Country house in Santa Maria de Nieva, Huercal-Overa

This two-in-one country house sits on a 4,000 m² plot with a built area of 600 m², including a double garage and several separate outbuildings. It needs renovation throughout, but the space and layout suit a large family home or a B&B, guest house or holiday letting business. The cortijo is in a small hamlet reached by tarmac road, with one neighbouring property that is currently empty.

The main entrance opens into a traditional hallway with two bedrooms on either side, leading to a lounge. Off the lounge are a bathroom, a storage room and a large kitchen-diner, plus a further room that could become another bedroom. A second entrance leads to its own hall with a bedroom, two rooms that could become a bathroom and bedroom, another room and stairs to large upstairs rooms with scope for more accommodation.

Outside, old animal pens sit at the rear, and at the front there are a double garage and a store with a traditional bread oven. The land offers lovely views and room for a pool. Mains electricity and water are connected, and internet and telephone can be installed.

Primary features:

• 4 bedrooms, 1 bathroom, 600 m² built
• 4,000 m² plot with room for a pool
• Double garage and outbuildings
• Traditional bread oven
• Mains electricity and water
• Potential for B&B or guest accommodation

Santa Maria de Nieva is a friendly village in the Almería countryside with bars, a shop, a pharmacy, a doctor's surgery and a school. Nearby Huércal-Overa is a thriving market town with a well-regarded hospital, shops, restaurants, parks, a theatre and a cinema, and markets on Monday and Thursday mornings. The sandy beaches of San Juan de los Terreros and the coast at Vera, Garrucha and Mojácar are within driving distance.