Five-star wellness getaway in a unique landscape with a sunny climate

The house is effortless to reach by car. Although we have no neighbours and will feel isolated, we are a 10-minute walk from at least one restaurant and 12 minutes from the picturesque village square of Galera with bars, restaurants and their terraces, and a traditional bakery or a small supermarket.

The accommodation is divided into a rear cave house with seven bedrooms, an indoor heated pool, a Finnish sauna or even a Turkish bath! On the other side, we have the main house with the rest of the bedrooms and kitchen / living / dining room.

We found the cave bedrooms a delight to rest in because of their isolation from the noise of the rest of the house and because of the comfortable temperature that these cave spaces usually have without the need for air conditioning. The word cave may not do justice to the attractiveness of these rooms, which have high ceilings and are decorated with natural elements.

The kitchen is another remarkable element, an open-plan living and dining space with large windows and sliding doors up to 4 metres long, allowing outdoor and indoor living to merge elegantly. It is a modern and chic space, simple yet elegant and practical.

To enjoy the extraordinary number of hours of sunshine a year this region gets, we get terraces that alternate between sun and shade, whether you want to lie down or sit and eat.

You need to know the region of Granada where this accommodation is located to fully understand the scenic and cultural variety of this province that was once the Kingdom.

Thanks to luxury accommodations such as this, or the appearance of reputable restaurants and signature wines, this region of the Altiplano is gaining prominence both inside and outside Spain. Gastronomy and unique landscapes leave no one indifferent and are no longer as unknown as they were until recently, but still a great off-the-beaten-track place for holidays.

Amongst our list of favourite activities in the area, we have the following:

-The Thursday market in the village of Huéscar. It is a 10-minute drive away. We think it's excellent and very authentic.

-The village of Galera is a 12-minute walk away via a rural track or road and has very lovely terraces, a picturesque church and viewpoints  —an excellent plan for an afternoon.

-The "great trekking" to follow the footprints of the first hominids that populated the European continent through breathtaking landscapes. It passes through Galera itself.

-Horse riding in these landscapes, you will feel like Indiana Jones.

-Castril Natural Park: impressive rivers and ravines, a unique protected natural area.

-The Badlands of Granada: the incredible Gorafe Desert, a fantastic place. There are also official Badlands in nearby Castillejar (10 mins away).

-The site of Castellón Alto, the remains of a village to see what daily life was like in an Argaric settlement more than 3500 years BC.