Holiday home - 4 persons - 29260 - Antequera

Holiday Home in Villanueva near El Torcal

House:
This is a lovely 2-bedroom holiday home in Villanueva de la Concepción. It's located on a hill and offers great views of the El Torcal nature park. It is ideal for a family. You can visit Andalusian cities like Antequera which has Europe's most important prehistoric dolmens. Visit the impressive mosque of Cordoba and the world-famous Alhambra of Granada. Nearby you have the king's path Caminito del Rey through the El Chorro gorge. Restaurants and supermarkets are 800m and 1 km away, respectively. The home has several terraces. One has a comfortable seating area shaded by a pergola covered with grape vines. You will find sunny or shady places to relax and enjoy views of the mountains and beautiful sunsets or enjoy a barbecue meal. The swimming pool is situated in a patio surrounded with a hedge and offers privacy. There's also a children's bed and high chair. Public transport is 6 km away and Málaga airport is 55 km from here. The owners live on the same property.

Layout:
Ground floor: (Kitchen(cooker(4 ring stoves, ceramic), coffee machine(filter), combination microwave, fridge-freezer), Living/diningroom(TV(satellite), DVD player, stereo unit), bedroom(double bed(160 x 200 cm)), bedroom(3x single bed(80 x 180 cm, 90 x 200 cm)), bathroom(shower, washbasin, toilet, bidet, washing machine)) carport, heating, 3x terrace, garden furniture, BBQ, parking, swimming pool(private, 10 x 5 m., opened from Jan upto and including Dec), children's bed, high chair

Tips from owner:
Bakers and shopping
The baker comes every day with fresh bread, rolls and cakes directly to the cottage driven, if you want.
In our village there is a supermarket and a tapas bar.
In the nearest village there is everything: supermarket, bakery, fishmonger, butcher, bank, pharmacy, bars and restaurants.

Golf
The Antequera Golf Club is an 18-hole golf course, with a spectacular view of the beautiful natural park "El Torcal" Karst fossil rock formations formed millions of years ago from the deep sea.
The golf course is about 6000 meters long. Characteristic because of its diversity of native vegetation such as olive trees, oaks, rosemary, thyme, lavender, with a varied topography.
A challenge for any golfer who can enjoy the game with every stroke

Hiking
You can walk directly from our house.
And there are several hiking trails, as well as in the El Torcal Natural Park and the Desfiladero de los Gaitanes also Natural Park with the Kingspath Caminito del Rey Royal Path in the Chorro Gorge, or the La Escaleruela hiking trail.

Trail Ruta de la Escaleruela (1 km)
La Escaleruela is on the eastern side of El Torcal Natural Park and is an old road about 1000m above sea level.
Up to quite recently it was the only way to get to Antequera from the south, for shopping, medical help and entertainment.
It is a track of great beauty and a haven for many endangered species.

Nature Park El Torcal (15 km) - has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2016
The park is one of the most impressive examples of Karstic landscapes in Europe; with unusual rock stacks like cheese rings. These rocks emerged from the sea floor during the Jurassic period.
One can take different walks once on El Torcal, for example for the intrepid, the “Ruta Verde” or “Ruta Amarilla”.
Other places of interest are the “Mirador de la Ventanillas” and “El Mirador de Diego Monea”.
Inside the Information Centre there is an exhibition where the visitor can discover more about the natural features and history of the park.

Observatory Observatorio Astronómico del Torcal (15 km)
The observatory, which is located next to the visitor center "Torcal Alto" in the nature park El Torcal of Antequera offers you the opportunity to observe the sun during the day and at night the impressive activities of the stars or the Saturn and its rings.

Nature Park Desfiladero de los Gaitanes (15 km)
A special highlight for all is the renovated and reopened royal path "Caminito del Rey", built along the walls of the Chorro Gorge. Bobastra and Ardales located in the province of Málaga, is of exceptional beauty in a natural and unique historic setting. Here you can practice hiking and canoeing or just relaxing at the Guadalhorce reservoirs and Guadalteba.

Natural Park Laguna de Fuente de Piedra (45 km)
The Laguna de Fuente de Piedra is one of the largest lakes of the Iberian Peninsula. It is the most important nesting, wintering and resting place of many migratory water. It is home to the largest colony of flamingos in Spain and the second largest in Europe, which can be observed during the breeding season (March to July).

Wolf Park Lobopark Antequera (12 km)
A unique Wolf Park!

Donkey Park El Refugio del Burrito (45 km)
Offers you an entertaining and unforgettable visit for our little child, this Donkey Park El Refugio del Burrito, a possibility to watch these native animals - the donkey.

Free climbing (15 km)
We invite everyone to one incredible day climbing experience in the natural park Desfiladero de los Gaitanes nearby to the Chorro Gorge, located next to the nature park El Torcal.

Paragliding and Hang Gliding (13 km)
Is organized by Air-Born Adventures. In tandem with the pilots will be an amazing day in Valle de Abdaljís with stunning views of the mountains Sierra de Guadalhorce, nearby to the beautiful nature park "El Torcal" and "El Chorro" between Antequera and Malaga.


Antequera (20 km): Moorish castle Alcazaba. The prehistoric dolmens of Menga, Viera and Rormeral are among the largest megalithic sites in Europe and were listed as UNESCO World Heritage Sites in 2016.

Málaga: Alcazaba - Moorish castle, Gibralfaro Castle, Picasso Museum, Centre Pompidou Malaga, etc.

Ronda: Oldest bullring.

Córdoba: Great Mosque, splendid with its 860 marble columns.

Granada: With its world-famous Alhambra, the Generalife and Albaicin, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Seville: Moorish Alcázar, also a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Remarks:
The holiday home is situated on the same property as the house of the homeowner