6 bed n/a Country house Caravaca de la Cruz, Murcia For Sale

Offered for sale this rare and unusual property, a large old Cortijo now beautifully restored, retaining lots of original features and yet fully modernised (formerly the home of a renowned bullfighter).

Lovely westerly views from the property which is located only 2 minutes from the village of Almudema (Caravaca - Lorca road) with bar, school, bank, shop, etc. 10 minutes from the large town of Caravaca de la Cruz with all amenities, including hospitals, etc. The 6 bed house is located 2 minutes from the village of Almudema and 10 minutes from the large town of Caravaca de la Cruz in northwest Murcia. There are schools and bus stations in both the village and the town. In Caravaca there is a main bus station with links to Murcia city (from here you can travel by bus or train all over Spain). In Caravaca there is also a main hospital with Accident and Emergency department, many schools, shops, restaurants. Caravaca is also an important pilgrimage centre and attracts many visitors (it is one of only 5 holy cities in the world). The motorway is only 5 minutes away (the C415 which runs to Murcia city and joins the main A7 motorway). The nearest airport is, currently, at San Javier (60 minutes) - but please note: Soon a new Murcia airport will be built at Corvera and a new approach motorway - this will mean that in the future, the main Murcia airport will only be 30 minutes away. Alicante airport is 80 minutes.In general the area where the property is located attracts tourists both for historic Caravaca de la Cruz and for the lovely countryside (there are many country pursuits that can be done in the area, attracting there sorts of tourists, horse-riding, quad biking, cycling, walking, etc). The communications and access to the area are excellent !It needs to be pointed out that this particular property would make an excellent country hotel / casa rural / restaurant / club, etc. Contact us for more details regarding this unique property.
Caravaca De La Cruz 30400, Murcia, Costa Calida

Interior

The property is large, on 2 floors (approx. 450 sq metres- some 4,580 sq ft) and comprises: First Floor: 4 bedrooms (1 en-suite), a further bathroom, living room, dressing room.Ground Floor: Large fitted kitchen with fireplace and central sink unit, double oven and gas hob, informal living room with fireplace, formal salon and dining room with fireplace, larder. There are also 2 further bedrooms and bathroom. Electricity and water connected. Landline telephone. Diesel fired central heating.

Exterior

The property also benefits from a large swimming pool (11m x 5m) with island and palm tree. There is an adjoining BBQ house with bathroom and 2 showers.There is also a very large 2 storey garage / workshop and separate detached store room with old bread oven. The gardens are fully fenced around the house but the grounds extend to over 20,000 sq metres, inclding own pine forest, valley walk and almonds.