Country house in Velez-Rubio, Almeria

This 400-year-old, south-facing country mansion has been beautifully renovated and sits on 100,000 m² of land with open 360º countryside views. It offers 1,052 m² of accommodation arranged as two attached houses, with seven bedrooms and seven bathrooms. It has a tourist licence, which makes it well suited to a rural rental business, a wellness or yoga retreat, or a private country home.

Every room is generously proportioned and full of character, with many original features restored. In the main house, a large front terrace overlooks the pool and the town of Vélez Blanco. Inside are a sitting and dining room, a fitted kitchen, a utility room, a ground-floor shower room, and a main living room with an inglenook fireplace and bread oven. There is also a second living room and a study. An arched glazed door opens onto a central courtyard with a water feature, and off the courtyard is a huge room ideal for yoga, meditation or music. Upstairs are three very large double bedrooms with their own bathrooms, and the main bedroom also has a dressing room.

The guest house has its own entrances, a living room with kitchen, and three en-suite bedrooms. Outside are landscaped gardens with olive trees, a historic vaulted bodega, a garage, a carport, animal buildings and a storage yard. The property has mains electricity, mains and agricultural water, internet and oil-fired central heating. Some furniture is available.

Primary features:

• 7 bedrooms, 7 bathrooms in two attached houses
• 12m x 6m pool with large entertaining area
• Tourist licence
• Central courtyard and large wellness room
• Garage, carport and vaulted bodega
• 100,000 m² plot

Vélez-Rubio is a historic market town in northern Almería, close to the Sierra María-Los Vélez Natural Park. It has shops, supermarkets, restaurants and a health centre, along with fine baroque churches. Nearby Vélez Blanco is crowned by its striking Renaissance castle. The area offers a peaceful, authentic Andalusian way of life, with the Mediterranean beaches of Águilas within reach.