Finca/Country House for sale in Requena, Valencia

We are faced with a historic estate, perfectly preserved, built on an area of approximately 220,000 m² using materials of the highest quality. It comprises a large entrance hall that leads to two sitting rooms with two fireplaces. On the left wing there is the service area with an office, kitchen, pantry, cloakroom, and a staircase. A large walnut staircase takes us to the first floor, where another distributor leads to eight bedrooms, all of them with different designs. The property has a total of 10 bedrooms and 7 bathrooms. Spacious lounges for both living and guests or entertaining, with a fireplace and a summer area. In addition, the outdoor areas feature a large lawn area and spacious terraces. Two swimming pools, a paellero (paella cooking area) and a barbecue area, an orchard area, and an independent service house or caretaker’s residence separate from the family home, as well as a cellar with the characteristics of the period, currently pending to be put back into operation; first-class quality materials and excellent preservation make this estate a place of dreams.

This complex is ideal to be used as a venue for hospitality, cultural, recreational events, or for private use. With its own well and irrigation throughout the estate via drip irrigation. Without doubt, a dream complex that preserves exquisite materials and holds an interesting history. The estate has an irrigation pond and three water wells registered with the Confederación Hidrográfica del Júcar; part of the estate borders the Río Magro (tributary of the Río Júcar). Regarding the area intended for grape cultivation, 14 ha are Bobal, 6 ha are Tempranillo, and 2 ha are Macabeo, registered with the D.O. Utiel-Requena and Cava.

San Antonio is located 70 km from the provincial capital, Valencia. With more than 2,000 inhabitants, it is the largest village in Europe. It is very well connected, just 1.5 km from the Este Motorway exit (Valencia-Madrid) and two national roads to Albacete and Ayora; it has a bus line, a Renfe station, an AVE High-Speed station, AVE (Requena-Utiel), and is 5 minutes from an aerodrome and 40 minutes from Valencia’s international airport. It is also equipped with services such as supermarkets, pharmacies, schools, etc. San Antonio lies to the south and at the foot of the Sierra de Juan Navarro, where the typical wildlife of this area roams: partridges, hares, rabbits, or wild boars.

The subsoil of the municipality is rich in aquifers, as attested by the numerous springs surrounding the town: Fuente del Mono, Fuente de la Jedrea, San Benedetto. The Río Magro runs along the south side of the urban core of San Antonio, on its way to the Río Júcar in the Ribera Alta region. The main economic activity in San Antonio is agricultural. The vineyard is king of the region and in this town even more so, due to the care with which the vineyards and their produce are tended, and the results obtained by the various wineries located here, famous under the Utiel-Requena origin designation. In addition, many cultural and adventure sports activities can be carried out, such as rafting, kayaking, canyoning, climbs, hiking, etc… And just 20 km away are the famous Hoces del Cabriel and the Chera Geological Park.