PROPERTY DETAILS The villa’s main accommodation is all on one floor and there is a hotel-style lift that takes you from the street to this level. You exit the lift at a wonderful covered naya with sun awnings, and from there you enter the property into a spacious light and airy 40m2 lounge dining room with a feature tosca fireplace and hot and cold air conditioning. There is an open plan, fully fitted kitchen with a breakfast bar and an external door to a sun terrace with built-in BBQ area. A hallway leads to a large master bedroom with three double-fitted wardrobes, hot and cold air conditioning, a ceiling fan, and an ensuite bathroom. There is a further large double bedroom and twin bedroom, both with fitted wardrobes and ceiling fans, and a family shower room. On the pool level, you will find a separate large one-bedroom guest suite with a walk-in shower room. The 9 x 4 m swimming pool is private and has a sun terrace and poolside shower. The villa has an additional large sun terrace perfect for al fresco dining and chilling out, low-maintenance mature Mediterranean gardens, and a storage casita. This property also benefits from a large under-build storage utility room. There is a gated off-street covered carport, from where the more abled can take the steps up to the villa or make use of the secure lift. This exceptional property, in a sought-after urbanisation, close to the town of Jalon, also benefits from metered gas central heating, and double glazing and must be viewed to fully appreciate the many special features and disabled-friendly access.

LOCATION Jalon (Xalo in Valencia) is a lovely, picturesque town in the stunning Jalon Valley widely known as the valley of wine (Vall de Pop). Being the biggest of all the villages in the valley Jalon has an array of various shops including artisan, a large supermarket (Mas y Mas), excellent butchers who make their own sausages with recipes handed down from generation to generation, bars, restaurants, cafes, pharmacy, local and international medical centres, bakeries selling cakes and pastries made from the local almonds to the famous savoury Bollas a type of pizza made with peas, several bodegas offering Moscatell a semi sweet wine which has won national and international awards, Mistela a dessert wine once a favourite of the King of Spain, cavas, full bodied reds and various whites all which can be tasted for free before purchase, plus locally made olive oil. Jalon is also famous for its Saturday Rastro market which is huge and diverse in what bargains you can find and purchase. In the Old Square of Jalon, Plaza Major , there is a fountain around which there is an open market held on Tuesday mornings and artisan markets held on certain Saturdays throughout the year. Seen from the square is the famous Jalon Church with its blue dome.

Jalon was under Arabic domination for over five hundred years. The Arabians built two castles, one for the Solana (the Aixa) and another in the Bernia. Both fortresses controlled the Jalon Valley and the numerous settlers. The Arabians left behind the typical house style, for which Jalon is famous today, i.e. houses of stone and old bricks with large wooden doors as well as decorated walls. The Arabic culture influenced life in Jalon up to its final displacement in the year 1609. After that the trade with raisins became the major economic activity. Many farmers from Majorca settled in Jalon in the 18th and 19th centuries and started cultivating the land, concentrating on grapes and raisin production.

Jalon hosts several “Fiestas” in particular the first two weeks in August with bull running, live music, dancing, fireworks and the third week in October which is the local Paella Fiesta.

There are local Spanish schools in Jalon and prívate International Schools within a short 20 minute drive that also offer a school bus service.

Jalon has a sports centre and the area is both a walker and cyclists delight with routes for all levels. Horse riding, and golf are also activities that are within easy reach of Jalon. There is also an outdoor communal swimming pool open in the summer months for the locals to meet and enjoy.

In late January the whole of the Jalon valley floor is covered with a pink and white carpet of scented almond blossom attracting visitors from all over. You´ll find that time and life in Jalon is not measured by a clock but by the slow ever changing colours of the beautiful countryside.

Despite its semi-rural setting access to Jalon remains easy thanks to the AP-7 motorway being within 5-10 minutes. Alicante airport is 1hr away and Valencia aiport 1hr 20 mins. There is also a local bus service from Jalon to the city of Denia which passes through the villages on route and from Denia you have a ferry service to Ibiza, Formentera and Mallorca.

Jalon has three smaller neighbouring villages close by surrounded by the grapevines, almond, orange and olive groves. The surrounding mountains offer a magnificent back drop to what is a stunning area of natural beauty with breathtaking landscapes offering a taste of “Real Spain” an area dubbed Costa Blanca´s “Jewel in the Crown” by the British travel press and with an average 320 days of sunshine per year.

Extending from Alicante, the Northern Costa Blanca stretches for miles up towards the city of Valencia and within a short 20 to 30 minute drive from Jalon you will find a wealth of clean blue flag sandy beaches and coves to explore. This area of the Costa Blanca has the best all year round temperature with a climate that is recognised as one of the best in the world by the World Health Organisation.

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