Country house in La Ermita, Oria

This detached two-storey cortijo sits at the very edge of La Ermita in the Rambla de Oria area, with fantastic views over the mountains and countryside. It is arranged as a four-bedroom main house plus an attached annex. Because the house is built into a hillside, both sections are entered from the top floor. The final few hundred metres of the approach are on a concrete road.

In the main house, a wide hallway leads to a spacious living room with a log-burning fire and valley views. There is also a separate dining room and a very large kitchen with plenty of storage, appliances, space for a second dining area and a pantry. Downstairs are four bedrooms, two of them en-suite, and a family bathroom.

The annex needs completing. Upstairs is an open-plan room suited to a lounge, dining area and kitchen. Downstairs there are two further rooms and a bathroom that is already fitted.

Outside, there is parking for several vehicles and a patio running the full width of the house. A staircase leads up to a roof solarium, and there is also a shed, an external utility room and a fish pond.

Primary features:

• 6 bedrooms (2 in annex to complete) and 4 bathrooms
• 296 m² built on a 336 m² plot
• Log-burning fire and separate dining room
• Roof solarium and full-width patio
• Off-road parking, mains water and electricity

Oria is a traditional Andalusian town in Almería's Almanzora Valley, surrounded by dramatic sierras. It has bars, restaurants, shops and a medical centre, all about 10 minutes away by car. The bustling market town of Albox is around 20 minutes away, and the beach is roughly an hour's drive.