Impressive country estate close to Málaga, possibility to build. Rural property of 313 hectares (3.130.000 sqm or 773,44 acres) located in the Municipality or Ardales in Málaga Province

Impressive country estate close to Málaga, with the possibility to build. Rural property of 313 hectares (3.130.000 sqm or 773,44 acres) located in the Municipality of Ardales in Málaga Province.

It has buildings of more than 2,500 m2 built, within Non-Developable Land without special protection. It is possible, therefore, to develop transformation projects, allowing the construction of between 10 and 15 independent villas, a hotel and/or a large equestrian center.

The entire area of the land is currently used for rainfed cereal cultivation (190 ha) and olive groves (80 ha), with the rest being used for forest and pasture. The estate is also an authorised hunting area in operation.

The land is now used for cereal (1.900.000 sqm) and olive groves (800.000 sqm), leaving a wide area of grassy scrubland, mature trees and hills. Besides that, the property is a running hunting ground, fully authorized.

It is currently zoned as a rural (non-urban) area without special limitations. Due to the lack of any special urban constraints, the plot may be subject to urban activities or transformation.

The estate is located at the bottom, but outside, of the Sierra de las Nieves, a Nature Reserve legally protected as a National Park, one of the 17 existing in Spain, a place of unique beauty and very rare natural conditions. It is even possible to see wild mountain goats on the fields, as well as boars and deer hunted in the existing hunting ground of the estate.

A Spanish fir colony, the southernmost in Europe, spreads out just a few meters away from the boundaries.

On the other side of the land, to the west, the property is surrounded by a governmental mountain of public use, entitled to the Agencia Andaluza del Agua, covered by a magnificent Mediterranean pine forest, fully protected and publicly open without any restriction. This area truly extends the possibilities for the beneficial use and enjoyment of the plot in an extraordinary manner.

In any case, the estate is outside the territory subject to restrictions as a result of the National Park and is therefore not affected by those restrictions.

The estate has a very adequate location regarding the infrastructure of the area: just 10 minutes away from the town of Ardales and, from there, 30 minutes from Málaga Airport by the new Málaga-Sevilla highway, fully approved and partially built through the first 30 km stretch; 20 minutes away from the high-speed train Santa Ana Station (AVE), in Antequera; and 1 hour from Marbella.

Through the estate runs the Turón River, the most important tributary of the main Málaga dam (Pantano del Guadalhorce), a very stable watercourse with a significant water level. It provides a habitat for the wild mustelids that can be seen on its banks. This important river of limpid waters runs among ponds, small lakes and noisy waterfalls, shaping an alluring natural gully crowned by rugged rock formations that give the estate its name, "La Laja del Turón". Its rock walls are one of the preferred destinations for climbing in Málaga Province.

The estate has a very large farmhouse in a good state of conservation and in full farming service. It is equipped with two service dwellings of moderate dimensions, several well-connected farm buildings of about 2.500 m2, and a detached box-stall building for housing horses.

The plot is provided with another two former farm ruins, quite distant from each other. All of the buildings are legally subject to reconstruction, allowing the execution of any kind of farm or ranch with its complementary farm facilities.

Location coordinates of the estate in Google Earth are as follows: 36° 50'40.47" N, 4° 53'44.17" W.