A family home and an established and spacious country house which sleeps 14. It is traditionally built round a stone cobbled courtyard and dripping in climbing jasmine, roses and wisteria. At 1,200 feet the views stretch to the Pillars of Hercules, across the Straits of Gibraltar and deep in to Africa. The house is surrounded by some formal gardens with lawns and the rest is olive groves and orchards of oranges, apricots, almonds. Almuña is situated on its own farm of about 500 acres, mainly oak woodland. The only sounds to disturb you are those of sheep bells and a serenade of nightingales in springtime. This is an excellent area for walking. The house has 7 double bedrooms (four with double beds), all with fine views and their own bathrooms - (2 bedrooms with bath and independent showers, 4 bedrooms with bath and shower, 1 bedroom with shower only). There is a swimming pool, 5.8x 11.6m, which is about 15m from the side of the house. On the Almuña farm there is hard tennis court. The house is 6km from a dazzling white mountain village. The nearest airports are Gibraltar (1 hour) and Málaga (1½ hours). There are fine beaches on the Atlantic and the Mediterranean; both are within one hour drive. Sotogrande is within 45 minutes with a number of excellent golf courses. £2,500 p.w. plus maid.

Contact details: Tel: +34 952 151148, Mobile: +34 627 528 949, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or www.walkeurope.com/housedetails Arabella Arbuthnott (1998)