Villa Mimosa

A summer room with floor-to-ceiling windows has fantastic views of the surrounding greenery, just the spot for a quiet read, but there’s a cosy living room with TV and wood-burner, a separate snug and a small, well-equipped kitchen to the side. Most of the cooking can be done outdoors where all can sit, chat, eat, drink and enjoy themselves.

One bedroom is on the ground floor, the other upstairs with its own Juliet balcony. Both are restful and have en suite bathrooms, one with a shower the other with a bath. The house is big on outside space with well-tended flowers and trees, a super outdoor kitchen, plenty of seating, the sparkling pool and far-reaching views to mountains and sea. Hard to beat.

Drive ten minutes to Frigiliana, voted the prettiest village in Andalucia; stock up with local food and wine then come home to cook in the garden and watch the lights pop up along the hillside as the sky darkens. Feel at peace.