Sale of Cave House in Galera

A detached, light and airy, spacious, beautiful cave house with open -plan living, 4 bedrooms, solar power, great outside space with dining area, a separate almond grove and a garage – just 174,995 euros!!

You can see a video tour here - https://youtu.be/GZHNp1loKvI.

There´s a photo reel here - https://youtu.be/fp0BxNXB7G0.

This large cave house has been lined throughout and reformed to a high standard and is immaculate. It has high ceilings throughout, with natural light everywhere in the cave rooms via windows or glass bricks.

There’s good access and a very large patio area with beautiful countryside and mountain views and it’s just 15 minutes’ walk to village amenities.

The cave is set out entirely on one level and consists of:

An entrance area
Huge open plan lounge, kitchen and dining area with a large wood burner in the living area, and a sophisticated wood-effect fire in the kitchen area.
Large office area
3 double bedrooms (one of which has a huge
ensuite with beautiful shower with light pod above) and 1 single bedroom.
Bathroom

The kitchen is high spec with American fridge-freezer, granite worktops, induction wide-hob, plus gas 2 ring back up. The wood burner in the living area pumps heat out to heat the entire space, plus there is a remotely operated gas stove to provide extra heat in the kitchen when required. The guest room allows children to sleep near parents yet in their own space.

The property is gated and has a spacious enclosed patio with a dining and seating area, outdoor shower, sun room, a large garage / workshop space and outdoor kitchen area with granite worktop. It provides for the best entertaining ever.

There´s a separate almond grove (which is ideal for additional animals as it has a shade tunnel to offer protection from the sun for animals or vegetables). There are cherry, fig, rose, oleanders and olive trees.

There’s plenty of space for an above-ground pool and there are stunning views of the badland scenery and mountains with Sierra Seca to the front and La Sagra to the side.

The property has double glazing throughout, solar energy (more information below), a watering system and is being sold mainly furnished. It has mains water connected.

Technical details for solar and heating:

The house has an off grid solar electricity system consisting of:

9 X 250w solar panels
12 X 1320 AH 2v batteries
Victron MPPT 3KW inverter plus regulator
Victron BMV700 Monitor plus remote monitoring computer

The solar system has been designed to supply the house with electricity to run all the usual standard appliances (Oven, Kettle, TV, Fridge , Induction Hob, Electric Heater, Hair-dryer, Lights etc.) up to a maximum of 3KW at any one time.

The system was designed to support the supply of typical demands on electricity for around 5 days in low light conditions and depending upon usage this could be very much longer.

There is the option to switch to cooking on gas. The hot water back-up is gas. There is a large wood burner in the living area, and a sophisticated wood-effect fire in the kitchen area that runs on gas. So, good alternatives should the weather be cloudy for an unusually long time.

There is an option to add in a generator (there is not one at present) for top up in low light conditions although the current owners have never needed this during the 6 years of operation.

The system uploads charge data in near real time to the Victron remote monitoring site. This can be viewed on a mobile phone app.

The mains electricity runs close outside, and is an option should you prefer to have mains rather than solar. The pleasure of a zero-bill for electricity far outweighs any usage consideration.

Ventilation

The cave house has two ventilation fans that operate on timers to circulate air throughout the whole cave, for periods when the current owners are away from home.

Heating and Insulation (out build)

The external walls of the house have 40mm insulation and the interior is plastered. The ceilings have 80mm insulation. All windows are double glazed.

Galera is a very pretty, whitewashed, historical and popular village which has a boutique hotel, an infant/junior school, small supermarkets, bars, a medical centre, pharmacy, etc., a weekly market and swimming pool (open during the summer months).

It’s situated around 1h30 drive away from the coast and there are various beach areas at Lake Negratin in Freila which is approximately 45 minutes drive (60km).

Nearest airports are (approximate times) -
Granada 1h30mins (153km) by car
Almeria 1h50 (193km)
Murcia 2h (195km)
Alicante 2h15 (223km)
Malaga 2h40 (272km)