Casa del Huerto is a rural tourism villa located on the edge of Melegis, Lecrin Valley's "citrus" village. Set in orange groves, and with commanding views over the village and the countryside of the Sierra Nevada, the villa has lots of space for up to eight people to enjoy their holiday in style. The villa has a large open plan living kitchen dining room on the ground floor and a separate cloakroom. Large double doors give views of and access to the back garden which has the pool (6 mt by 2.5mt) and a selection of avocado, orange and other trees.
On the first floor there are two double bedrooms and two bathrooms, and in the tower there is a further double bedroom, with access to the large terrace. Up to eight people can be accommodated because there is a double sofabed in the living room. The Valley of Lecrin is a startlingly beautiful area which occupies one of the most privileged positions in Spain. The area itself is midway between the Costa Tropical, famous for its verdant cultivation of exotic fruits and sugar cane, and the city of Granada, home to the Alhambra and the Albaicin, Spain´s most potent historic attractions. The Lecrin Valley was the Moorish emperor´s "market garden".
So much history abounds around the city of Granada that it would be impossible to tell all here. Home to the last empire of Spain´s Moorish era, Granada was finally taken by Ferdinand and Isabella in 1492 after more than 700 years of Moorish civilisation, which shaped the city and the area for ever. All of Granada's attractions are within easy reach of the house, as are the various beaches and resorts of the Costa Tropical. Last but not least, the south facing villages of the Sierra Nevada are also a short drive away. This area, known as the Alpujarra, has been written about by Gerald Brenan ("South from Granada") and Chris Stewart ("Driving Over Lemons").