PERFECT HOMES MAGAZINE Issue 14 | Page 106

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 THE ESSENTIAL COSTA DEL SOL WEBSITE - www.simplymedia-group.com 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-