Upon entering this house, the visitor is overwhelmed by a feeling of peace and quietness. We are in El Burgo, a mountain town surrounded by imposing peaks and the unique ecosystem of the Sierra de las Nieves. We cross the living room, which has an adjoining bedroom, and we go to a big hall where the stairs lead us to a spacious bedroom area, one of them with an ensuite bathroom and a panoramic terrace that can be used as a solarium. Two other rooms have balconies that face the street, with lovely views over the Andalusian-style roofs. On the ground floor there is access to the kitchen, with its own fireplace, after passing a bright interior patio. Finally we come to a large garden with direct views to the Cerro de la Blanquilla (1506m) and here we find, in addition to rose bushes, an impressive pinsapo fir, a protected species that only exists in these mountains and in northern Morocco. Older shepherds say that you never suffer the summer heat under one of those mystical trees. |