Nature and architecture converge in breathtaking fashion at this cliffside residence in Calpe (Alicante), Spain. Designed by the Valencia-based firm Fran Silvestre Arquitectos, the stucco-clad home features living spaces projected above the steep terrain, with a crisp exterior staircase linking them to the minimalist pool terrace below. If architecture is experienced as a series of moments, what could be more invigorating than the instant of emerging from a dip in this extraordinary setting?
4 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms, Built area 240m2, Swimming-pool
Impressive, newly constructed modern villa with private pool in Calpe (Alicante), with fantastic seaviews and view to Peñón de Ifach, situated in a very quiet area surrounded by forest. This villa is arranged on 2 floors with a living area of approx. 240 m2. It has an enclosed plot of 800 mo aprox. With a parking area for 3-4 cars.
Ground floor: large living-dining room with fantastic view to the sea, Peñón de Ifach and the pool and with access to the terrace and the pool area. 1 guedt toilet. Seperate kitchen, completely equipped. 2 large double bedrooms, both of them with bathroom en suite (one with shower and one with bath).
Upper floor (access by internal stairs) 2 large double bedrooms, each of them with bathroom with shower en suite. Accsess to the solarium with views to the sea, Peñón de Ifach and the pool.
External: nice, enclosed plot with garden, very private, pool of 4,5x5m. The villa has central heating throughout the house.
In Alicante, the euros are flowing in from Moscow. Russians have become the saviors of the Mediterranean province's property market and tourism sector, and now that Cyprus - their former Eden - has been bailed out by the EU, Russians are turning to Alicante to lay down their money. First they come on vacation for a few days to check out the beaches and the climate on the Costa Blanca, and later they return to purchase a holiday home, cash in hand - no down payments, no mortgages necessary.
Clients from Russia have overtaken the British in the foreign home-buyer ranking. Half of the 7,000 residences sold to non-Spaniards in Alicante province last year went to Russian families, a market that represented less than five percent of the total just four years ago.
What with the Russians buying and the British selling, the area of La Vega Baja is experiencing a new property boom that places Alicante at the top of the Spanish list of existing home transactions. According to Public Works Ministry figures, the province topped the list of home sales to foreigners during the first nine months of 2012. Most of the total of 2,501 transactions involved Russian buyers. Málaga was a distant second on 1,111. ...continue reading "Alicante’s property market is finding salvation in Russian investors"
Approximately 1,800 Alicante properties could be spared demolition. They will be legalised following changes to the 1988 Coastline law due for debate in Spain’s senate later this month.
The existing law stipulates that a 100-metre strip of land above the high-water mark must be left free for public use. This is expected to be reduced to 20 metres, enabling the legalisation of pre-1988 homes.
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