For those who prefer the naturalness of a traditional country home, the location is private, the views are fantastic and the rose gardens exotic. Sleeps 9 The rose-covered entrance gate leads you through a wide green lawn to the accommodation and the main farmhouse, which is serene and rustic. The simple, agreeable furnishings are suited to the natural scene in which the old building is set.

The property is an organic group of three interrelated buildings. With no neighbours and plenty of spots to relax and enjoy the majestic views of the Sierra Nevada in complete privacy, staying here is akin to living in one’s very own small settlement. Vistas range from the deep valley below up to Mulhacen, the highest mountain in mainland Spain. The area known as Padre Eterno lies at the threshold between the Low and High Alpujarras, where altitude and climate permit an outdoor lifestyle and a variety of plant life that you will not find anywhere else in the region. Here it includes a unique and extravagant rose garden. Where travellers once used to pause for refreshment as they walked down to Orgiva, imagination and the running waters of an irrigation channel have created a marvellous holiday location. The property is reached down a well-maintained dirt track and the classic white villages of the high Alpujarra are just around the corner, starting with Pampaneira (4 km), then Bubion and Capileira. Close by up a drivable road are the Buddhist centre of O Selin and pine forests. Granada is less than an hour away and day trips to the seaside on the Costa Tropical are also popular.