Rustic Estate With Historic Charm And Lush Landscapes

Situated next to a unique natural spot in the Valencian Community, the Pou Clar, in the town of Ontinyent, this rustic property has a constructed area of one thousand sixty-nine square meters and a plot of fifty-eight thousand six hundred forty square meters.

It is worth mentioning that the land is cultivated with almond and olive trees, the latter being used for the extraction of olive oil for its own use.

The estate has terraced fields which slope down to the Clariano riverbank. A large irrigation ditch that serves the vegetable garden runs through the plot.

The property has several areas: the first and main one corresponds to the location of the house and its immediate surroundings. This area consists of the house communicated with the cultivated fields, the swimming pool area which is filled directly by the waters of the Pou Clar and a wooded area destined for private recreational activities. The second area, the highest and most central one, corresponds to the dry farming area. It has centenary olive trees distributed on five levels, as well as an area dedicated to horse breeding with stables. The third area, the lowest, houses a space for growing vegetable crops. Finally, the fourth and smaller area is a wild space with vegetation typical of the area and a semi-permanent watercourse.

The estate forms part of the Catalogue of protected buildings in rural environments of the town of Ontinyent.

As for building itself, it dates back to nineteenth century, although it was later renovated in nineteen seventies. It is an old dry farming house that has been converted into a single-family home. It has a rectangular main body, two bays and three levels.

The living room and fireplace area are located in first bay of ground floor, while second one houses kitchen, services and stairs. The upper levels accommodate bedrooms.

There are several annexes consisting of living rooms, bedrooms and toilets, as well as storerooms and old corrals, latter located at back of building.

There is also well for collecting rainwater and an old olive-oil mill.

Some elements used on main façade and porch are metal and wood, tiles, wooden beams and multi-pitched Arabic tiles.