Townhouse for sale in Tortosa, Tarragona

Retire to the sun: classic villa with pool, mature garden and castle views in Tortosa, southern Catalonia

Mild winters, long lunches in the garden and a real Spanish city on your doorstep. If that is how you picture your retirement, Villa Suda deserves a visit.

The villa stands in a 3,080 m² private plot in Tortosa, the historic capital of the Ebro region in southern Catalonia. The climate is one of the gentlest in Spain: winters are short and mild, and the summer heat is tempered by the breeze from the Ebro Delta. Life here happens outdoors for most of the year.

And the outdoors is where this house excels. There is a private pool with safety fencing, a summer terrace with barbecue, a pond with fish and a waterfall, and a working vegetable garden for those who have always wanted to grow their own. The garden is mature and established, and from the pool you look across to the Suda Castle, the 10th-century fortress above the old town.

Built in 1986, the house has the solid, comfortable character of a home made to last: parquet floors, marble staircases and solid wood joinery. It is laid out over two floors and a full basement, with at least four bedrooms, several of them en suite, so children and grandchildren can stay as long as they like. A study, a gym and a sewing room give you space for everything you never had time for.

Everyday comfort is taken care of: room-by-room heating for the cooler months, air conditioning, fibre optic to keep in touch with family, two garages, and perimeter security with alarm and CCTV for peace of mind when you travel.

Tortosa offers what purely tourist resorts cannot: a regional hospital, shops, a central market and restaurants open all year, at a cost of living well below the better-known coasts. The beaches and the Ebro Delta Natural Park are a short drive away. Reus airport is 45 minutes by car and Barcelona airport 1 hour 45 minutes, so home is never far.

Single title. Viewings by appointment.