My wife and I, who live in London, bought the villa in the early 2000s and updated it and installed a kidney-shaped swimming pool.
We are both writers and use the tranquility of the house to work on occasions, if we can force ourselves! But when work is over, we are just minutes from the mountain's excellent restaurants or a short, enchanting drive down the mountain to the many pleasures of the beach and coastline or the inland delights of this part of Andalucia. It is not the crowded Spain of 'the Costas', but it has more than enough of interest to please all ages.
We try and visit the villa as often as possible, but it is never often enough, although our family enjoy making their own visits.