Fabulous villa BEGUR. Lge Pool.Sea views Sleeps 10

Property Description

Fantastic family villa on one level in an unspoilt region. In an elevated position with direct sea and country views. Large private pool [approx. 10mx5m]with deep end and diving board. Sleeps 10 persons with 5 bedrooms. Spacious accommodation.

Property Details

Testimonials

"The house was in such a wonderful setting for outdoor living. The pool was brilliant, we really appreciated it in the heat" J. Seaman

"Thank you for arranging the Alfora property last week at one hour`s notice. It was perfect and the view from there is great. All 6 plus 3 toddlers and 1 baby had a great time". S. Austwick

"We really enjoyed our stay in Casa Alfora in Begur and would recommend it for sure. Couple of our friends already are interested and might come to stay there in future. It was wonderful that all building was on the same level as we had 5 boys and didn`t need to worry about the steps although they found the backyard fascinating to climb and discover. I would also recommend the restaurant Convent - excellent food, service, atmosphere and nicely close to the villa. Thank you very much for wonderful holiday. Best regards".E.Moorlat

Casa Alfora- A fabulous villa with large private pool with diving board and sea views, just 5mins by car from historic BEGUR. This villa has been refurbished for the 2008 season and offers very good accommodation on one level with direct access to the pool and terraces. Casa Alfora has airconditioning, ceiling fans and a wood burning stove and is available all year round.
In a peaceful location with direct sea and country views and 5-10 mins to Sa Riera beach with its deep sandy bay and waterfront restaurants. No through traffic with only 2 houses in the road, both well spaced from each other.

Accommodation:
Casa Alfora offers great holiday accommodation for two families all on one level. The bedrooms and bathrooms are either side of the spacious living area which has glass doors to the full width covered terrace; a wonderful outside living area with views of the pool, countryside and sea. Here there is a large built in bbq with easy access from the kitchen and living area.

5 bedrooms:
2 double, one with sea views
1 twin
2 singles with pullout bed
2 bathrooms, shower room and cloakroom
Kitchen:
Fabulous large open plan kitchen with central island and well equipped including dishwasher.
coffee maker, toaster, iron, ironing board, fridge/freezer. The washing machine is in one of the bathrooms.

Approached on either side of the house by gated steps, the enclosed garden offers privacy and is level with an additional area accessed by shallow wide steps to a walkway at the back of the house.

The swimming pool is surrounded by lawn and two sun terraces with an additional secluded terrace at the back of the house. There are sunbeds and garden furniture including dining tables and chairs. The pool is easily seen from the indoor living area.

Parking is available outside the villa.

The property is managed by an English couple who live nearby.

Add value to your holiday experience

* Short of time and would like us to quote car hire and flights and book these on your behalf?
* Would you like to have groceries delivered to your villa prior to arrival?
* Don`t want to be weighed down with bulky beach towels? You can hire and order these to be delivered to your villa.
* Want to cut down your travelling load? You can hire from us many items including pushchair, cot, coolbox/parasol, dvd player.
* Do you sometimes want to stay in your villa without having to cook?
* We can provide excellent catering services brought to your villa.
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A special occasion while you are away? Order a celebration cake or hamper of goodies.
* Your suggestions are welcome

BEGUR - This charming hillside town with its cobbled streets offers the visitor an outstanding choice of Catalan restaurants, tapas bars and shops. The main square has entertainment in the high season and there are many late night bars and an outdoor disco. The overall atmosphere is very Spanish with local artists` paintings and crafts displayed in the square during the summer. Every Wednesday there is a market selling fruit/veg clothes and accessories. There are excellent supermarkets, specialist fishmonger, butchers` shops and freshly baked bread available in many shops.
Nearby Villages and Towns:

This is the unspoilt Costa Brava or Catalonia which has escaped invasion by Tour Operated holiday groups and where most of the properties are owned by Barcelonians. With an abundance of delightful coastal towns and idyllic sandy coves, this region is rarely overcrowded and has retained real Spanish charm. This is an area you will want to return to again and again.... Every day you can find a new diversion, be it a cultural pursuit, taking the kids to a waterpark, playing tennis, snorkelling, sailing, or a lazy day at one of the beautiful sundrenched sandy coves with clear water and beachfront restaurants. The coastal resorts all have a choice of waterfront restaurants, cafes and shops and it is a real pleasure to wander the little streets around the harbour fronts and enjoy the spectacular scenery of this rugged coastline. Development here has slowed right down and you will come across villas unexpectedly tucked away. No large apartment development is possible as the rugged terrain, thankfully, does not allow for this, leaving the shoreline intact with some wonderful coastal path walks.

Begur is a charming hillside town with a castle at its crown. The cobbled streets add to the character of the town and offer a really excellent choice of Catalan restaurants which nearly all have al fresco eating in the summer months. In addition there are several tapas bars, individual and exquisite clothes, antique and specialist food shops, cafes and late night cellar bars. There are two plazas both of which have entertainment in the high season. No wall to wall discos here or loud music but there are a couple of clubs situated just out of the main part of the town. The overall atmosphere is very Spanish with local artists` paintings and crafts displayed in the old square during the summer. Every Wednesday the market stalls spill into the narrow streets where you can buy fruit and vegetables, clothes and accessories. There are excellent supermarkets, specialist fishmonger, butchers` shops and freshly baked baguettes in many of the bakeries.

Within 5km of Begur are the excellent beaches and coastal villages of Aiguablava, Sa Riera, Aiguafreda, Sa Tuna, Calella de Palafrugell and Llafranc each with its own unique character. The coastal path walk between Calella de Palafrugell and Llafranc provides a relaxing pre-dinner or pre-lunch stroll, which can be followed by a drink at one of the many waterfront cafes or bars and the treat of spectacular scenery en-route.

Tamariu - a most picturesque bay with a sandy beach. A promenade with restaurants and shops fronts the beach and creates a very convivial al fresco atmosphere. Approximately 4km from Begur, Tamariu has an extremely pretty sandy bay with a promenade and waterfront restaurants, shops and cafes. Villas decorate the surrounding area of Tamariu, known as Aiguagelida and there is also a small bay with this name.

Llafranc a chic coastal resort with a crescent shaped sandy bay and promenade has restaurants, hotels and shops along the front, looking straight out to sea. A small marina at the far end of the bay adds to the local interest. From Llafranc there is a coastal path walk to the exquisite string of sandy coves and waterfront shops and restaurants of Calella de Palafrugell.

Calella de Palafrugell - The largest of Palafrugell`s beach resorts has a series of pretty coves strung out like pearls behind the fishing village with whitewashed arches on the promenade. Fishing boats are pulled up on the sand and the seafood restaurants beside the water are always busy at weekends. Development here has been low-rise and low-key with everything on a human scale. A cliff path leads in around 20 minutes to Llafranc, making a delightful pre-dinner stroll. High above the bay, the Jardi Botanic de Cap Roig is a botanical garden designed by Russian emigre Nicolai Woevodsky and his English wife Dorothy in the 1920s. The gardens feature cypress, cedar and mimosa trees as well as Mediterranean flowers and herbs, plus a mock castle at the centre and stunning views of waves crashing against cliffs. Calella de Palafrugell is best known as the home of havaneres, performed on the beach at a popular festival each summer. The singing of hananeres is usually accompanied by the drinking of cremat, a spicy Creole concoction of flaming coffee, rum and cinnamon with a twist of lemon.

Aiguafreda - Extract from The Sunday Times Travel section, 9 March 2008, listing Aiguafreda as one of the top ten beaches in the world!

ï¿½My favourite beach is called Cala d`Aiguafreda and it doesn`t have sand. It has flat rocks as warm as electric blankets and tiny rock pools that make perfect wine coolers. Wrapped in pine woods and sheltered from the tramontane wind, it smells intoxicatingly of ozone and resin and is lapped by waters as clear as Bombay Sapphire. That`s nothing special in these parts. The beaches of the Baix Emporda, as this part of the Costa Brava is known, belong in a superleague of their own; but, for my money, tiny Aiguafreda is number one. That`s due in no small part to the fabulous Hostal Sa Rascassa, located in heavenly isolation a few steps from the beach. Owned by the ebullient Oscar Gorriz, this simple, stylish place (recently voted one of Spain`s best decorated hotels) with a candlelit open-air restaurant, a beach bar and a Wednesday night music club, is a diamond set in an emerald forest beside a sapphire seaï¿½. [Chris Haslam]

Sa Tuna - South along the enchanting coast road, the bay of Sa Tuna must be one of the most beautiful in Europe. There is little to match a meal outside the Hostal Sa Tuna, right by the sea on a calm, warm evening. Sa Tuna is an old fishermans village and a real favourite of the Catalans, never too crowded but always lively enough, and with an atmosphere that easily makes you understand the history of the place. Many of the people who live here have been in the bay for generations, calmly uninterrupted by the visitors. Above Sa Tuna, the carefully developed areas of La Borna and Cap de Begur have stunning views of the bay, the coast and the sea. You can travel to Sa Tuna from Begur south along the main coast road, but if you are lucky enough to find the alternative windy road from Begur to Cap de Begur and La Borna, finally arriving at Sa Tuna, you will be discovering a little bit more of Begur`s history, as this is the old road which the fisherman would use to reach the bay. At LA BORNA and Sa Tuna the sea flows through a rocky inlet with dramatic scenery into a protected bay with a sand and shingle beach.

Places to visit:
There are many places of interest including inland medieval towns such as Peratallada, 20 mins from Begur. This village is kept in pristine condition and has some very individually styled restaurants and shops.
Visit Salvador Dali`s castle which he gifted to his wife Gala, at Pubol (20mins Begur) and his amazing museum at Figueres (40mins Begur), where you cannot fail to be drawn in by the extensive and fascinating exhibits.
At La Bisbal (20mins Begur) the streets are littered with ceramic shops and there is also an antique centre.

Girona is a wonderful city to visit. The River Onyar, lined by buildings in red and ochre, divides the old city from the new A walk up the lively riverside Rambla takes you towards the city`s spiritual core and major landmark, the magnificent cathedral. Its 1680 baroque faï¿½ade conceals a graceful Romanesque cloister and what is said to be the widest nave in Christendom. Girona is commonly known as mini-Barcelona, with its own charming Ramblas and interesting shops and pavement restaurants. There is a large market here every Saturday.

Barcelona, if you crave city life, is approximately one hour by train from Flaca, where you can leave your car (20mins from Begur) and get right into the centre of Barcelona. Barcelona is a confident, progressive city and the classic tourist images of Spain seem firmly out of place in Barcelona`s bustling central boulevards and stylish modern streets. And style is what brings many visitors here, attracted by enthusiastic newspaper and magazine articles which make much of the outrageous architecture, user-friendly city design, agreeable climate and frenetic nightlife. Barcelona has continued to blossom from provincial city to putative European capital. When the Olympic Games had finished, the city was left with an entirely new harbour development containing the futuristic Olympic Village.

The border of France is approximately one hour away but you will find all you need and more in this beautiful and charming unspoilt region of Spain, Costa Brava, Catalonia.

Be sure to take a map with you or buy one in a newsagent`s store. This is an area of immense beauty and car hire is highly recommended if you want to experience the diversity of this region. It is advisable (and less expensive) to arrange Car Hire prior to your holiday and we can arrange this on your behalf, as well as flights and insurance.

Rental Policy

30% deposit with balance payable 2 months prior to the holiday.
Short breaks (minimum 4 nights) out of main season

Arrival Times

Checkin from 16:00 Checkout 10:00 Flexible times and changeover days out of main season.

Additional Rate and Deposit Information

30% deposit on reservation
balance 2 months prior to holiday
Payment options:
credit card, cheque, bank transfer, euros, pounds sterling

Short breaks out of main season

Optional extras:
beach towels
cot
highchair
pushchair
grocery delivery
home catering
Extra person - £100 per week includes bed/linen/towels
Linen and towels included
Cleaning included
Welcome pack included
Local agent to meet you on arrival

2009 RATES PER WEEK:
28/08/2009 - 25/09/2009: £1895 GBP
25/09/2009 - 30/10/2009: £1595 GBP
30/10/2009 - 18/12/2009: £1195 GBP
18/12/2009 - 01/01/2009: £1995 GBP

2010 RATES PER WEEK:
01/01/2010 - 19/03/2010: £995 GBP
19/03/2010 - 09/04/2010: £1195 GBP
09/04/2010 - 21/05/2010: £1595 GBP
21/05/2010 - 25/06/2010: £1895 GBP
25/06/2010 - 02/07/2010: £2495 GBP
02/07/2010 - 16/07/2010: £2795 GBP
16/07/2010 - 27/08/2010: £2795 GBP
27/08/2010 - 24/09/2010: £1795 GBP
24/09/2010 - 29/10/2010: £1595 GBP
29/10/2010 - 17/12/2010: £1195 GBP

Amenities

Air Condition
Radio
Stove
TV Satellite
Stereo
Fireplace
King bed
Pool
Ocean View

Accepted Payments

VISA
Mastercard
American Express
Check

Rental Rates

USD 1,195.00 to USD 2,650.00 per week

Owner Details

Name: Sheila Yelland
Phone: 020 8941 1700

Listing #: 4060
Date Added: 9/8/2006
Type: Villa
Sleeps: 10-12
Bedrooms: 5
Bathrooms: 3
Pets Allowed: No
Children Allowed: Yes
Pool: Yes
Smoking: No