Casa Santa Rita

Single-storey villa, due south — Pinomar, Jávea

Some houses make sense the moment you walk through the gate. This is one of them.

Facing due south on a 958 m² plot, it catches the light from morning to evening. The whole living space sits on one level: three bedrooms, two bathrooms including an en-suite master, and a sitting room where someone had the good sense to keep the fireplace. Not a single step anywhere, which sounds like nothing and makes all the difference, day to day and ten years from now.

Outside, the naya flows on from the living room. This is where life happens for most of the year: breakfast in the shade, drinks that run long, August lunches when it's too warm indoors. The garden is mature, full of flowers, and clearly well looked after. The pool is a good one, generously proportioned and positioned to follow the sun.

Something you never see in photographs but that matters here: the property has a water reserve and a rainwater collection system for irrigation. On the Costa Blanca, keeping a garden green all summer without watching your water bill climb is a genuine comfort.

The lower level houses a closed garage and a workshop. Solid, well-accessed space that earns its keep as it stands, for anyone who tinkers or simply needs storage. It's also room to grow: properly converted, the workshop side lends itself to a self-contained guest flat, without giving up the car.

As for the systems, the house has been consistently maintained since it was built in 1999. Gas central heating, air conditioning in every bedroom, everything in working order. It's sound, it's ready to live in, and it's waiting for one thing only: for you to bring your own style to it.

The location speaks for itself. Restaurants and international schools close at hand, the beach five minutes away. Pinomar offers residential calm without the isolation.