The main house is called Os Carrizos, these are song birds and there is usually a lovely chorus of birdsong in the mornings with thrushes, linnets, sparrows, blackbirds, a range of finches and tits, green woodpeckers and many more small birds. Eagles, buzzards and occasionally sparrow hawks can also be seen.
The house is a three bedroomed bungalow with a very large attic space that has external access and could be developed into accommodation.
There is an open garage to the side with power and light, it is not huge but is large enough to fit our high topped 4X4 people carrier. We had thought maybe one day to put patio doors across the front and East facing windows to make it a sheltered morning sort of conservatory.
There is a quiet road to the North side of the property, 5 minutes (2.8km) down the road is Vilarrube beach and the rest of the coastline. The driveway has two gateways and room to park 4 or more cars outside. It is possible to drive round the side of the house into the garden, there is more covered space on the South side of the property which can be used for parking.
Adjacent to the drive there is a garden with a large granite table, a productive grape vine, roses, banana plants, angels trumpets, lavender and many other plants make this an attractive place to sit. The water pump is also sited here it draws water from a 40 meter deep borehole, the pump unit was renewed in 2010 and is the best marque available; Bomba Taca.
Adjacent to the house is a commercial property and other built spaces, these are described on a separate page.
The plot covers over 8000sq meters and is two separate lots with a strip down the West making up around a quarter of the whole land area. This was fenced off but the fence was removed and it is now one large plot. It would be possible to apply for planning permission to construct a further dwelling on the West plot.
There is a chain link fence on the North, West and South boundaries and a quiet country road borders the North East and South. This provides good delineation of the boundaries. By quiet I mean probably around 20 - 50 cars / tractors, mopeds etc and a few cows pass by on an average day. Occasionally a small herd of sheep, a donkey cart and an ox cart can be seen and some of the local residents take a daily paseo.
Carrizos is a three bedroom bungalow set in around a hectare of land, the property is available for short term rent, this blog is to provide an insight into the house, garden and surrounding area. This image is a sunrise in Winter taken from the bathroom window. If you have any queries about the property please send a comment. Click on any image to enlarge.
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