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Casa Juglar in Santa Ana, Benissa is a restored finca with four large double bedrooms, two big living rooms and a modern fitted kitchen. It has its own beautiful swimming pool.

The master bedroom has a king-sized bed which has an en suite dressing area and bathroom. The second bedroom also an en suite bathroom. The two other double bedrooms share a third large bathroom.

The main living room with dining area has satellite TV, CD, cassette/radio. There is a second living room which also has a TV. The modern fitted kitchen has a dishwasher, washing machine, fridge/freezer, oven and microwave.

Outside is the 10 x 5m pool with terracing and a typical Spanish naya, or porch. The pretty gardens include lemon trees, a fig tree and a pomegranate tree.

There are outstanding views over a peaceful green valley to the sea in the directon of Calpe and the famous landmark of Calpe Rock is easily seen.

It is a very quiet and secluded house which comfortably accommodates eight adults. A car is a must, although it is only a short walk into the lovely town of Benissa.

Benissa has a very pretty central area and the old town is attractive and unspoilt. New supermarkets have opened in recent years and the nearest is just a few minutes walk from the house. It is a branch of the Mercadona chain and has fantastic fresh foods, including a huge range of fish.

The popular resorts of Moraira and Calpe are equidistant, and at most fifteen minutes drive away. There are numerous restaurants catering for all tastes and all budgets along the coast and inland. The newly opened theme park Terra Mitica is twenty minutes drive away and there is easy access to zoos, white water rafting and numerous other activities.

Benissa and Casa Juglar are approximately forty minutes from Alicante airport with a very easy motorway connection.

Further information from Frances (during office hours) 0044 (0)1622 695533

Information provided for guests staying in Casa Juglar

Casa Juglar translates into "The house of the minstrel" and we named it such as the original finca was owned by a wizened old Spaniard who earned his crust by busking on his guitar at the local bars and restaurants. The house in his day was "casa guitara".

We bought the finca as a derelict property in 1987 from a wise-guy, an Arthur Daly, character which led to initial difficulties with the renovation.

So after many years of wrangling with lawyers and Town Halls we were ultimately able to start work. We will bore you with the full saga sometime if you are interested, but we are certainly very knowledgeable about how not to buy property in Spain…..

We were not allowed to pull the ruin down. You will see by the photos in the house how it rapidly deteriorated in those years. So the house you see is a build within and without the old shell. Consequently its walls are thick and solid and keep the interior beautifully cool in the summer.

As estate agents so often say that the most important three things about a property are position, position, position and this place is perfect - so near the town yet once "home" you feel you are miles away from civilisation.

Benissa has become much more tourist-friendly with new supermarkets etc., but remains basically a Spanish town. Most locals do not speak English, but as a guide book says if you "smile, point and tip" you can usually make yourself understood.

This is a brief outline of what is what in the house and around and about. It is not meant as a book of rules, but hopefully helpful so you do not spend your entire holiday finding out how the dishwasher works, where the supermarket is or searching for a decent restaurant or beach.