CASA RIO VISTA, BENAOJAN, ANDALUCIA, SPAIN
GIBRALTAR BY TRAIN VIA SAN ROQUE
A
n outstanding Andalucian
stone dwelling recreated
from a strong artisan building dating back over 100
years, refurbished to exacting standards using classic materials recovered from the region.
Recently completed and finished but not
fully occupied the property is located in an
elevated position on the edge of Benaojan
Estacion village. Nestling in a verdant enclave on a gentle hillside with breathtaking
distant hill views above the picturesque
fast flowing fresh water River Guadiaro
teeming with fish.
A very private peaceful sanctuary in a
natural park that is also adjacent to the
unique single track modernised railway
line that links Gibraltar via San Roque
with Ronda, a train journey of approximately one hour from the village station.
There are three trains each way per day
therefore making Gibraltar commutable.
Ronda about 7 miles away by road from
Benaojan has ongoing train connections
to Cordoba, Madrid and all other major
towns with links to Spain’s high speed rail
network. The property is on the edge of
106
that leads beyond the house and garden
ultimately to an ample parking space with
two spaces in a rustic shaded area at the
far end of the property.
Casa Rio Vista before renovation...
the village and is approached along a narrow lane and entered through electrically
operated tall oak timber gates with a TV
entry system. The gates open onto an inner side drive of white marble chippings
...and after
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The imposing pillared and canopied entrance is flanked by colourful verdant
planting and the house is entered through
original antique pine doors after climbing
six low rise stone steps reclaimed from a
centuries old church in Cordoba.
Adjacent to the entrance hall with a reclaimed original stone floor and pine
beamed ceiling are a cloakroom with WC
and a services store facility. The store
houses the mains electricity switchboard
and the control unit for an integrated
vacuum system that operates throughout the house with multiple connections
on ground and first floors. A ground floor
double bedroom annexe is accessed from
the entrance hall up a few steps with oak
ceiling beams, built in wardrobe and access to an adjacent spacious external
raised terrace.
Double doors with small panes of bevelled
glass lead off the hall to the extensive
kitchen and dining room. The adjacent re-