The House of the Apricot Tree

 

The  most spectacular thing about this cottage at the highest point of the Arrabal quarter is, in fact, its location, on the right hand side of the great iron gate which leads up to our castle-church La Villa, and with lots of exposure to the morning and midday sun.

    It was once the home of the castle watchman, when it was still a thatched hut. Now it has a solidly tiled roof and modern bathroom and kitchen, with enough room for a 21st century couple to live as happily as a pair of those pigeons you will see nesting in the marzipan cliff overhead.

    The house gets its name, La Casa del Albaricoque - which I give here in English because it proves to be a bit of a mouthful for non-Spanish speakers - from the tree which grows next to the front door, and if you're here in summer you might even have fresh apricots for breakfast!

    In one large room, studio-style, there is a double bed and, beside it, a couch where a child can sleep, a wardrobe and shelves, an open kitchen with fridge, electric range and micro-wave oven, electric water heater, all utensils; a brick-covered dining table near the large arched window overlooking the village; a fireplace with "sculpted sofa" and gaily-coloured cushions to lounge on, and lots of shelf space for your things. The bathroom is in the stable where the watchman used to keep his donkey - we knocked a hole in the back walll to get to it - and has a basin, toilet and shower, as well as a washing machine and steam iron.

    You can sit outside on the porch, where the aforementioned tree and several geraniums grow, to have your sundowner gazing over the rooftops and olive groves.  You can see the position of The House of the Apricot Tree by clicking on this sketch.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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