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Casa Encuentro |
Tabernas, Andalucia, Spain |
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A beautiful house, styled and owned by an international artist and designed by one of Spain’s leading architects. Set on the edge of two lovely National Parks, it is a short distance from one of Spain's last unspoilt coastlines. Sitting amongst organic olive groves, overlooked by an ancient Moorish castle, it has a stunning 18 metre pool, and offers private yoga classes and guided nature walks. |
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Property Info |
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Accommodation Type:
| House / Villa |
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Property Setting:
| Village / Rural |
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Holiday Type:
| Relaxing / Family / Culture |
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Bedrooms:
| 4 |
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Guests:
| 8 |
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Catering:
| self-catering |
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General Info |
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This large beautiful property is set within 4 hectares of private land. It blends the old with the new, built around a traditional Spanish cortijo (farmhouse), fusing old and cutting edge modern styles. This, along with the artist’s styling, means that during your stay here you will be surrounded by beauty and harmonious, simple luxury. |
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Details on the area surrounding the property/accommodation |
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Almeria is one of Spain’s hidden jewels. Wild mountains, picturesque white villages, stunning local cuisine and a wealth of culture and nightlife. You are just a short distance from famous film sets, where Lawrence of Arabia, Indiana Jones, A Fist Full Of Dollars and other Spaghetti Westerns were filmed. All these film sets can be visited. The house is next to a National Park, containing Europe’s only desert. You are surrounded by mountains and ancient olive groves studded with beautiful wild flowers. The villa is 30 minutes away from one of Spain’s last unspoilt coastlines, and the Cabo de Gato National Park has many fabulous virgin beaches and whitewashed villages in tiny bays. 25 minutes away is Almeria, the regional capital, which has managed to preserve its Moorish heritage. Here you will find a beautiful castle, winding streets, cafes, authentic tapas bars, plenty of shopping, and a thriving flamenco scene. It also has recently opened modern art and photographic museums.
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Getting there & away/local amenities |
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Getting There:
| The house is 25 minutes from Almeria International Airport, which is well served by flights from London and Manchester, as well as a number of regional UK airports. At the airport there are plenty of well known car hire companies, as well as local ones. We can advise on these if given sufficient notice. |
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Nearest airports:
| Almeria International 35km |
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Nearest train station:
| Gador 20km |
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Nearest ferry terminal:
| Almeria 35km |
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Nearest bus stop:
| Tabernas 1km |
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Car Hire:
| Essential |
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Nearest restaurant:
| Tabernas |
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Nearest beach:
| Retimar |
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Nearest shop:
| Tabernas |
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Nearest market:
| Tabernas |
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More Info |
Owner Info |
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Name |
Belinda |
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Contact Phone No. |
00 34 600 349151 |
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Accommodation details |
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Activities Nearby |
Birdwatching / Courses Available / Cycling / Golf within 30km / Horse Riding / Skiing / Tennis / Therapies / Walking / Watersports
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Interior Facilities |
Air Con / Dishwasher / DVD player / Internet Access / Linen provided / Log Fire / Television
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Interior Details |
The house comprises of four bedrooms, two en-suite, which can very comfortably sleep 8 people. It has a stunning sitting room with antique afghan rugs, original works of art, surrounded on two sides with huge windows giving views up to the olive groves and into the white marble inner courtyard. Adjoining this is a fully equipped modern, luxury kitchen. There are four bedrooms with views into the countryside, over the pool, and across the riverbed. The designer bathrooms are full of stylish features. WiFi via high speed broadband is available and mobile coverage is excellent.
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Exterior Facilities |
BBQ / Courtyard / Garden / Parking / Swimming Pool / Terrace
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Exterior Details |
Set under olive trees and scented oleanders is a large 18m lap pool with its own pool house, perfect for relaxing and swimming. Next to this is a large covered terrace with a beautiful white marble dining table that comfortably seats 12, as well as areas for relaxing and sunbathing. The front of the house has a large covered porch, perfect for dinner in the evening and overlooked by a fantastic fairy tale castle, lit up from below at night. Along the front of the house runs a pergola covered with scented wisteria in spring or dripping with sweet grapevines in the summer. The house is in the perfect location, whether you like relaxing or being adventurous. A wonderful base from which to set off on long unspoilt walks under blue skies in the winter, or to be surrounded by wild flowers and migrating birds in the spring, or simply swim and bake in the summer, late spring and autumn and even sometimes winter.
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Further Details |
All guests will be met with a welcome hamper. A locally grown box of organic vegetables can be arranged if requested.
During your stay we can arrange for you to have yoga lessons, as well as guided wildlife tours and bushcraft lessons.
The owner of the house, as well as being an artist, is also a fully qualified yoga teacher with over 20 years experience of yoga practice and meditation. The yoga classes will leave you feeling completely rejuvenated and deeply relaxed.
The wildlife tours will be led by an ecologist with 20 years experience of teaching nature and who has trained and worked with Ray Mears.
If you would like to eat in one evening and have something special in mind we can organise a five course Indian banquet to be enjoyed under the stars on one of the terraces. Or if you would prefer something more typical of the area, an Arroz Negro cooked outside in a huge traditional paella dish can be provided.
We can also arrange for you to go on a riding excursion into the desert, traveling past wild ravines and the old film sets. Or if you prefer a more modern approach, you can take 4×4 tours right into the heart of this magical place.
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Conditions of
Rental |
A 20% deposit secures a booking with the balance payable 6 weeks before departure. You will be greeted with a welcome hamper and the owner is available to answer questions and help if needed. Bookings are from Saturday (4pm) until the following Saturday (10am). We will consider flexible booking dates off season.
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Other Information |
Child Friendly / Ideal for honeymoons / Pet Friendly / Short breaks available
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What visitors have said about Casa Encuentro |
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We had a lovely nine day holiday here in June 2011 with two families including four children aged between 9 and 13.
The house is just as described, beautifully designed and maintained to a high standard. It is a very spacious house with lovely grounds and a great pool, long enough to actually do some proper swimming! It is quite a deep pool, perfect for diving, but little ones won't be able to touch the bottom so best suited to swimmers. The views from the house are very dramatic, from the poolside you look towards the hills with the desert beyond and there are many walks straight from the house.
We would highly recommend the bushcraft course, we spent a day with Neil who is great fun and very knowledgeable. The children loved it! One daughter also enjoyed the horse riding nearby.
We ventured down to the coast one day, it took us about an hour to get to Mojacar where we ate in one of the beach restaurants. It is quite touristy here, but beaches were clean and empty. We didn't get to see any of the more remote beaches because the children loved the pool so much.
We would highly recommend the property, the house has far more personality than a holiday home, and the owner Belinda is really helpful and very friendly. Definitely a very enjoyable relaxing holiday, thank you!
Recommended for: Age 55+, Adventure Seekers, Families with Teenagers
Anne Claxton, Bath, UK, May 2011 
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