Registration number: VTAR/GR01789

Veleta is a quality self-catering house with two double bedrooms, a bathroom and a shower room.  The house is arranged over three floors with the living area on the ground floor, the bedrooms on the first floor and a roof terrace.

You approach the front door from the main thoroughfare crossing a small bridge over an acequia and pass through a tunnel formed by a gorgeous Wisteria tree and a very old Fig tree.  Going through the front door you enter a hallway and then on into the lounge/dining room.  On your right are the kitchen and bathroom.  Directly ahead there is an archway that takes you into the magnificent stairwell.  At the top of the stairs directly ahead is the shower room.  Turning left you are on a landing where there is a snug.  Leading off the landing on the right is a bedroom and on the left a corridor that takes you to the second bedroom.  Off this corridor on your left is a door that leads outside providing access to the roof terrace.

In the lounge/dining room there is a 2-seater sofa and a 3-seater sofa, a side table, wood burning stove, floor-standing fan, sideboard, dining table and four chairs, wall-mounted television, DVD player and Bose music station that connects wirelessly to your mobile device.

The kitchen includes a gas fired range, microwave, large fridge/freezer, sink, shelving and cupboards.  A granite-topped table provides an additional work surface.

The ground floor bathroom is fitted with a bath with overhead shower, toilet, bidet and wash basin.

On the first floor there is a shower room that includes a walk-in shower, toilet and wash basin.

Bedroom one is fitted with a queen-sized bed, bedside tables and lamps, wardrobe, full length floor standing mirror and has an external door through which you can access the east facing terrace.  On this terrace you will find a table and two chairs.

Bedroom two is fitted with a king-sized bed, bedside tables and lamps, wardrobe, dressing table and has an external door through which you can access the east facing terrace.  On this terrace you will find a table and two chairs.

There is a door off the bedroom corridor that leads to a foyer and then to the outside where you find a staircase that takes you to the roof terrace.  On the roof terrace there is a table and five chairs and from here you can enjoy spectacular views of the Sierra Nevada mountains to the north, the Sierra Lújar mountains to the south, the Río Guadalfeo valley that runs east to west and the twin towers of Órgiva church to the north.

Facilities

Veleta is fully fitted with everything you will need to enjoy a relaxing stay.  We have tried to think of everything it has but will have missed some items so the list is not exhaustive.

• Kitchen fitted with fridge/freezer, gas fired range, microwave, kettle, toaster, juicer, coffee machine
• Cooking utensils
• Crockery and cutlery for six people
• Pots and pans
• Tumblers and wine glasses for six people
• Television with DVD player
• Bose music station with Bluetooth wireless connectivity
• Bathroom towels for four people
• Beach towels for four people
• Bedding
• Floor standing fan

For details about the facilities offered within the complex of Rural Paradise please look here.

Veleta mountain

At 3,396 meters, Veleta (or weather vane) is the third highest peak of the Iberian peninsula and the second highest in the Sierra Nevada.

The mountain can be seen from Granada city.  It's northern slopes are home to the Sierra Nevada Ski Resort.  The access road is the highest paved road in Europe and crosses the mountains from Granada to the western Alpujarras.

The Corral del Veleta glacier, at 37° N was the southernmost glacier in Europe.  It disappeared in 1913.