Tesoro de Ánzola

A house specially designed with families and groups in mind, for anyone who wants to spend a few relaxed days in the company of their nearest and dearest. It stands in Ánzola, a small hamlet of Casanueva, part of Pinos Puente, in the province of Granada, with the city centre just a short hop away. Surrounded by nature and quiet, it keeps the essence and rural character of the area, combining them with an elegant, carefully considered and contemporary look. Every space has been designed to convey calm, comfort and authenticity, respecting the traditional soul of the house while bringing in all the modern comforts for an exclusive and welcoming stay. The heart of the house is its inner courtyard with a private pool, an intimate corner where silence, peace and the feeling of switching off take centre stage. A perfect spot to unwind, share special moments or simply enjoy the calm of the surroundings. And there is something very few country houses can offer: here your horse comes with you. The property has six loose boxes, a washing area and a schooling arena, with the straw bedding laid by us and the box mucked out after your departure, so that his stay is as comfortable as yours. Overnight stabling is available for horses travelling through Andalusia, just off the A-92. Ideal for those looking for nature, privacy and a different kind of experience, in a setting where the rural and the contemporary live side by side in perfect balance.

Ánzola is one of those hamlets in the Vega de Granada that grew up around water and land. For centuries, this plain between the Cubillas and the Genil was Granada's larder: market gardens, cereal, olive groves and, later on, tobacco, with its brick drying sheds still standing here and there across the landscape. The farmsteads and working houses were built to live at the pace of the fields, with their courtyards tucked inside, cool and shaded, turning their backs on the summer sun.

Granada is about twenty minutes away by car, so you can go to sleep in the countryside and wake up at the Alhambra. It's worth booking your ticket well in advance: it's one of the most visited monuments in Spain and tickets sell out. Beyond the Alhambra, the Albaicín, the Sacromonte, the Cathedral and the Royal Chapel will easily fill several days. A few kilometres away lies Lorca country: the house where he was born, in Fuente Vaqueros, and the one in Valderrubio where he spent his childhood, both now museums open to visitors. Anyone who has read The House of Bernarda Alba will recognise the village. In the other direction rises Sierra Elvira, with the thermal baths of Atarfe at its foot and the remains of Medina Elvira, the city that existed before Granada did. And heading north, Moclín, with its Nasrid castle looking out over the valley, from where signals were sent to the Alhambra. For everyday needs, supermarkets, bakeries and tapas bars are 3-5 minutes away.

La Vega is lovely on foot and, above all, by bicycle: the tracks that wind between market gardens, poplar groves and irrigation channels are flat, quiet and link one hamlet to the next. Easy terrain, ideal with children or for an unhurried ride. A quarter of an hour away lies the Cubillas reservoir, with shores made for strolling, and Sierra Elvira, climbed from Atarfe, which hands you the whole vega in a single glance. The star walk of the district is El Gollizno, in Moclín: a circular route of some eight kilometres, three to four hours, with no real difficulty, along walkways suspended above the river Velillos, with viewpoints, bridges and even Neolithic cave paintings. One of those outings you remember. And it is worth remembering that Sierra Nevada or the Costa Tropical are about 60 minutes away by car. Those same Vega tracks — flat, unsurfaced and traffic-free — are perfect riding country. Anyone arriving with their own horse can stable it on the property, in one of the six boxes, with the schooling arena to loosen it up after the journey and the wash-down area for when it comes back from a ride.