Finca/Country House for sale in Canillas de Albaida, Málaga

Some houses were built to be homes, while others had a different life long before that. This is one of them.

This former mill in Canillas de Albaida, one of the few still preserved in this part of the Axarquía, has survived to the present day transformed into a truly unique property. It was restored while respecting much of its character and now offers 462 m² built, surrounded by almost 16,000 m² of registered land area, abundant vegetation and the river, which runs alongside the property and is an inseparable part of its atmosphere.

The main building has four bedrooms and two bathrooms, as well as various rooms and spaces that retain the distinctive layout of a building that was never a conventional home. Here, the spaces do not necessarily follow the usual scheme of a modern residence: some rooms can change function according to the needs of whoever arrives, there are corners with their own personality and various exits onto the terraces and outdoors.

This is complemented by a separate apartment with one bedroom, a bathroom and its own kitchen. Altogether, the property therefore offers five bedrooms, three bathrooms and two kitchens, in addition to several further rooms that can be used as an office, library, games room, guest areas or adapted to other purposes.

This layout, precisely, opens up plenty of possibilities. It could work as a spacious, highly private permanent residence, as a very special second home in the heart of the Axarquía, or even as a base for developing a rural accommodation project, B&B or another tourism-related concept, always subject to the relevant authorisations.

Outside, the pace of the property changes completely. The garden is green, lush and mature, with vegetation that seems to have found its own little ecosystem here. Among it is a small swimming pool, accompanied by various corners and terraces where you can sit, eat or simply enjoy the sound of the water and the surroundings.

The property also has a private path running alongside the river, one of those details that are difficult to convey through photographs alone and which greatly contribute to the character of the place.

A traditional bread or pizza oven has also been preserved, another small remnant that fits perfectly with the history of a building that has long been part of this landscape.

With 462 m² built, almost 16,000 m² of registered land area, five bedrooms between the house and apartment, three bathrooms, two kitchens, various rooms, terraces, a swimming pool, a garden and a private path alongside the river, this is a property with many possibilities.

But its true value probably lies in something far less easy to measure.

It is one of the former mills still remaining in the Axarquía, surrounded by water and vegetation and restored so that it can continue to have a life. A property that is difficult to compare with any other, precisely because there is practically nothing else like it.