Ground Floor Apartment with Salt Water Pool Carved into the Rocks
5 Minutes Walk from the Sea
Sleeps 6/8 (3 Bedrooms, 2 Bathrooms)
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A fabulous roomy 3 bedroom apartment in exclusive Aigua Blava Bay, Catalunya. A 5 minute walk from the Mediterranean and a salt water swimming pool carved in the rocks (private to the apartments and continuously refilled). Sunbathing platform with steps into the sea. The ground floor apartment is set in a beautiful landscaped garden full of olive, lemon and pine trees. It sleeps 6/8 people comfortably and has 2 bathrooms, a cool spacious sitting and dining room with wifi and an extremely well equipped kitchen. Aigua Blava bay is about 1 hours drive from the French border. Known as 'Catalunya Verda', this region of the Costa Brava has an attractive pine forested rocky shoreline with many small bays and beaches.
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| Rental Period | Per Night | Per Week | Per Month | Min. Stay (Nights) |
| 1 April 2012 - 30 June 2012 | £630 | 5 | ||
| 1 July 2012 - 31 August 2012 | £896 | 7 | ||
| 1 September 2012 - 31 December 2012 | £630 | 5 |
Changeover day
Our changeover day is Saturday. Arrival time 3pm. Departure time 10am.
Accommodation
| Bedrooms: | Large master bedroom with big double bed, built-in cupboards and a door onto the terrace. Bedroom 2 with twin beds, can be converted to a double bunkroom if required. Bedroom 3 with twin beds. |
| Bathrooms: | Bathroom 1 with wc, basin, bath and separate shower. Bathroom 2 with wc, shower and basin. |
| Kitchen: | Modern kitchen, with a mains electric oven and hob, generously equipped to cater for up to 10 people. |
| Utility Room: | Utility room with fridge/freezer, dishwasher, washing machine and tumble dryer, vacuum cleaner. |
| Living Rooms: | Cool roomy living/dining room with 2 large settees, a wood burning stove for winter and a well stocked library. There is wifi, a CD player and a TV/DVD player. Please note the TV is for playing DVDs/games only - it is not connected to cable. |
| Cleaning/towels/ linen/maid service: |
The apartment is cleaned at each changeover. Linen and towels are provided. |
| Amenities/Facilities: | hob/stove oven fridge/freezer dishwasher washing machine tumble dryer iron/ironing board tv internet access room fans cot high chair shared pool |
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Notes on accommodation
There is also a travel cot, high chair and baby buggy.
Sorry, no animals.
Outside
The sitting room opens on to a large sunny terrace with cane furniture and a long cushioned bench seat looking south across the garden to the sea. The garden leads down to a salt water swimming pool (mid June/mid September only) and steps into the sea.
A numbered parking space is provided in the underground garage and there is additional parking at the top of the steps leading to the apartments.
Coast/Beach
Platje Fonda is a deep beach with access by a long flight of steps and has good swimming (5 minutes walk). Platje Aigua Blava is a sheltered sandy, shallow beach, ideal for children, with a bar and 2 beach restaurants (5 minutes drive or 20 minutes walk by coastal path). There is a swimming/sunbathing platform by the Es Cau pool and another near the Aigua Blava Hotel.
Golf
10 golf courses within easy reach.
Travel
By air, to Gerona airport (1 hour), to Barcelona airport
(2 hours), or Perpignon airport (1.5 hours).
By road, take the motorway from La Jonquera on the Franco-Spanish border and C252 (about 1 hour from border).
By rail, Motorail to Narbonne or RENFE to Gerona station and taxi to flat (about £10).
By coach, SARFA from Barcelona (2 hours) or Gerona city centre (1 hour) to Begur, and taxi to Aigua Blava.
Car hire not essential but recommended.
Further details
Sports facilities: excellent swimming and snorkelling, windsurfing, waterskiing, sailing and scuba-diving, plus an extensive network of well marked local footpaths for walkers. The Pyrenees (1.5 hours drive) offer hill walking, climbing, pony-trekking, hang-gliding and skiing in season. Printed brochure or e-brochure available on request. Culture: Catalunya has an unbroken history reaching back to the Phoenician, Greek and Roman empires. Worth visiting are the archaeological sites of Ampuries and Ullastret, the medieval hill towns of Peratallada and Pals, the Salvador Dali museum and house at Figueres and Cadaques, the Gothic/Romanesque regional capital of Gerona, and of course Barcelona, one of the great cities of Europe. And don't miss La Bisbal - an entire town dedicated to the creation and sale of ceramics. Local services: there is a small but well-stocked supermarket in the village, as well as several bars and restaurants. Begur (2.5 miles), a small fashionable hill town, has bars, galleries, fancy shops and some excellent restaurants. Palafrugell (5 miles), a lively market town, has a wide selection of shops and services, including the emergency clinic, police station, banks and a central square with cafes and local festivities. The highlight is the superb daily food market from 8.00am - 1.00pm (except Mondays). Normal shopping hours are 8.00am - 1.00pm and 4.00pm - 8.00pm.
Booking notes
A 25% deposit is required on confirmation of booking. The balance is to be paid in Sterling in the UK 6 weeks before arrival. No booking for 2011 will be taken before 1 January 2011.
Guest comments
"We had a terrific time - beautiful location, not too many people at that time of year (June), lovely grounds, a fully equipped kitchen - how rare and welcome.....I'm sure we'll be back for more."
"We had a wonderful week. My family loved the new experience of somewhere so special, and for me it was a bit of a trip down memory lane, all very nostalgic! How lucky you all are, and how generous of you to share your apartment and all its homely comforts; it was just like coming home!"
Owner profile
About the owner
We live in England but we spend the bulk of our holidays in Spain at the apartment with a third generation now enjoying its uniquely lovely setting.
We are a brother and two sisters whose parents bought the apartment in the 1960s when they fell in love with the place after numerous stays at the nearby Agiua Blava Hotel.
Aigua Blava is an unspoilt village which in spite of the Spanish building boom has stayed pretty much the same as it was when our parents first came. It is a million miles away from the popular concept of a built-up, touristy Costa Brava.
Year purchased: 1960's
Why the owner chose an apartment in this location
The mostly rocky coastline is crammed with tiny firtree-edged beaches, the local food markets are extraordinarily good (hence the very well-equipped kitchen) and the garden and saltwater pool are a haven for anyone looking for a brief escape from a busy urban life.
Although there are numerous golf courses in the area and some very attractive cliff-top walks, as a family we spend long hours sitting on the terrace just watching the sea, re-reading favourite books from our shelves, sipping cool drinks and indulging in our favourite pastime of calling less fortunate relatives back home to remind them how beautiful it is. It's known as The Balcony Call. Of course they get their revenge when it's their turn ....
Unique benefits of the property
The apartment is only an hour's drive from Girona airport and a short drive from nearby towns.
The flat is minutes from the pool and the Mediterranean. We provide everything you need to travel light, the kitchen and bathrooms are bang up to date, plus there is wi-fi for anyone who wants to check emails or make a Skype call home. And if you are visiting out of season, there’s a wood-burning stove to keep things cosy on cooler nights.
Aigua Blava has a charm and magnetism which keeps people coming back year after year. And because the apartment is genuinely a family flat as opposed to a commercial property, it is better equipped than most holiday rentals and feels like a real home from home.
For booking and further information
Property Ref S273
Contact Name:
Robert Paulley
(UNITED KINGDOM) +44 020735902637
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(UNITED KINGDOM) +44 02073751563
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