lunes, 1 de octubre de 2012

Your house in Alicante

Either if you are aiming for a family holiday house, planning your retirement, or moving to Alicante, this is what you are looking for.

Savor breakfast in its terrace while the sun rises; or indulge in long after hours watching the stars. Sunbathe on its peaceful communal garden or rejoice in the swimming pool. Enjoy the company of friends and family in its spacious living room, and simply enjoy a comfortable life in this luxurious split-level maisonette, with its three bedrooms, toilet and two bathrooms (one in suite).

Just come in and take a look!
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Ground level

(Living & dining room, kitchen, gallery, toilet, terrace)

Living Room
Southeast orientation. 30 m2. Marble floor.



Spacious and luminous, it leads directly into the terrace. These pictures were taken on Christmas 2011 and you can appreciate how the morning light pours in.

As the warmer seasons roll in, the sun gets higher and thus, the whole living room is covered in a nice fresh shadow without losing a spark of light.


You have plenty space to create a snug reading corner or, just how I have it, a studio. It is a real luxury to work in a serene environment with so much natural light, the view of the trees from the terrace and the chirping of birds outside.


Dining Room


Makes room for 6 comfortably seated guests.







Kitchen and Laundry Gallery



9 m2. Northwest oriented.

The kitchen has room for a breakfast table and it leads to an open gallery with everything necessary to do the laundry.




Terrace
9 m2. Your chill out spot...


...perfect to reading the papers while having brunch, to playing cards with friends or  Scrabble with your kids, taking long summer siestas, or dozing after a candle light dinner... Just perfect to enjoy life.



Upper level

(Master bedroom with in suite bathroom, 2 double bedrooms, bathroom)
Master Bedroom
11 m2 and with a view to the garden and swimming pool...



...it has its own in suite bathroom (4 m2).










Bedroom and Bathroom

9 m2, northwest oriented, fitted wardrobe.



3 m2 and, as with all bathrooms in the house, this also has plenty of natural light.









The Area
San Juan Beach

Playa de San Juan is a wonderful beach, 7 km long and 85 m wide, with plenty of restaurants, cafes and playgrounds on the sand for the kids.

The beach is awarded with a Blue Flag, given by the European Foundation for Environmental Education, to certify the quality of water, the cleanliness of sand and the availability of services and facilities such as watch towers, lifeguards, Red Cross, disabled accesses, and environmental and informational programs.




I use to walk every morning its long promenade, and see the sun rising at the sea.
Below there are some of my own pictures of those glorious moments.


Sports

Alicante Golf

The green is set in a residential area, guess which one? That's right! The condominium lays between holes 2 and 3, but no worries about lose golf balls: the course features wide fairways lined with thousands of trees. 


Severiano Ballesteros designed this 72-par course that includes six par-three holes, six par-four holes and six par-five holes, meaning that no two consecutive holes are played with the same par in any one round. Seve also designed 5 large lakes affecting 12 of the 18 holes, resulting in an attractive and challenging course for golfers of all abilities. It is the first golf course in Spain to be awarded both of the most prestigious environmental quality standard certificates:ISO-14.001 and the Q-Plus certificate.
See more in http://www.alicantegolf.org/



Arena Alicante Sports Resort 
26000 m2 and 19000 m2 for outdoor sports. Just 5 minute from the house.








Indoor facilities (6800 m2): Fitness room, 6 rooms for group classes, indoor cycling, indoor walking, 2 rooms for exhibitions and master classes, tatami. Spa and two swimming pools. Three squash courts.


Outdoor facilities (19000 m2): athletics track, 4 mini-tennis courts, 6 tennis courts (3 clay courts, and 3 acrylic courts), football field, 14 padel courts (2 individuals, 12 doubles: 5 of them indoor).

 Other facilites and services: kindergarden, library, physiotherapy clinic, hairdress and esthetic, sports shop, chemist, cafeteria, and restaurant.See more in http://www.arenaalicante.com/


Royal Yacht Club




Sailing, rowing and fishing competitions and schools.



See more in http://www.rcra.es/






Scuba Diving
All along its coastline, Alicante offers a variety of proposals for scuba diving and snorkeling, some of them (Benidorm, Tabarca Island) just minutes from home.





Hiking/Trekking 
Great walking and trekking can be found here and also some very interesting mountain scrambling, no more than at 1 hour trip.



The Alicante mountains have more than 650Km of approved 
trails.


Here there are soaring limestone peaks contrasting with lush terraces and olive groves.

Major peaks are the Puig Campana (1410 m) and the Sierra de Aitana (1358 m).



Schools

European School of Alicante
The European School of Alicante is just at 5 minutes from the house.






The European Schools are official educational establishments controlled jointly by the governments of the Member States of the European Union.

They provide teaching in the official languages of the European Union. In the Alicante School, the languages are English, German and French.

In all these countries they are legally regarded as public institutions. Their mission is to provide a multilingual and multicultural education for nursery, primary and secondary level pupils.
 

Pupils enrolled in a European School which does not have a language section corresponding to their mother tongue are enrolled in one of the existing language sections of the school in question; they may take advantage of learning support in the language of the section in which they enrol, in addition to extra classes in their mother tongue.
See more in http://www.escuelaeuropea.org/

Lycée Français


 Two cultures, three languages.

Intellectual and cultural development, artistic growth, sports boost.

A complete curriculum that offers a variety
of cultural and sports activities including music, arts, drama, tennis, basketball, swimming, judo, gymnastics, football,  fencing, etc.



King's College - The British School of Alicante

King's College Alicante is dedicated to providing an education of the highest quality. The school is set on the outskirts of Alicante, with easy communication by road.
A major strength of the school is its rich cultural mix, with students from many different countries. Children learn to make friends and mix with people from a range of countries and cultural backgrounds. 

The school has grown considerably since it was first opened in 2001 and some of the recent additions to our site include a new secondary block, a new building for our early years children and new sports facilities including football, 5-a-side and basketball courts.

There are many extra-curricular opportunities to learn or polish skills in music, dance, sports, and drama.
See more in http://bsalicante.com/



Leisure

Alicante Downtown

Located in the south of the Valencia Region, the city of Alicante is in the centre of the bay of Alicante.


With around 315,000 inhabitants and spread over a municipal area of 201.3 km2, it is the second largest 
city in the Valencia Region and is the capital of the province from which it takes its name.

Its position on the Mediterranean gives the city a privileged climate, with mild winters and warm summers. Temperatures average over 18ºC and the city enjoys some 3,000 hours of sunshine a year.

One of the most important events in the city's diary is the festival of the Hogueras de San Juan (St. John's Bonfires). This festival has been officially declared to be of International Tourist Interest and its origins lie in the tradition of burning useless objects with the arrival of the summer solstice (20th-24th June).
Learn more about Alicante's interesting festivities, events, and cultural heritage in http://www.alicanteturismo.com


Teatro Principal












Santa Bárbara's Castle





Museum of Archeology
The MARQ is divided into various thematic sections which provide visitors with the opportunity to enjoy an emotive journey through the local history.


On entering the exhibition area, visitors are immediately submerged into the local geography of Alicante and are shown the rich and varied nature of its natural and monumental landscapes.


From here the historical journey begins through the permanent galleries dedicated to Prehistory, the Iberians, the Romans, the Medieval Age and the Modern and Contemporary Historical Periods.



There are three galleries dedicated to Field Archaeology, Urban Archaeology and Underwater Archaeology.



See more in http://www.marqalicante.com/


More info...

The house's price (unfurnished) is 240000€ 230000€. Apart from the above description it includes a parking spot for 1 car and a storage room (9 m2) at the communal underground garage.

If you are interested, need more details, or want to make an offer, do not hesitate in emailing me at myriam.gallardo.71@hotmail.com or in calling me at +34 665 514 347.

Thanks for your time and interest!