a fully reformed country house about 15 minutes away, not one we had seen on the website but we had by now decided the other property we had planned to view was probably not right for us so we were happy to change our plans.
One of the things we have to keep in mind is how quickly we can drive to the main road to get to our golf club. Well, this next property was down a fantastic road through the countryside, steep hills covered in almond, olive and pine trees and when we reached the property it was in a cluster of 3 houses set on the side of the hill with views down the vally.
It was a beautiful house BUT off a very steep, dirt track from the top of the hill or up the Rambla from the bottom of the hill and just a little too remote to make golf within a driving distance.
And so, off to meet the last agent and see the last 2 properties of the day.
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That last one is SO 'picture book' isn't it ?
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