The house - La casa


Our house is in the pretty, peaceful village of Juvíles in Granada Province, about 1,200 metres up in the High Alpujarra, and within the protected Parque Natural de la Sierra Nevada.

It was built in traditional style in 2006, on the site of an old ruined home, parts of which have been retained in the new building. There are three bedrooms (two doubles and a single), two bathrooms, and on the top floor, a big open plan area with kitchen, breakfast bar, dining and living areas, a wood-burning fire and French doors leading onto the roof terrace. The views across the village and the valley beyond are magnificent.

The house is newly furnished and equipped with washing machine, drier, gas hob, electric oven, microwave, fridge-freezer, television (Spanish stations) and a DVD player (region 2, same as UK). There is plenty of storage space. We have walking guides, maps, novels and other books in English and Spanish, a small selection of DVDs, a few CDs and some board games. Bed linen and towels are normally provided.

The tap water is fine to drink, or water can be collected from fountains in the village. There’s a wood-burning fire in the living room and oil-filled electric radiators in the bedrooms. A large electric boiler provides hot water for the bathrooms, while a secondary gas boiler heats water in the kitchen.

Next to the house is a small walled garden which we have landscaped and planted. This provides a sheltered and shaded place to sit and perhaps eat outdoors when it's too hot for the terrace.

Only very small vehicles can negotiate our street, Calle Altillo. Realistically, you will have to park on the main street and walk to the house.




Nuestra casa se ubica en la hermosa y tranquila aldea de Juvíles, en la Alpujarra Granadina, a la altura de cerca 1.200m, en el protegido Parque Natural de la Sierra Nevada.

La casa se construyó en estilo tradicional en 2006, encima de un hogar ruinido, partes de cual quedan usados en el edificio nuevo. Tiene tres dormitorios (dos dobles y un sencillo), dos baños, y en el último piso, una superficie amplia y abierta con cocina, comedor, sala de estar y puerta ventana hasta la terraza. Las vistas por encima del pueblo, y mas allá al valle, son maravillosas.

La casa fue recentamente amueblada y equipada con lavadora, secadora, placa de gas, horno eléctrico, micro-ondas, nevera, televisor y DVD. Hay mucho espacio de almacenaje. Tenemos en la casa guías de senderismo, mapas, novelas y otros libros en inglés y español, un pequeño surtido de DVDs, unos CDs y unos juegos. Proveemos normalmente ropa de cama y toellas.
El agua del grifo es buena, o se puede conseguir agua desde los fuentes del pueblo. Hay una chiminea en el estar, y radiadores en las habitaciones. Tenemos una caldera de agua para los baños, y otra en la cocina.

Al lado de la casa se ubica un pequeño jardín amurallado. Nuestros huéspedes pueden usarlo si quieren. No más que pequeñísimos vehículos pueden negociar nuestra calle estrecha. La verdad es que Ud. tiene que estacionar en la carretera y alcanzar en pie a la casa.

2 comments:

Sarah Marsh said...

Hi this is Sarah, the journalist whose questions you kindly answered today! However I need to have your full name, job title and age to quote you - I would be very grateful if you could send those to me over the weekend.
Many thanks and kind regards,

Sarah

Martin said...

Hi Sarah, sorry I didn't see this sooner, you should have e-mailed me. My name is Martin Cross, I'm an advertising copywriter aged 46.
I will go back to the post and see if I can contact you that way, but maybe you will see this. M.