Villa for sale in Canillas de Aceituno, Málaga

Spacious country villa with breathtaking views over the green valley and Lake Viñuela in Canillas de Aceituno

This is a characterful country house with 4 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, a wooden casita, a large pool, garage and various storage areas. Around the house lies a lush garden with fruit trees, a vegetable garden and paths leading down to the barranco in the valley.

The house offers tranquillity and wide open views, yet is only 600 metres from the provincial road to Canillas de Aceituno. It is perfectly maintained. Over the past few years, many improvements have been made: a new kitchen and floor, renovated bathrooms, an outdoor kitchen with lounge area at the front and a wooden pergola with sun awning on the kitchen terrace. The house also has solar panels, a water softener, a solar water heater for hot water and, alongside a mains water connection, its own water source for garden irrigation.

The village of Canillas de Aceituno has daily amenities: a bank, pharmacy, medical centre, small supermarkets, bakers and butchers, as well as bars and restaurants.

The front door is located at the back of the house, reached via a flower-lined path. From the entrance hall (1.80 x 1.35m) the villa opens onto the dining room (3.95 x 4.30m), with large sliding doors to the covered veranda, from which you have a beautiful view over the garden towards Lake Viñuela.

Adjoining this is the living room with a stylish open fireplace, three large windows and the same sweeping view (4.75 x 4.65m). Both rooms have air conditioning and central heating.

Between the kitchen and the living room, a door leads to the kitchen terrace.

The large, luxury kitchen features a coffee bar, tall storage cupboards, a spacious eat-in bar and a wide gas range with a large oven (SMEG), complemented by an L-shaped work area with fully integrated appliances (also SMEG) (19m²). The kitchen has underfloor heating and double doors to the kitchen terrace.

On the ground floor are three bedrooms, reached via a central hallway (4.45 x 0.90m):
• Bedroom 1 (8.90m²) — double room with built-in wardrobe, air conditioning and central heating
• Bedroom 2 (9.95m²) — double room with built-in wardrobes, air conditioning and central heating
• Bedroom 3 (13.10m²) — very spacious double room with large built-in wardrobe, air conditioning and central heating, and an en-suite bathroom (6m²) with bath, shower, toilet, double washbasin, underfloor heating and radiator
• Shared bathroom for bedrooms 1 and 2 (5.30m²) with shower, washbasin, toilet, underfloor heating and radiator
• At the end of the hallway there is also a spacious pantry/storage cupboard.

Via the wide double staircase next to the entrance you reach the upper floor via a landing:
• A large bathroom with shower, double washbasin, toilet, underfloor heating and radiator (6.40m²)
• A closet room (13m²) with double doors to a spacious roof terrace with a large sun awning (19m) — along the green valley and the lake, you can also see the mountains of the Sierra Tejeda
• The master bedroom in the turret (21m²): a large, bright room with windows all around, air conditioning and heating.

All windows and doors are fitted with double safety glass, UPVC tilt-and-turn fittings (Kömmerling), fly screens and shutters.

The villa is reached via a short drive along a mountain road, almost entirely paved. There are two entrances: the upper driveway leads to the house, the lower one to the garage and carport. In total there is parking for 6 cars.

The current owners have a great love of plants and flowers. The garden is lushly planted with roses, bougainvillea, oleanders, hibiscus, citrus plants, olive trees, almond trees and other Mediterranean species, with countless shady and sunny spots.

At the front you will find an outdoor kitchen with gas BBQ and hob under wooden pergolas, a lounge area (approx. 6.5 x 3.30m) and the spacious covered veranda (approx. 7 x 2.85m), which adjoins the dining room and is used as an extra outdoor room for much of the year.

Adjacent to this is a large terrace with a lockable gate leading to a wide staircase down to the pool terrace. The view is panoramic over the valley, distant hills and the lake, with a glimpse of the Mediterranean Sea to the left.

Around the house are various sheds: the boiler room, a spot for firewood, the water softener and an extra 2,000-litre water tank.

The upper part of the garden is fully enclosed and has a few openings to the lower parts of the garden. There you will find the wooden casita (3 x 3 m + veranda 3.25 x 2.55m), now set up as a gym but also suitable as a guest house or storage space, and the fruit orchard with grapevines (Muscatel and Romé), orange, lime and mandarin trees, avocado and mango trees, three jacarandas and a few fig and pomegranate trees.

This property offers a beautiful pool area with a sunny terrace (72.5m²) and a large pool (11 x 4.15m).

At the bottom is the property’s own water source, and two 3,000-litre water tanks for garden irrigation. This path runs past the vegetable garden to the back terrace of the casita. From the water source you can walk all the way down to the barranco, where in spring and autumn you can see and hear the stream flowing.

In total there is parking for 6 cars, spread across the two entrances.

This is a rare opportunity to buy such a well-maintained villa with 4 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, a lush garden with fruit orchard, a large pool, an outdoor kitchen and a wooden casita. Inside, everything is equally well cared for, including a luxury SMEG kitchen, stylish living spaces with open fireplace, and modern features such as underfloor heating, solar panels and its own water source.