Villa for sale in La Cala de Mijas, Mijas, Málaga

In an English country garden, in a beautiful country house, you think of beautiful flowers like hydrangea, foxglove, sea pea, roses, and well-kept lawns, but here in Spain we are going to present the Spanish version. It is normally called a finca or cortijo, full of vibrant buganvilla, oleanders, hibiscus, jacarandas, night-scented stock, and jazmin—so colourful, and always with a clear blue sky.

This country house has the beauty of everything as you are in the countryside, but only 10 minutes’ drive down to the coast, 10 minutes either way to the centre of Fuengirola or La Cala de Mijas, and less than 30 minutes to the centre of Marbella or Málaga Airport.

This cortijo has the authentic Andalusian style, painted white with terracotta roof tiles. The electric gates open to the driveway with its white pebble stones, and you will find plenty of space for parking. Enter into the house through the big wooden front door, which I believe was recovered from an old hotel in Málaga. Step through this beautiful door to the hallway with terracotta-coloured floors and high wooden-beamed ceilings. From the entrance hall you can go upstairs to the master bedroom, straight into the sitting/dining room. On the right-hand side you have the kitchen, and on the left a large bedroom en suite. There is also a cloakroom here for guests to use. Upstairs you have one large bedroom en suite, with a terrace that has panoramic views over the garden and countryside, and you can even see down to the sea.

Walk from the hall into the large sitting room with its big fireplace, which leads on the left to a room you can use as a study, office, reading room, or even a little TV room. To the right there is a proper dining room that also leads to your big family country kitchen. But back to the sitting room now: it leads out to a covered terrace and on to your well-groomed lawn, ideal for a game of croquet followed by a pimms by the pool. Those of you who are into gardening will find Bermuda grass on the lawn. To the left of the lawn you will find the relaxing pool and chill-out area. On a lower level behind the pool you will find the secret vegetable garden.

Back into the house again, from the hall you can go straight through to the large family kitchen, where you can cook the fresh vegetables picked straight from your secret garden. The kitchen is designed in a way that is perfect for informal dining with family or close friends. Also off the kitchen there is a nice “al fresco” dining area. There are several areas through the house designated for dining this way, so you can enjoy the outdoor “al fresco” whether in the summer or winter, in the sun or the shade—breakfast, lunch, or dinner—everything is catered for to avoid the mid-day sun or enjoy the balmy nights enjoyed in these parts of the world, part of the “Costa del Sol Living”.

Off the kitchen another little surprise: you can go into the two-bedroom guest apartment, which also has in fact another direct entrance from outside if you wanted to close it off from the main house. The apartment has two bedrooms, a bathroom, and an open-plan kitchen/sitting room, and again it leads out to another outdoor dining terrace. The owners use this as their BBQ area, and it also has another lawn with a spectacular mountain as the backdrop.

The cortijo has 10,000 m² of land, so you actually have plenty of room if you would like to use it for maybe growing avocados, mangos, olives, or even have a little Moscatel vineyard so you can make your own olive oil and wine.

This charming country house is ideal to either live in all year around or use as a holiday home. You have the peace and tranquillity of living in the countryside yet are so close to all amenities.

Now you have to just come and view it for yourself.