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Stunning property consisting of a comprehensive reform of this farmhouse in the Tabernas desert to create a stylish home with a chic twist.

This Villa was designed by a renowned international Spanish architect.

New building spaces are discretely hidden among the terraces, underground, and behind the huge pines. The rooms and studio are designed and painted allowing them to blend into the ground, built on an artificial hill that is covered with flowers. At the heart of the hill is the bedroom. Among the terraces is a long narrow waterway, which serves as a swimming pool. Below the level of the pool is a shady corner with a marble table sheltered from the summer sun.

This chic villa for sale in Almeria has been, in part, created as a typical and traditional Almeria style farmhouse, with whitewashed walls and flat roof. The older areas of the property remain untouched inside and out, so retaining the original walls with all their original character. Only the floor has been replaced, to include new heating, electricity and water supplies.

This chic villa for sale in Almeria is a real mix of old and new, blending historic features such as the courtyard and its water ways and the 'pasagatos' small holes in all the original doors so the cat can guard the whole property without getting its feet wet!

The central courtyard also has an artificial fig tree carefully designed to create shade and cast shadows in the style of branches and fruit across the yard. To the west of the property is a vegetable patch which leads gradually into the slopes of the man-made hill, whereas the east wing of the house is more angular matching the road from the town of Tabernas.

Only 15 minutes from Almeria airport and a connection to ultra-fast Internet, an old farmhouse in the desert of Almeria also provides modern services, allowing the owners to work with the technologies of today.

Currently the house consists of 350m2 with 6 bedrooms and three bathrooms, large kitchen with pantry, dining room and living room, workshop, several outdoor areas, The land and property has an approximate total area of ??4 hectares (40,000m2) planted organically with olive trees. Irrigation water comes from shared well, main water and electricity is connected. The hot water pool is obtained by solar panels.

The design of the house allows it to be separated into two zones, giving the option of earning an income from holiday lets.

At the top of the house is a spacious unreformed room, currently used as storage.

The furniture is not included in the sale.