Rekkehus til leie i Torvizcon

The house

Ground floor

Via the gate you enter the walled in patio (15 m2). This gives access to the former stable of the house (35 m2), which nowadays serves as a storage room.

Next to the stable door is the front door. Via the stairs you will get to the

1st floor

Here you will find a spacious living room (32 m2). The living room is furnished with a two seater and a three seater sofa and a coffee table.

There is a big screen television with a satellite receiver. With this you can receive all the free channels of the Astra satellite under which all important news channels (amongst others CNN, BBC-world, Sky-news).
There is a dvd-player and a mini stereo set with subwoofer.
There is a dining table with four chairs and a wood burning stove in the living room.

Via the living room you will enter bedroom 1 (10 m2). There is a double bed (1.60m x 2.00m), a large wardrobe and a dressing-table with a mirror.

In the living room as well as bedroom 1 the ceiling consists of authentic beams.

In the living room you will enter via a small stairs the kitchen.
Here you will find a breakfast bar with two bar stools. The kitchen is completely equipped with a coffee machine, kettle, food processor, juicer, toaster, microwave with grill and a fridge with a deep-freeze compartment. Of course there is an ample supply of kitchenware.

Next to the kitchen is the bathroom. This modern room (8 m2) is equipped with a toilet, bathroom unit, washing machine and a shower cabin with a thermostat tap.

In between the kitchen and the bathroom there is a small hall with cupboard space and shelf space for all kinds of supplies. You will also find the ironing-board, an electric iron and a vacuum cleaner.

Via the stairs in the living room you will come to the
2nd floor.

Here you will find bedroom 2 (10 m2). In this bedroom there are two single beds (0.90m x 2.00m) and a small wardrobe. Through the balcony door you can enter a spacious balcony split on two levels. On this balcony you have spectacular views on the Sierra Nevada.

On this floor there is also a very spacious roof terrace (25 m2). This roof terrace is partially covered and faces south. In the winter you have sun all day and those who like to sleep in late can enjoy their breakfast outside. In the summer you can use the covered part of the terrace for shade in case it’s too hot in the sun.

The terrace is equipped with an authentic Spanish table, 4 garden chairs and a barbecue. From this terrace you have views of the village and the hills surrounding Torvizcón.
The entire second floor has traditional beamed ceilings.

Why should you rent our house?
Because our house is equipped with many things that you will not always find in another holiday home, or you may not be aware of in advance such as:
Washing machine
Satellite tv
Fully equipped kitchen with for instance a coffeemaker, a microwave and a toaster.
North European sized beds (length 2 metres!)

In brief: Well equipped and not too luxurious.
Furnished comfortably and completely because we live there ourselves occasionally.

Torvizcón

The village Torvizcon lies on the river with the same name at an altitude of 684 metres and has approx. 1000 inhabitants. It’s not a tourist place, but it has got all the necessary facilities.

There is a small medical center.
In the village there are three supermarkets (the Spar, the Coviran and a Spanish shop), a bakery, three bars, a souvenir shop and a restaurant.
Torvizcón also has got a post office, a bank (with cash card machine), a chemist and a local swimming pool which is opened during the summer holidays, entrance costs about 1 euro.

Just like all other villages in Spain, Torvizcón has its local festivals. The most remarkable is the Noche de San Anton. This takes place in January; they light big bonfires everywhere in the village, and from a distance it seems like the whole village is on fire.

Unique for the Alpujarras is the old craft where they make objects using esparto grass. Many examples of this can be found in a small private museum in Torvizcón.

Las Alpujarras

For a long time the Alpujarras have been a hidden and not a well known area, even to the rest of Spain. This is because it is difficult to reach and has steep slopes.
The area stretches out over the provinces of Granada and Almeria. In the south it’s bordered by the Sierra de Contraviesa and the Sierra de Gador and in the north by the National Park called the Sierra Nevada.
The area is characterised by small whitewashed villages, rough mountains and fertile valleys.

The touristic center of the western Alpujarras is Órgiva, which lies at approx. 20 minutes by car from Torvizcón.
The Alpujarras climate has great contrasts, because of the differences in altitude. The summers have a hot dry period of several months but the extreme heat that is usual in the rest of Andalucia is not known here.
Most of the rain falls in autumn, but there are great contrasts between the low and high mountain areas. In winter it can get pretty cold sometimes. However even in winter you can spend time outdoors because the sun is normally shining.

The architecture of the Alpujarras has a strong resemblance to that of the Berber villages in the high mountains of the Atlas, and is a heritage of the Moors. Also with the agricultural grounds and the irrigation system. Previously the houses here consisted of two floors and the walls are plastered with lime. Stables for the cattle were usually on the ground floor. In this way one profits from the rising warm air on the floors above.
The most characteristic feature however is the flat roof. It consists of thick beams of chestnut and laths with a top layer of grey blue clay. When this makes contact with water it hardens thus forming a waterproof roofing.
The villages are small and seem to be glued to the sunny side of the mountain. They have small steep alleys with a large church surrounded by white house with balconies full of flowers and flat roofs with the characteristic chimneys of the Alpujarras.

The economy of the Alpujarras is still determined by small-scale agriculture. Donkeys are still being used as pack animal, and on the way you can come across herds of sheep and goats. Tourism is a source of income but not the most important one. Many tourists come to this area, but there are no big hotels or holiday resorts (and fortunately they will not come here). Tourists stay at campsites, houses and little hostals or hotels.
Or, of course, in our house in Torvizcón.


History

During the Morish rule from 711 until 1492 the area had its most prosperous time. By maximum use of its natural resources and by building ingenious irrigation systems there was intensive agricultural activity.
When the Moors were beaten by the Catholic Kings in Granada in 1492 all of the Moors had to convert to Christianity. Those who refused fled to the hills of the Alpujarras. From there , under the leadership of Aben Humeya they resisted the Christian domination and a period of 80 years of guerilla war followed.
In 1568 King Philips forbade the use of the Arab language and the Islamitic religion.
This caused riots in the Alpujarras which were suppressed violently and ended with the public execution of Aben Humeya in Granada. This was followed up in 1610 by the decree of King Phillips II in which all inhabitants of Arabic origin were expelled.
To meet the loss of inhabitants the area was repopulated with 12000 Christian families from the northwest of Spain. However the 40 villages (approx.) in the Alpujarras have all preserved their characteristic Berber architecture.


Activities

We think hiking one of the most interesting things to do. There are lots of marked walks. Unfortunately not all of them are well signposted, but with the detailed tourist maps we leave for your use it’s easy to compose your own walks.

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Bemerkninger
Costs of final cleaning (compulsory): 40 euro.
Rent of kitchen, bath and bedlinen (compulsory): 10 euro per week.

Within 7 days after receiving our confirmation of your reservation request you have to make a down payment of 25% of the total rental sum. Not until we receive this down payment your reservation request is final. At least 30 days before arrival you are obliged to pay the remaining sum.

On cancellation until 30 days before the arrival date the cancellation costs are 35%. On cancellation until 7 days before the arrival date the cancellation costs are 90%. After 7 days the costs are 100%.


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