Finca/Country House for sale in Sax, Alicante

Large country house with amazing views.

This ample property is located with good access overlooking the town of Sax, although situated in Elda it is a also a short drive to Sax.

The main house has a closed veranda which acts as a second lounge, this has access to a large storage room. It also leads into the large main lounge which has patio doors to the rear garden and a pellet burner for heating.

We have one double bedroom to the left of the lounge and two corridors leaving each side of the lounge.

The one on the right provides access to an enormous bathroom with fabulous wetroom, and also to the right where we have the master bedroom, which is very large. It also benefits from a pellet burner and air-conditioning unit.

The other corridor from the lounge provides access to another double bedroom and a communal bathroom, and then leads on to a huge kitchen which has another lounge, which can be used as dining room, and was previous the fourth bedroom.

We then have a rear door from the kitchen which leads to a private patio, which has metal stairs leading to a guest annex.

The guest annex comprises of a double bedroom with patio doors leading to a sun terrace with fabulous views. There is also a modern bathroom with shower..

The outside space is made up of varios zones. There is a pool area with terrace and chillout area which is raised and overlooks the valley and surrounding mountains. The pool has a filtration system.

The main drive to the house is attractive stamped concrete with a huge palm tree in the middle as a feature. Below and behind the house we have plenty of garden which is securely fenced, ideal for dog owners. There is a good size outbuilding for storage.

Most famous for its castle, but also the birthplace of Alberto Sols a famous chemist, successful sport-persons, authors, musicians, and the incredible Moros and Christians festival which celebrates their patron saint…. The beloved San Blas.

I say it’s a relatively small place, but Sax has everything that you really need. A selection of supermarkets including Consum that stocks international foods, as well as a fantastic fresh fish counter, vast range of cheeses, vegetables and cured meats, as well as the typical items that you would hope to find in any major supermarket chain.

I didn’t mention meat or bread etc, wherever possible I like to support the smaller local businesses, and you will find some fantastic butcherers, and bakers within the town where you will get a more personal service, and build up a relationship with the owners, staff and clients.

If you are worried about how you will manage with the Spanish health system, then worry no more. Sax has a 24-hour medical centre with English some speaking doctors and nurses, so does the Elda hospital which is only 5 minute drive away from Sax. There is of course an ambulance service based within the town. The standard of health care here is excellent.

Transport links don’t come much better than in Sax either. There is a regular bus service heading to one town inland (Villena, that then loops back and passes through several towns on the way back to where it started in Alicante). For less than 5 euros you can travel in a comfortable air-conditioned bus to Alicante and be there in less than an hour. We are also just 7km from the high-speed railway station of Santa Eulalia (Villena) where you can catch a train to Madrid or Alicante and arrive incredibly quickly. Perfect for a day out in the Spanish capital.

There is also a train station in Sax, but that is for the traditional line that doesn’t go as quick, and has a few stops, but it’s incredibly handy to get you into the centre of Alicante, and again is low cost.

Do you like culture, history, art, theatre ? Sax has no shortage of these either. The town has a theatre, and a newly built auditorium. The Saxonians celebrate their rich culture on many occasions throughout the year, with the pinnacle being 5 days of the Moors and Christians festival in February, something that really needs to be seen to be believed. From the re-enactment of Conquests and Victory celebrations from many years again with blunderbusses and cannons firing in the streets, with all participants in ancient military costume it really is a spectacular event. Then there are the "Cuartalillos” which a group owned buildings owned by revellers which are filled with food and drinks and offer a base for the days (and nights) of celebrations. There is no greater honour for members to invite guests to eat and drink with them. For sure at some time you will be invited, just don’t make the mistake of offering to pay, as your hosts will be most disappointed. They save all year to have the privilege of inviting people.

Even after 20 years here I don’t know what all of the fiestas are, it just becomes a part of life to walk down the street one day and find a few hundred people in costume or doing activities which their great grandparents and relatives before then also did. The carnival is more recent but things like the burial of the Sardines and the day where almost all of the town walks to the mountain to pick a sprig of fresh Rosemary have been done for many years. Suffice to say although you may not know what is quite happening in some of the fiestas, they are always good fun, and nearly always end up with some alcohol consumption !

Speaking of which there are almost 50 bars within the town, many serving tapas food, menus of the day which area aimed at providing hearty food to the workers for exceptional prices. 10 euros can buy a 3-course meal in many places, and often include, beer, wine of coffee. If you ask for wine and they put a bottle on the table…don’t feel you need to drink it all. Wine here is cheap, and they are happy for you to drink however much you want and charge accordingly. From basic restaurants to more classy places, you have everything here.

If you choose to live or invest here you will find that it is an ever-increasingly popular place, apart from the things already mentioned there is a great climate with over 300 days of sunshine per year. This is without the high humidity of the coast, and the inferno type temperatures suffered by the interior of Spain in summer.

Elda is a much bigger town, almost a city size, and as such has everything that you would expect, hospital, fabulous restaurants, theme bars, complete public transport links, and vast selection of supermarkets, and shops.